Is Anxiety Negatively Impacting Your Life?
Are you experiencing persistent anxiety? Perhaps you’ve been exposed to perpetual triggers that cause panic symptoms—such as heart palpitations and shortness of breath—which make it difficult to be in public. Maybe you are living a life of fear, but can’t name exactly what you are so afraid of.
Your fears may keep you from being able to concentrate, taking a toll on your work or school performance. Maybe your anxiety has led to physical problems that make it feel impossible to go to school or work—like nightmares, insomnia, diarrhea, binge eating, or not eating enough, to name just a few.
Perhaps your anxiety has had a negative impact on your social relationships in the form of social stress. You always feel judged or embarrassed, and you may wonder if everyone is out to get you. You might prefer to stay home rather than socialize and risk feeling humiliated.
Your anxiety may correlate with particular situations, or be so general and frequent as to appear out of nowhere, for no particular reason. Well-meaning people tell you to “calm down” or “relax,” but that often only worsens your symptoms.
Do you wish you had someone to talk to who understands what you are going through? Are you ready to take a step toward improving your mental health?
People Of All Ages Struggle With Chronic Anxiety
For some, anxiety runs in their families. For others, it may be a consequence of attachment issues or trauma from early childhood. Whatever the underlying cause, you may notice your symptoms worsening, and nothing you’ve done to relax makes you feel better.
To a certain degree, anxiety is a normal part of life. Everyone experiences everyday stressors, like the workload at work or school, a difficult boss, or difficulties with a romantic partner. But if anxious thoughts and feelings are more frequent than feelings of contentment or relaxation, you may have an anxiety disorder.
Lot of adults, children, and teenagers suffer from anxiety, and many of them have benefited from the help of an anxiety therapist. Anxiety therapy will help you determine the root cause of your symptoms and learn to manage them in a healthy way. I can help change your response to triggers and teach you to live a calmer and mentally healthier life.
Anxiety Therapy Can Help Free You From Being Captive To Anxious Thoughts
It is disheartening when you’ve tried your best to relax and quiet your mind, but nothing has worked. You're tired of always feeling like you’re about to receive bad news, and want to be able to enjoy life again. Anxiety therapy can help you do just that. I have years of experience helping people confront and manage their anxiety symptoms, and have seen the power of having a safe space and understanding support system to help work through it.
A technique I use to treat anxiety is to first focus your attention on your heartbeat and breathing, and then slowing them. This allows your brain to tell your body everything is okay. We will also discuss the common triggers of your anxiety, whether it’s workplace stress, particular experiences, certain sights and smells, or anything in between. Talking about frequent issues lessens the fear associated with them.
Additionally, I use a method called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This helps you recognize distortions in your thinking, like making negative assumptions about social situations or underestimating your ability to cope. CBT helps you identify and reverse anxiety thinking when you feel stressed and be kinder to yourself in the midst of a panic attack. I will teach you to alter your distorted thoughts and give you an extra dose of willpower and self-confidence to push through anxiety.
Anxiety therapy can free you from being captive to anxious thoughts and show you the way to a healthier inner life. In my extensive experience, I have seen countless people thrive using skills they have learned to combat anxiety. No matter how anxious you may feel now, therapy will teach you techniques to reduce obsessing over worst-case scenarios, root your feelings back in reality, and move freely through the world.
You May Have Some Concerns About Anxiety Therapy…
I’m afraid to confront my anxiety.
That is a very understandable fear. Anxiety can make you think that the worst-case scenario is going to happen. But a counselor can help manage your symptoms so you no longer feel like a prisoner to your emotions. I have years of experience working with patients struggling with anxiety: you will be in good hands.
If people know I’m seeing a therapist for anxiety, will they think I’m crazy?
Firstly, confidentiality is of the utmost importance in my practice. Nothing shared with me will be shared with anyone else, and no one has to know you are seeing a therapist unless you tell them. You are not “crazy” for seeing an anxiety therapist, just as you aren’t “crazy” for seeing a doctor when your body is sick. Our brains can also get sick and require treatment.
How can I trust that you’ll help me?
I have decades of experience counseling adults and children with anxiety, and a track record of helping clients with anxiety face their fears and conquer their anxious thoughts by teaching them proven techniques and skills in therapy. If you give anxiety counseling a try, you can be one of them.
Anxiety Therapy Can Help You Find Peace Of Mind
If you are ready to reach out to an anxiety counselor, contact me at (334) 277-1366 for a free 15-minute consultation, to see if we are a good fit. I look forward to hearing from you.
