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Yup, this is very similar to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. But that just shows that the technique works, and I totally endorse the sentiment of "getting people to do this is the most important thing, and if dressing it up in LW language gets people to do it, then great".
I actually just recently made a small flowchart about "how to react to (negative) emotions" that's pretty similar, though aimed at all emotional reactions, not just irrationally anxiety-inducing ones. Someone may find it useful. ("Adjust belief" basically refers to the kind of techniques in your post, and overlaps heavily with "test belief".)
In some ways, coping mechanisms are kind of like hiccup cures: whatever happens between "feeling crappy" and "feeling better" is said to "work." And many people try an algorithmic approach, only to hate it. The goal is to find something that genuinely reduces the time between feeling crappy and feeling better. That looks different for many people, and most people need multiple techniques.
I like the flowchart; it's similar to how I got over my road rage issues.