Most anxiety disorders respond well to two types of treatment: medication and psychotherapy. These treatments are prescribed alone or in combination. Although not cures, both treatments are effective in relieving the symptoms of anxiety disorders, thus enabling individuals to pursue more healthy lives. The psychotherapy method is called cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and the objective of this therapy is to teach people with social anxiety disorder to react differently to the situations that trigger their anxiety symptoms, through counseling and talking to them.

Behavioral therapy usually aims to change a person