 There is literature to support both the need for and efficacy of brief interventions for depressive symptoms, particularly among college students. Brief behavioral activation interventions BATD have gained recognition as efficacious treatments for depression. In accordance with behavioral models of depression, the treatment involves increasing activity and positive experience, to break the negative reinforcement cycle maintaining depressed mood. This treatment does not, however directly target emotional avoidance, which may interfere with individuals ability to engage in and benefit from rewarding activities assigned to patients as therapeutic activities. Imaginal exposure, a treatment commonly used for the treatment of anxiety disorders, has demonstrated efficacy and may serve to reduce emotional avoidance, making it easier for individuals with higher emotional avoidance to partake in and benefit from therapeutic activities. 