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
We all face changes, challenges and difficult situations in life, some we see coming, others are totally unexpected. Sometimes we handle them just fine and others, leave us feeling stuck, alone, and wondering if things will ever get better, if we will ever feel better. I offer a caring, non-judgmental, compassionate and understanding space to explore whatever challenges you are facing, whether...
Your emotional safety and our therapeutic relationship are important to me. I prioritize creating an environment that is safe, confidential, free of judgment, genuine, empathetic, and compassionate. I believe that it is important that we connect and you feel safe. My educational training is as a generalist, which provides me the skills to implement many different evidence based interventions an...
Anxiety, depression, addiction, family struggles, and strife can be so difficult and draining. Finding the right person or team to help can seem daunting as well. We at Core Values Counseling want to face these struggles with you. It can be scary placing your heart, mind, and soul into the care of a therapist. In order to do so, you should have a strong connection and believe your therapist or...
I completely agree with Steven Aitchison's quote that emotional pain is not something that should be hidden away and never spoken about. There is truth in your pain there is growth in your pain, but only if it's first brought out into the open. The first step is recognizing that there is a concern and asking for assistance. Whether you are an adult survivor of childhood sexual trauma or your ch...
As a clinical social worker, I am passionate about aiding clients in the healing and empowerment process. Whether it is difficulties with life's transitions or ongoing issues related to mood disorders, I take a holistic, intersectional approach with all of my clients in order to find the intervention(s) that best suit their individual needs and strengths. In particular, I focus on being an...
Dr. Carrington is a licensed psychologist and clinical counselor with supervision endorsement who has served on the faculty & counseling staff of Cuyahoga Community College since 2000. His extensive experience includes mental health care and clinical supervision at The Free Clinic of Greater Cleveland and additional faculty positions at Cleveland State University and Kent State University. A Bo...
(Accepting new clients as of 3/2020)I imagine you are here because you are experiencing some kind of trouble, or unrest in your life or relationships. Maybe you are feeling overwhelmed by work, by parenting, or feeling haunted by a history that caused you deep pain? Many of us, no matter how many close connections we have, can be living our lives feeling very much unseen, and alone. I...
I am a licensed clinical psychologist at Children's Hospital. I have a private practice on Friday evenings & weekends for children, adolescents, and adults. Trained in evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavior therapies (CBT and ACT), I treat a range of psychological and medical conditions (anxiety, depression, epilepsy, GI conditions, concussions, self-injury, pain, somatization,...
My experience, education and training in Family Psychology enables me to treat individuals of all ages within the context of important social systems such as the family and develop personal treatment plans to address your goals and overcome your unique challenges. I work to foster an environment of hope through the use of empathy, compassion, and, at times humor, to help each person arrive as t...
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