A friend describes having had therapy for a fear of snakes in which she was first asked to think about snakes, then shown pictures of them, and finally, several sessions later, given the opportunity to actually pick up a snake. Her therapist is using:

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The therapist is using exposure techniques, which involve gradually exposing the person to their fear or a trigger associated with it in a controlled and safe environment. In this case, the exposure started with imagining snakes and progressed to viewing pictures of them and eventually handling them.

A Friend Describes Having Had Therapy for a Fear of Snakes