Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Candler McAfee, GA.

Anxiety and worry seem to take up all of your energy. Your thoughts seem to spiral into the worst case scenario in spite of your best efforts. It seems to ramp up out of nowhere. Sometimes you don't notice how anxious you are until someone else mentions it. Let me help. As part of our work together, we'll look at how the past has affected your present. We'll work to identify more effective coping skills and helpful ways to manage your anxiety.

Many people feel anxious from time to time. ~ But when feelings of anxiety occur regularly and begin to interfere with your job, relationships, and other aspects of your daily life, it’s time to pursue professional anxiety treatment. I can help you better understand and manage both the physical and psychological effects of anxiety. With my support and guidance, you will discover that "I am not my emotions and I am not my thoughts." I will teach you simple and effective techniques to alleviate your symptoms of anxiety and experience a renewed sense of peace and happiness. I have helped hundreds of clients overcome anxiety and I can help you too!

No safer place. No better time. Stress and anxiety rob you of joy. The root issue is really worry and worry is a thinking process, not an emotional one. I can help you break the ingrained patterns of thinking that are leading to your anxiety, and teach you new patterns that will result in a new worldview, giving you the necessary tools to prevent the normal stressors of life from becoming sources of anxiety. There is a way to live free from the grip of anxiety, and I can help you discover what will work for you.

As a therapist, I know that positive thinking alone and relaxation breathing alone will not resolve your anxiety. I have helped clients with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, presentation anxiety, interview anxiety, and anxiety related to accidents or traumatic events. "Kalpana helped me tremendously to get through a difficult time and helped me see how all the anxiety I have experienced most of my life was linked to early unresolved childhood trauma. My anxiety is still way down and not all-consuming the way it used to be. The therapy I did with Kalpana has helped me more than any other therapy I've done in my whole life. I finally feel "unstuck" and able to move forward".

Generalized Anxiety Disorder is a particularly difficult condition to cope with, since people with this disorder experience a sense of severe anxiety almost all the time. At Options we know how confusing your world can seem when you have GAD and are overwhelmed by anxiety all the time. However, you are more than just the symptoms of your disorder. At Options, we strive to focus on your entire person, not just the symptoms you are experiencing.

One of my specialty areas is working with anxiety regulation and stress management. To accomplish this, I work with a variety of techniques and in conjunction with the patient, work out a tailor made treatment plan in order to maximize the benefits to the patient and provide the best possible outcome. After making a recommendation, I will explain in detail why I recommended a particular kind of therapy and try to answer every question the patient may have .

If your anxiety or stress is related to your work, it's worth your time to evaluate your career plan with the help of a Career Counselor. Being unhappy with the type of work you do can spill over into other areas of your life. Part of my working with clients on career issues involves helping to better deal with stress, and overcome anxiety. Career Counseling can help you to work through issues at your current job to make things run more smoothly, or you might determine if you would be happier with a new job, or even a new career. Job searching can also bring up anxiety and stress, and working together we can evaluate your job seach plan and find additional resources to ease the transition.

Problems with anxiety can manifest in many ways. Panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorders, avoiding certain situations or places, and how we interact with others. Getting to the core of the anxiety with EMDR can help clients process the event that has created the anxiety desensitizing its triggers to help the client move past the traumatic event. Children can also experience worry and anxiety. These may include things such as problems with friends, problems in school, worry about the future or their parent’s relationship. Getting help is the first step to making change.

Do you feel stuck, but the harder you try to move forward the more overwhelmed you feel? Do you want to ask for help but you don't know how? Bridgette understands life can become difficult and asking for help can be hard so she's committed to providing her clients a safe place & empathic ear for peace & clarity to be regained. Bridgette practices "Solution Focused Brief Therapy." This practical and user friendly approach allows clients to deal with immediate problems providing instant relief and renewed hope. Then, Bridgette helps her clients address long term, underlying problems that require healing & resolution. Together, we will identify your therapy goals & work toward lasting change.

For good reason, stress has been referred to as "the silent killer," as it can lead to heart problems and high blood pressure: Definitely something worth taking care of! Therapy is the perfect setting for those interested in reducing their stress and gaining control over the lives and their health. Many clients have commented to me that if only they knew how enjoyable therapy is, they would have come years ago. Those who have experienced good therapy know that it can be a safe haven from a stressful and anxiety provoking world.

When working on anxiety and stress with me, you will learn about how the brain works when it responds with anxiety or fear. You will learn techniques for calming this anxiety response down so that you can live life more fully and more relaxed again. You will learn methods of self-care to help you manage every day stress and major stressful events.

Anxiety is a part if most people's lives however sometimes that anxiety can be debilitating. Looking at dysfunctional thought patterns and changing them frees many from living in a state of fear. Our thought can keep us in a loop like a merry go round that we can't escape. I am able to help clients break these loop patterns and create new functional patterns that free them It is time to quit living a life based on lies from the past.

Dr. Underwood & Associates are training in the treatment of anxiety disorders that range from adjustment issues to Post Traumatic Stress. Through the use of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), EMDR, CBT, & HRV-Biofeedback, clients can enjoy life again by utilizing healthier coping skills that focus on minimizing the use of medications. Underwood Counseling & Consultation PLLC focuses on the use of integrated wellness approach such as therapy, fitness, nutrition, & acupuncture.