Fear of Flying Houston-Strategy

Fear of Flying

Strategy

Since fear of flying has many causes, clients are pre-interviewed and complete a questionnaire to determine the underlying cause(s). With this information, we personalize treatment incorporating some, or all, of the following approaches:

De-mystify aviation. Anxiety feeds on ignorance and our pilots explain how an airplane flies, aircraft systems, flight planning, how bad weather is avoided and many other topics related to the completion of a safe flight,

Cognitive behavioral therapy. We work closely with area clinical psychologists trained in anxiety and phobia management,

Exposure to flight. We use either an FAA-approved full motion flight simulator or virtual reality hardware/software to expose you to the flight environment. Here are some of the activities,

Visit Air Traffic Control,

Finally, we take a practice flight to a nearby city (e.g. Dallas) on Southwest Airline