How long does it take to overcome a fear or a phobia?

How long does it take to overcome a fear or a phobia?

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It really depends how intense your fear is to answer how long it would take you. If you have a really intense fear, a clinical level of fear and you get treatment, let's say you get cognative, behavioral therapy, the average length of treatment is about 14 sessions, so, 14, 45 minute sessions. If you have a mild fear and you start to confront it on your own you might be able to do something just one time, and in fact, I've even had clients that have a really intense fear, do just one session to overcome their fears. So, it can be pretty fast, actually.