Dog Phobia Treatment


Cynophobia – Fear of Dogs

Fear of dogs treatment

Cynophobia is a specific/isolated phobia that’s treatable via personally tailored one-on-one video call sessions. Using a solution-focused approach eliminates the need to find the root cause of your fear to successfully treat it. Therefore, your dog phobia treatment will be non-intrusive and comfortable. The use of hypnosis and Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) enables me to help you overcome your fear of dogs in the most relaxed manner possible.

We know having a phobia is not a conscious choice but rather a condition that is maintained below the awareness. For this reason, the use of hypnosis when treating a dog phobia is a huge advantage to us. When in this natural relaxed state, we have access to the subconscious mind that houses the template that triggers irrational fear. Hypnosis, coupled with other advanced phobia treatment techniques, will ensure we conquer your fear directly below the awareness and at its root. The results can be profound and certainly worth the time and effort. Furthermore, the treatment is empowering as the changes you’ll make are completely natural and personal to you as an individual. Gaining lasting control in this manner will mean you won’t be reliant on ongoing therapy or medication to stay calm.

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About Cynophobia

Phobia Overview

Spider and snake phobias are the more common animal phobias, but a dog phobia ranks high on the animal phobia list. Furthermore, a dog phobia can be considered more debilitating due to the large amount of pet dogs that inhabit most neighbourhoods. If you suffer from a fear of dogs, you’re not alone. It’s believed approximately 1 in 20 people have a dog phobia making it one of the most common animal phobias worldwide.

Physical Symptoms

Difficulty breathing, rapid heartbeat, hot flushes, dizziness, sweating and nausea are amongst the physical panic-related symptoms. As is fleeing or freezing on the spot out of fear.

Cognitive Symptoms

Although dogs are extremely common and widespread, many owners are ignorant of the debilitating effects of cynophobia. Suffering a persistent extreme fear of dogs is made tougher by the prevalence of them in everyday life. The thought processes and feelings associated with having a fear of dogs can be draining, to say the least. Common cognitive symptoms include:

  • Fear of losing control at the sight of a dog
  • Experiencing dread or hyper vigilance if in a location more likely to have dogs like a park
  • Feelings of helplessness or embarrassment due to public misunderstanding of the fear

Behavioural Symptoms

A person with a dog phobia will go to great lengths to limit activities and avoid situations that may bring them into contact with dogs. This may bring some relief, but psychologically excessive avoidance routines, only reinforce the phobia itself. Here are some common behavioural symptoms expressed by someone with a fear of dogs:

  • Avoiding locations where there may be dogs. Especially if allowed off the leash in parks or woodland walking areas
  • Crossing the road if a dog walker is approaching
  • Declining invites to family or friends houses if they have a dog

Specialist support

When helping my clients, I’m able to draw on years of experience in treating phobias. This ensures you receive therapy that is efficient, safe and effective. Our sessions together will be highly informative, interesting and professional. You’ll gain a complete understanding of what drives irrational fear and, more importantly, how to eliminate it quickly and comfortably.

  • For isolated phobias, like your fear of the dogs, the treatment is completed in 2 sessions
  • Relieve the panic response when thinking of or seeing a dog
  • Retain rational control when in the vacinity of a dog
  • Overcome your fear naturally without the use of medication

Who’s the treatment for?

Being delivered via video call makes the therapy an extremely convenient way to get your phobia treated without the need to travel or search for a specialist in your area. The treatment is constructed to help anyone:

  • That avoids situations or activities due to their fear of dogs
  • That worries excessively about coming into contact with a dogs
  • That invariably panics if a dog is spotted
  • That has tried to overcome their fear (including through therapy) but still suffers from their fear
  • That wants to overcome their dog phobia without having to undergo any uncomfortable exposure therapy

What to expect

I’m passionate about helping my clients overcome their fears. As long as you’re motivated and determined, you can rely on my expertise and enthusiasm to guide things forward for you.

  • Learn all about the psychology that drives irrational fear and how it’s treatable
  • Experience relief quickly as our first session together progresses
  • Receive completely tailored and personally empowering treatment
  • You’ll be provided with an excellent support pack that includes audio as well as useful exercises and guides. These tools can be doubled up to help in other areas of your life too!

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Having a dog phobia can really get in the way of life. If your fear of dogs prevents you from activities like going to the park, visiting friends or enjoying the outdoors, there’s good news – cynophobia is treatable! The Phobia Specialist provides a comfortable way to conquer cynophobia from the comfort of your home

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Filipe receives high praise for his expertise in guiding individuals through their phobia treatment. Clients commend his kindness, patience, and effective techniques in addressing fears such as heights, needles, driving, vomit, flying, dogs, spiders, public speaking, and more. Many express life-changing results, newfound freedom, and gratitude for Filipe’s empathetic and effective approach. Clients consistently recommend his services, emphasising the profound transformations many achieve.

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  • Methodologies: CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), SFBT (Solution-Focused Brief Therapy), NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Hypnotherapy

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I was not in a good place. I have had a phobia of heights as far back as I can remember and avoided going to places where I would be high. However now my anxiety levels became even worse by effecting my driving on motorways becoming anxious and having to stop often. After one session with Filipe and listening to audio book my driving has got back to normal and no longer feel anxious about driving on motorway. After further sessions & therapy can now go up mountains to the top and enjoy the view and being in control. Amazing work thank you so much. Really appreciate the help and support

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I realised I had a problem with house spiders when I would freeze, sob and effectively ask strangers to come into my house to remove them. If there was one in the bathroom, I had to barricade it and go without until someone could come (despite having a second bathroom, however I wouldn't go in it incase of spiders). It was really starting to get in the way of my daily life, especially now it is autumn and 'spider season'. I'd find my mind being consumed with worry about coming to home to one. I knew it was really bad when one was on my stairs and I genuinely considered going out the window. I really enjoyed the sessions and found them informative, relaxing and so helpful. Filipe was so supportive, thorough and helped me recognise and celebrate my successes. I never thought I'd be able to live a life without extreme fear of spiders and be able to be free of the worry about coming home to them. After my sessions finished, I have actually faced a house spider twice and was able to catch it in a glass on both occasions. The work Filipe did with me made it so I could actually rationally think and take the steps to remove it myself and I am really proud. I'm really pleased I invested the money into Felipe's service and would recommend anyone with a phobia to give it a try. I don't love spiders, but I am able to think straight and take steps to remove it. I feel so much more free and independent and feel like I could deal with a larger one if I had to.

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    Thank you Filippe. I feel much more confident now about being in situations that would have previously triggered my phobia. I am much more positive now and better able to embrace change. I don’t feel the need to avoid certain situations anymore. Even if I still feel anxiety at times, I know it’s nothing to be afraid of anymore and it won’t balloon into full blown panic.

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    I came to Filipe for treatment for emetophobia which had started to affect me badly in the last year. I’ve been to many talking therapists throughout my life and felt a bit burnt out from it all, so I went into this with a sceptical mindset. I was pleasantly surprised, however. I found the sessions informative, engaging and relaxing. Since completing the sessions, I have noticed that when the thought I might be getting sick pops into my head, I don’t panic and the world doesn’t feel like it’s falling apart like it used to. I can move past the initial anxiety and carry on with life.

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    I really loved my sessions with Filipe. He was very patient and didn’t think my phobia was silly at all (even at times when I did) he was very understanding and really made me feel like he had a lot of time for me. It’s nice when you feel like someone genuinely really wants to help you. The tactics he gave me along with the science based facts about the brain and the subconscious, really made me think a different way. I feel so much more relaxed. Spiders won’t be my best friend any time soon but at least I can love living again without fear. Thank you! P.s. I even managed to ignore one in my house a week after my first session – that’s results!

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    The treatment was simple, effective and easy to apply. You just have to do the work. Highly recommended.

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