- Lucinda Bassett
Lucinda Reddick Bassett (born circa 1965 in
Ohio ) is a former agoraphobic who founded the Midwest Center for Stress and Anxiety headquartered inOak Harbor, Ohio in 1984. She is the creator of "Attacking Anxiety and Depression", which is a 15-week home study course about recovery fromanxiety disorders such as agoraphobia andpanic attacks . Bassett's flagshipinfomercial has been running on late-night television for over a decade. Bassett has appeared on many national (U.S.)talk shows , including theOprah Winfrey Show ,The View , theMontel Williams Show andHour of Power . In addition, her work has been featured in several (U.S.) magazine publications, includingFamily Circle ,Reader's Digest , and TheJournal of Clinical Psychology . [http://www.stresscenter.com/lucindas_stories/lucinda4/] She is also a nationally renownedmotivational speaker andkeynote presenter. [http://organizedwisdom.com/Lucinda_Bassett] [http://www.stresscenter.com/about_midwestcenter/]"Attacking Anxiety and Depression"
Though she has published and produced several products, the program "Attacking Anxiety and Depression" is Bassett's most famous product. The program is a 15-week workshop for recovery from anxiety disorder and
clinical depression , which Bassett claims often co-exist within the sufferer. Participants may use the program by attending in-person workshops, by purchasing an audio version, through one-on-one counseling or via the company's web site. The program advocates an approach that iscognitive , rather thanpharmaceutical . Bassett places emphasis uponrelaxation techniques and what she refers to as "positive thinking " as a means of recovery.Personal life
Bassett is the mother of two, Brittany and Sammy, and lives in
Malibu, California . It has been reported that Lucinda Bassett's husband, David Bassett, died onJune 6 2008 at the age of 53. [http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2008/06/13/obituaries/obit1.txt]Books
* "From Panic to Power" (1996) ISBN 0-060927-58-5.
* "Life Without Limits" (2001) ISBN 0-060956-52-6.ee also
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Anxiety
* stress
*Cognitive Behavioral Therapy External links
* [http://www.stresscenter.com/ The Midwest Center for Stress & Anxiety]
* [http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/577/Lucinda_Bassett/index.aspx?authorID=577 Harper Collins author's profile]
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