0918 – Counselling For Mic Fright

2023.07.07 – 0918 – Counselling For Mic Fright

Psychological help and counselling

If your jitters are more serious and long term, therapy or cognitive behavioural therapy[1] may help discover the reasons, put things into perspective and suggest long-term coping strategies.

If your fears relate back to long-standing difficult psychological events, it will help to identify and work through these with a suitable psychotherapist.

If your performance fears include panic attacks, social anxiety or phobias, or you have a wide-ranging tendency to perfectionism, work through these issues with a suitable psychotherapist.

If your fears are based on shaky or inadequate technique, book yourself some time with a trusted teacher or expert in your field.[2]

·        Expect and accept it – understand what may happen and tell yourself that you are in control of you. Own it. Don’t challenge, ignore, try and hide, just face it.

[1] In the UK, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) may be available on the NHS through your GP or by contacting the “Improving Access to Psychological Therapies” (IAPT) scheme. Private therapists can be found via the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) or through the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

[2] Source: https://www.bapam.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BAPAM-Factsheet-Managing-Performance-Anxiety.pdf

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