Anxiety

Anxiety is a common and natural response to stress, but when it becomes overwhelming, therapy can provide valuable support. In our therapeutic sessions, we delve into the roots of your anxiety, identifying triggers and thought patterns. The goal is to help you lead a more fulfilling life by addressing and managing anxiety in a constructive way.

I tailor strategies rooted in mindfulness, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, I guide clients toward lasting relief. Through DBT's empowering techniques, discover tools to navigate anxious thoughts and emotions. My therapeutic alliance is a sanctuary for growth, fostering resilience and sustainable change. Embrace a life where balance and serenity prevail.

Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, I treat generalized anxiety by helping clients to acknowledge and make peace with their thoughts and feelings. I help clients identify what they value and what a rich and meaningful life looks like, without feeling limited by anxiety or worry.

Do you spend a ton of time doing the following: 1. Worrying about stuff that hasn't happened 2. Worrying that bad things will happen 3. Negative "Nellie" can't ever seem to find or see the positive 4. Avoid lots of events or activities because you're afraid it will end in some type of disaster? These are some typical signs of anxiety. Many people take medications for anxiety but counseling can get your anxious physiological system and brain to work as intended.

Throughout my career I've worked with individuals who have struggled with anxiety. From generalized anxiety to more specific anxiety we can work together to develop the tools you need to help create a more manageable life despite these symptoms.

Anxiety is a tough thing and honestly most people are affected by it. We can work on coping skills and ways for anxiety can be lost thought for you.

The biggest problem with anxiety is the way in which people conceptualize it. Anxiety is not bad. Anxiety is an autonomic response to internal or external stimuli. The problem is when you become anxious about being anxious. It creates a vicious cycle of anxiety that ultimately culminates in a panic attack. I instruct you on exactly how to identify situations that make you anxious and changing what you can and accepting what you cant.

I have helped many clients suffering from mild to extreme anxiety, including panic attacks, with learning relaxation skills, slowing down, and accessing and developing resources to create more peacefulness in their lives. Anxiety is basically too many things in our heads at once. I teach clients how to prioritize thoughts, gather missing information, and let go of what can't be controlled.

The goal is to never fully eliminate anxiety, but to make it more manageable. Anxiety can be useful as it can help us prepare, survive in a dangerous situation, or work harder to succeed. On the other end of the spectrum, anxiety can be detrimental in that we can overthink, doubt ourselves, freeze up, or not speak up when we need to. Together, we can identify the sources of your anxiety so that you can learn healthier ways to cope when triggered.

Anxiety is something we all experience. I think it is a part of life and being human. When it becomes more overwhelming than we know how to deal with seeking help is a way to find relief. My approach to anxiety looks at your mind, body, and environment so we can feel more calm, grounded, and confident in our ability to handle the challenges in front of us.

Racing pulse? Sweaty palms? Tight chest? Shortness of breath? Difficulty thinking clearly? Feeling “anxiety”? These are some of the most common signs of anxiety, a normal human emotional and physical state that serves to signal us that something important is going on. A little anxiety keeps us alert, such as when we are about to cross the street and our anxiety signals us to be cautious and check for traffic before stepping off the curb. A lot of anxiety can distract us, make us physically uncomfortable, steal our sleep, lead us to avoid important activities in life, and even increase our risk for stroke, heart attack, and other serious illness. I help clients decrease their suffering from excessive anxiety by working on several fronts: reducing uncomfortable symptoms by increasing coping and relaxation skills; examining and changing anxiety-provoking ways of thinking; and getting to the root causes of the anxiety in order to minimize recurrences and develop mastery over excessive anxiety.

CBT are a range of talking therapies based on the theory that thoughts, feelings, what we do, and how our body feels are all connected. If we change one of these, we can alter the others. When people feel worried or distressed, we often fall into patterns of thinking and responding which can worsen how we feel. CBT works to help us notice and change problematic thinking styles or behavior patterns so we can feel better. This is the orientation I use to help those with anxiety.

Part of anxiety's function is to keep us safe. Let’s honor the adaptiveness and good intentions of your inner protectors, build a tolerance for nonjudgmentally noticing your anxiety sources and patterns, and practice ways of signaling safety to your body. We'll respond compassionately, patiently, and creatively using combination of bodily, behavioral, and cognitive practices.

I've received training in CBT and ERP (exposure and response prevention) evidenced based practices for anxiety disorders, and I incorporate these modalities as needed. I've also struggled with an anxiety disorder myself and have such empathy for the experience. Alongside using methods like ERP I spend a lot of time exploring the experience of living with anxiety, and the things that contribute to anxiety disorders including lived experience.

Are you anxious or are suffering from treatment resistant anxiety? Have you tried several anxiety medications, and nothing seems to be working? I offer psychotherapy with effective medication management where you can start experiencing excellent mood and regain yourselves again. A trial will convince you.

I provide a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their worries, fears, and triggers, and develop effective coping strategies to manage their symptoms. My approach is collaborative and personalized, tailored to each client's unique needs and goals.

I'd love to work with you to help you tame the never ending loop of thoughts and worries of anxiety. I help people to identify ways that they can stay present, to utilize their senses to help them manage their anxious thoughts.