Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Brandon, FL.

Anxiety and stress are prevalent in American society and are taking a toll on our health when not well managed. It is correlated with numerous health issues including cardiovascular problems, digestive problems, inflammation, some cancers, and weight gain. While we may, at times, be unable to avoid stressful situations, we can learn skills to help manage it. Through cognitive behavior therapy, people can learn and develop skills to manage the body's exposure to the harmful effects of stress and the thought patterns contributing to maintenance or escalation of stressful feelings..

Are you nervous a lot of the time? Isn’t it uncomfortable? And it doesn’t help to just be told to ‘calm down’. I am a highly trained clinical psychologist with years of both academic and clinical experience. I truly empathize with your emotional state(s) and can assist in improving your overall quality of life. How might this look? First, when you and I meet, you get support and time to just chat. This in itself can begin to lessen one’s stress. Together we can locate exactly what is making you anxious, and why. And then you and I create ways of decreasing your nervousness, and increasing your comfort level! Life can start to feel better when one’s anxiety is properly attended to.

Navigating anxiety's grip requires a holistic approach, and that's where my expertise comes in. My therapy melds Somatic Experiencing with psychodynamic insights and CBT strategies, targeting anxiety's roots and its surface manifestations. Through understanding the unconscious processes and attachment patterns influencing your anxiety, combined with practical skills for managing symptoms, we embark on a journey toward lasting relief. My focus is on empowering you to transform anxiety into a source of strength, guiding you to a place of calm, clarity, and resilience. Together, we'll explore your path to tranquility.

Constant worrying and feeling stressed out does not have to be your normal! Anxiety tells us that we need to avoid, avoid, avoid. We think if we avoid the things we fear, then the anxiety will go away but that's actually how we inadvertently make our anxiety worse. Through CBT and ERP, you will learn the tools to face your anxiety and increase your tolerance for the feelings that come along with it. By facing your anxiety, you can make choices that lead to doing the things you love most. In therapy, you'll also learn coping skills and be able to express your worries in a supportive space.

Stress is a normal part of everyone's lives, however, when left unmanaged it can become overwhelming. We help our clients to manage stress and reduce anxious symptoms by holding safe therapeutic space for them to work through difficult emotions and experiences in a supportive environment. Anxiety can be caused by many different factors and can be temporary or chronic. Processing traumatic experiences and gaining perspective into what is contributing to your symptoms can shed light on how to lessen the severity and have more good days than bad. We will utilize therapy techniques tailored to your specific needs to assist you in making progress.

There are many reasons we have anxiety and overwhelming stress. Some are known and some unknown. Either way they can be managed. With healthy coping and self awareness you can change your life. If you suffer from ruminating thoughts, panic, poor sleep, high self-doubt, or perfectionism call me. When our mind becomes a master of us instead of us mastering our mind we loose control and attempt to grasp for it anywhere we can. I will teach you mindfulness techniques and self awareness to cope with anxiety and stress. I have 23+ years of studying and teaching the science and philosophy of yoga that informs my wisdom on treating anxiety. Nothing is more important than your health. Call today.