Elena has an intense phobia of undergoing dental procedures. She needs to have a series of urgent root canal treatments next month to treat a deep dental infection, but her fear currently prevents her from even stepping inside a dental surgery.
Describe how a therapist might use systematic desensitisation to help Elena overcome her phobia of dental treatments.
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