FearFighter™ was developed by Professor Isaac Marks, M.D., an internationally recognised authority on the treatment of Phobia and Anxiety. FearFighter™ has been extensively tested in clinical randomised controlled trials and open studies at the Institute of Psychiatry and Imperial College.

Relief from debilitating anxiety and phobias can now be achieved conveniently and confidentially on-line. Phobias and panic disorders afflict 1 in 9 people in the course of their lives and are often extremely disabling. Sufferers struggle to access the help and support needed and, as a consequence, change their daily lives in order to cope. This happens at great cost to themselves and those around them. Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), relief from these debilitating conditions can be achieved in only a few months and in many cases can last a lifetime.

The traditional obstacles to receiving treatment include long waiting lists, too few qualified therapists, distance from clinics, inconvenience of session times and fear of stigma. FearFighter™ overcomes these issues by offering the opportunity to access CBT confidentially on-line in a secure and convenient setting of the individual’s choosing.

NICE Approval 

FearFighter™ is approved by The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) and included in the NHS guidance for the treatment of Anxiety and Phobia. Research has shown that FearFighter™ improves anxious or phobic patients as much as face to face therapy giving sufferers a real alternative to drugs and face to face treatment.

Supporting FearFighter

The correct support is essential for service users to benefit fully from FearFighter™.  The support worker is typically a graduate mental health worker, low-intensity worker or practice nurse. Support is provided over the phone and totals no more than an hour per intervention

Making Support Easier

Therapists and support workers have heavy workloads, so FearFighter™ includes a Patient Management System giving support workers the tools to provide user support effectively and efficiently. Progress reporting and activity scheduling within FearFighter™ help support workers make the most of their service user support time and minimise the time spent managing administration and report writing. Support workers also benefit from the flexibility of access from anywhere over the internet.

Reduced Lead Times…

After the brief referral process, patients are issued with access details (login and password) and receive their first support call.

Access can be almost immediate.

..and Reduced GP Visits

Trial evidence has shown that service users benefiting from FearFighter™ can significantly reduce their visits to a GP.

NICE, Step Care and IAPT Compliance

An evidence-based treatment, supported by a NICE Technical Appraisal, FearFighter™ is recognised and complies with the needs of the Step Care model for Primary Care and the IAPT service model.

Clinically Effective, Cost Effective, Scalable and Accessible

FearFighter™ has an evidence base demonstrating clinical effectiveness and operational cost effectiveness over the equivalent face to face therapy.  What it also offers is increased accessibility and scalability.  NHS savings are made possible through:

• the service user’s ability to access the treatment from home or non-NHS locations of their own choice;
• the reduction to only one hour of support needed per intervention from a healthcare professional; and
• the reduction in visits of service users to GP surgeries.