Thanks for your comment. I think you rightfully picked up on some confusion on my part. Lately I became interested in mindfulness training in relation to CBt. One of the main ideas of mindfulness training- as I understand it (or not) is that an alternative way cope with strong feelings is to learn to accept them, that is to attend to them, be curious of them, not to get attached to them etc. As I understand it this would be an opposite approach of exposure. So I guess my confusion played a role in asking the question. Still, I have decided to go on with regular gradual exposure since this -I think- is a sfer bet. Thanks!
Joop