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The Linden Method Ethos
In 1999, Linden opened the first Linden Center, which provide his resources to individuals with anxiety disorders. These centers are located in the United States, Heidelberg, Germany, Majorca, Spain and the United Kingdom, all operating in the country's primary language. Linden has developed and written, video and audio products, distributed by LifeWise Publishing worldwide, a company owned and operated by Linden and his wife Beth.
Linden believes anxiety should not be classified as a disorder, as this implies a medical model of psychopathology with which he disagrees. Linden believes that anxiety disorder is solely behavioral in nature and is caused and perpetuated by anxiety fueled compulsive behaviors which are in turn fueled by the cycle of fear and symptoms experienced by sufferers. Linden believes that although anxiety disorders can cause chemical imbalances in the body, they are not caused by them; and for this reason, Linden advocates a drug-free program of recovery.
Each Linden Center uses the Linden Method, which has been criticized as "cultic" and making "bullish" claims, [3] criticism which Linden refutes in defense of his Method, which he says, "creates an environment which undermines and eliminates the subconscious anxious reaction which causes anxiety disorders, whilst providing seamless support, guidance and reassurance to every client through trained and experienced anxiety specialists."
Linden goes on to state that, "The Linden Method is a simple, structured and supportive roadmap for sufferers to follow which outlines the same pathway followed by recovered sufferers which enabled them to remove inappropriate anxiety and the behaviors which fuel them. The Linden Method is not 'cultic', it has no religious context and clients are free to follow whichever recovery path they wish. If they decide to follow the Linden Method, we provide support whenever they require it and encourage them to carry on with their lives as normal, as they had before the onset of their anxiety condition. Clients are encouraged to partake in just one program of recovery at a time; so many people confuse their conditions and their recoveries by testing a variety of medications, therapies, treatments and diets simultaneously, out of desperation, which only serves to cloak the true source of any benefits which are experienced. By engaging solutions in isolation, a more accurate measure of the benefits experienced can be documented before introducing the next stage in order to expedite recovery."
The Linden Method is a life-coaching program developed by Mr. Linden. Linden believes that the structured program of recovery and support provided by The Linden Method which includes diversion, which he describes in the Linden Method Manual as 'The Holy Grail', provides the same recovery path experienced by all recovered sufferers. Linden believes that diversion, implemented correctly within the structure of a recovery program, is integral in creating a positive environment in which the subconscious anxious reaction can be reprogrammed.
The Linden Method has been criticized as a reformulation of cognitive behavioral therapy and elements of CBT can be found in his and many other 'self-help' programs. Linden states that, "The Method may contain references to a cross section of commonly used anxiety disorder treatments, but this is purely coincidental. The body of the Linden Method provides a resource of those techniques and treatments which have proved invaluable to myself and my clients during their recoveries. Because anxiety is 'of the mind' of course, there will be cross-over's between and references to, a number of therapeutic practices which have the greatest benefit during recovery, however, my Method is not a reformulation of any one technique but an amalgamation of many to create the most simple and complete environment for change and recovery" CBT has been extensively tested by the psychological community and are not exclusive to Linden's method.[3]
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