Anxiety Counseling
Anxiety is a very broad term and takes many different forms from a generalized fear and persistent worry to panic attacks, social phobias, and obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) and post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd.) Research shows us that approximately one-quarter of the population or over 65 million people will at some point in their life suffer with anxiety disorder. You are certainly not alone if you are struggling with some of the symptoms of anxiety and stress. It seems like our lives are continually inundated by stress including, financial stress, loss, increased cultural demands, job stress, relationship problems, parenting, relocation and disaster to name just a few.
Symptoms of Anxiety and/or Stress:
- Nightmares
- Flashbacks of unpleasant events
- Recurrent grinding thoughts
- Panic attacks, fear of places and events
- Difficulty falling or staying asleep
- Irritability or outbursts of anger
- Being hyperalert, sensitivity to sights and sounds
- Constant struggle to keep “bad thoughts” away
- Chronic negative thinking, attitude
- Avoiding activities that evoke memories
- Increased heart rate
- Cold sweaty hands
- Restlessness Muscle tension
- Fatigue/low energy
- Worry
- Headaches
- Back pain
- Dizziness
- High blood pressure
- Indigestion
Phone counseling and therapy for anxiety and stress will help you:
• Discover practical ways to release fear, stress, and anxiety in the moment
• Learn to recognize thoughts, images, emotions, and memories as what they are, not what you imagine them to be
• Learn to allow thoughts to come and go without struggle
• Live in the present moment: Awareness of the here and now
• Learn to be with yourself and tolerate your physical and emotional sensations
• Learn to discover and speak your truth and to take responsibility
• Turn your insights into actions
• Learn to transform worry and negative thinking
Are you someone who says “yes” when you really mean “no.” You will learn what your needs are and to employ appropriate boundaries.
Stress and anxiety are a part of life. As an experienced therapist treating anxiety for over 15 years I can help you overcome entrenched habits and self defeating behaviors of anxiety and be free to grow through your own unique process of self discovery.
If you are looking for anxiety counseling give me a
call 802-496-7135 or email me.
