Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Lakewood Park, FL.

Stress and anxiety are what I call "twin-sisters of destruction" to good mental health. While there are many stress management techniques such as thought stopping; relaxation and mindfulness, creative problem solving and positive self talk, I use a solution focused approached and help clients streamline all stressors into 2 categories of things they cannot change and things they have no control over which immediately provides stress relief and increases self-empowerment to handle problems that once seemed insurmountable.

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.

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.

Anxiety and stress, if not clinically addressed, can make you physically sick. In fact, it can even shorten your life span. Even in the busy and hectic world we all live in, anxiety and stress can be managed at healthy levels. If you suspect that you suffer from an anxiety disorder, such as panic disorder or a phobia, the odds of recovering are very high. Since treating anxiety disorders is a specialty of mine, people who consult with me on these issues have a high rate of success. Don't wait it out any longer.

We hold our anxiety and stress in our body. We feel tension, gut problems, hot flashes, disrupted sleep and more. I work with anxiety and stress by helping individuals learn and develop tools to re-regulate their nervous system. When we have a coherent and fluid nervous system, we can do difficult things without feeling paralyzed by overwhelming fear.

As a high-achieving man, anxiety and stress comes with the territory. And you wouldn’t be where you are today in life unless you’ve handled it pretty well until now. But most successful men find that anxiety eventually impacts them. Whether it’s slowly been eating at you for years, or you’ve just experienced your first panic attack, you’re not going crazy. There are solutions, and this can get better. I help men learn practical stress-management techniques, but I don’t stop there. I also help them identify the root causes of their stress and anxiety, and use research-proven EMDR therapy to systematically target them. The results are measurable, evidenced by deeper calm and clarity of mind.

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 is no way to live in this world without appropriate anxiety and an amount of "stress." But for many people, being afraid, scared or fearful has gone beyond the normal ideal and resulted in panic attacks, chronic anxiety, insomnia, obsessive fears and catastrophic thinking. Successful therapy with me will integrate insight and understanding with relaxation techniques, cognitive-behavioral techniques, meditation/auto suggestion/imaging and an individualized approach based on your history, presenting problems and situation. There is no reason to remain dysfunctional or live below the level of your best self when good psychotherapy can help you understand and resolve your conflicts.