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
As a therapist working in high-conflict divorce and co-parenting, my job is to help parents resolve disputes and nurture their children’s social and emotional growth. Research shows that the frequency and intensity of parent conflict, the style of conflict, its manner of resolution, and the presence of buffers to protect a child from the presence of high conflict are the most important predicto...
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Heather Hayes & Associates is your trusted ally for navigating the complex world of treatment and recovery options for substance abuse, mental health issues, and process addictions. The Heather R. Hayes team offers a concierge approach to care management, tailoring our services to meet the needs of the behavioral health professionals, organizations, and families we serve. The HRH team offers...
Overcoming our personal struggles can seem like a daunting task; especially when going at it alone. Admitting you might need help, let alone asking for it, may be one of the hardest yet most important steps for facing these challenges. I use evidence based treatments to help address the concerns my client's bring into my office. My goal is to provide a collaborative, therapeutic environment whe...
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Open doors to a better future, reconcile with doors left open from your past. It's helpful to think of therapy as the opportunity to make the desired changes in your life to increase your overall well being. It is my goal for you to unlock your unique capabilities & strengths for maximizing your success in all the important areas of your life. This means: learning how to take better care of...
Therapy is truly a unique process for each person. As a therapist, I believe in building a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients. My approaches are varied and individualized for each client, at the core I believe in taking a relational and client centered approach as my foundation for all my clients. I view myself a guide in your processing of thoughts and feelings and take great prid...
Women's physical and mental health is something I value for both myself and my clients. I specialize in helping women navigate some of the most delicate experiences in life. Whether you are trying to start a family, going through a loss, have experienced birth trauma, are transitioning to parenthood, are facing a postpartum mood/anxiety disorder, extended NICU stay, or have a child with medical...
I help individuals, couples, and families navigate brokenness and relational distress. I use experiential and collaborative research-based approaches to discover change within the context of their relationships. As the youngest child in my family, I view the world with curiosity and wonderment. For this reason, I am keenly attentive to individual differences and am convinced that everyone’s sto...
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( English | español ) Hello, I’m Dr. Christian Santana, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have been providing individual, couples, and family counseling since 2004. My style of counseling is person-centered, and my main focus is to create a safe and supportive environment that facilitates self-exploration, personal growth, and relational wellness. I believe that, with proper...
