Anxiety is a relatively common mental health concern that people may experience at various points. Certain life events, such as a new job, relationship, death, or birth can trigger a bout of anxiety. Other people have an anxiety disorder that clouds much of their day-to-day life. Counseling interventions for anxiety range depending on its severity.
Available Treatment Options
One of the most common approaches to therapy for anxiety is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), where therapists assist people in identifying unhelpful thought patterns and developing coping mechanisms that promote healthier behaviors. Other approaches include Exposure Therapy, where a person and their therapist work toward decreasing the anxiety surrounding a specific situation or thing by slowly exposing them to it. Mindfulness and relaxation interventions also are helpful for anxiety.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Anxiety
I counsel broken and hurting people who desire the strength to endure whatever life throws at them. I employ an integrative approach tailored to your personal strengths in order to help you overcoming challenges and enhance your quality of life mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually. I am most passionate about working with men who want to accomplish more in their lives by overcoming...
Whether you are experiencing grief, difficulties with communication, trouble coping with a traumatic experience or any other personal experience you find yourself struggling with, I am open and determined to help. My passion for becoming a counselor comes from the belief I hold that, close relationships play a major role in shaping each and every unique individual. I have previous experience...
The Blue Sofa Counseling Services: A place where you are welcome. An ideal client would be an individual who is willing to work on becoming critical of negative self-talk and have a willingness to become more aware of their overall thought process. Issues that I have experience of working with include, but are not limited to: depressed moods, anxiety-related disorders, and adjustment issues....
Healing happens within relationship. That has been my personal experience and my primary focus in the counseling relationship. I strongly believe that we are all doing the best that we can at any given moment. However we are managing to cope, having a trusting and safe place to be is essential. My first task in any counseling relationship is to establish and build upon that safe place. As the...
The alarm goes off in the morning and you dread getting up. Another day of the same old thing. Feeling down, not good enough, alone. Overwhelmed with work and adulting. People tell you to "snap out of it". Sadness turns to anxiety. You hide by plastering on a fake smile so no one can accuse you of being a "downer". No one understands. No one cares. As long as they get out of you what they need....
I believe people of all ages need various modalities to express internal and external turmoils. I want clients to gain a sense of emotional, mental, and physical stability when facing situations in life. For children and tweens, I provide a safe compassionate “world” for them to express their concerns and needs in a play-themed environment. For adolescents and adults, I offer a confidential,...
I look forward to working with you to identify the issues you have in your or your child’s life, and to work collaboratively to gain understanding of tools to overcome them. My passion is to work with children and their families to improve the current circumstance you may face. Does your child struggle with regulating their emotions? Do you feel like yelling is the only way to effectively...
Life, along with searching through all of these profiles, can be a bit overwhelming at times. Life can be exponentially more challenging when you have a child, teen, or are a parent who is struggling to understand themselves, make sense of what they’ve been through, change destructive patterns they are engaging in, or just figure out how to manage day to day stress and transitional periods. I a...
Are you experiencing a significant life event? Do you feel like you need to make a change? Life can be challenging, but you don’t have to do it alone. My role as a psychologist is to offer a warm and supportive environment to explore these challenges and help you find a meaningful way forward. I work from an evidence-based framework, and I place a high value on empathic listening. I want you to...
"I don't even know who I am anymore since I had a baby." Is this you? I hold a specialized certification in Perinatal Mental Health, which most associate with "Post Partum Depression." While much of my work does focus on post partum mood concerns, I am also able to provide knowledgeable therapeutic support for other concerns, such as: life transitions, parenting, self esteem, relational distres...
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I believe that every person has the right to a life worth living. I welcome you to explore yourself and your goals in a safe, validating, non-judgmental environment and encourage you to learn and build new skills while recognizing the skills you already have. I have 6 years of experience working with multiple levels of care and I am currently focusing my practice around engaging with young adul...
I have years of experience working with adolescents and adults who struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and behavioral and mental heath issues . I believe in providing a welcoming and supportive environment, using a strength based/client centered approach to support and empower my people to find their happiness and empowerment. We all go through difficult times in life and I believe...
Throughout my career, I have worked in both academic and clinical contexts teaching and helping others overcome various challenges in their lives and increase their capacity for well-being. The challenges include: anxiety; depression; chronic stress; identity issues; addiction; relational issues; divorce; grief and loss; and questions of faith and spirituality. As a pastoral counselor, I am...
