Edmund J. Bourne
Anxiety specialist and self-help author
Edmund J. Bourne is an American self-help author who has specialized in treating anxiety disorders. He wrote The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, first published in 1990.
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American Born in Akron, United States
About Edmund J. Bourne
Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D., has worked in the treatment of anxiety disorders for over three decades. For many years he directed the Anxiety Treatment Center in San Jose and Santa Rosa, California. He first published The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook in 1990, and it won a Benjamin Franklin Book Award in psychology. The book has since reached its 8th edition, released in July 2025. His other books include Coping with Anxiety, Pocket Therapy for Anxiety and Natural Relief for Anxiety. He studied philosophy in college and has more recently written Journeys of the Mind.