Coaching Through Chaos Podcast

Virtual Reality Medical Center - PTSD treamtent of Vets with VR Technology

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Synopsis

Dr. Mark Wiederhold is the President of the Virtual Reality Medical Center (VRMC).  The VRMC has locations in San Diego, Los Angeles, Coronado and internationally Qing Dao, China and  Brussels, Belgium.  Dr. Wiederhold and his team, co-headed by his wife, Dr. Brenda Wiederhold, originally developed Virtual Reality (VR) protocols to treat phobias, specifically fear of driving, fear of flying and fear of public speaking.  Many of us can relate to the fear of public speaking, right? No matter how good at it one is now, there was probably a time when they had to psych themselves up in order to go confidently in front of their audience.  Well, Drs. Wiederhold and team have technology that can immerse a person in a 360 degree experience to better aid them in overcoming their fears.  Their work  in the anxiety and phobia arena has expanded over the last 20 years to also include treatment for fear of closed spaces, heights, needles and blood, open spaces, spiders, thunderstorms, school phobia, social phobia, ADHD, pa