Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Lucas, TX.

We have all experienced anxiety and stress at certain points in our lives, and some of us much more than others. I will help you navigate and better understand the source of your anxiety and/or stress, which often times lies beneath the surface, and will help you in finding effective and healthy coping skills that help you deal with the stressors in your life, as well as collaborate on ways to reduce to stressors, when and if possible.

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.

Life in today's fast-paced demanding world can leave you feeling overwhelmed, stressed and anxious. Maybe you've experienced a traumatic event that you just can't seem to move past. For more than 25 years I've helped clients learn to cope with and overcome the effects of stress and anxiety. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), I'll help you understand what triggers your anxiety, learn to change the thinking patterns that can lead to increased stress and develop concrete skills to reduce your anxiety. Anxiety, stress and the effects of trauma are treatable. You can restore a sense of calm and positive control over your life again.

Feeling stressed and anxious can take away from your quality of life greatly. You deserve to feel free from these symptoms. I can help you assess what things are triggering your anxiety and adding to your overall stress level. Finding new ways to handle situations will allow you to feel in control again. Once you learn the causes and tools to control your anxiety, there lies relief.

As a pastor, I've seen firsthand the impact that anxiety and stress can have on individuals and families. Thankfully, the Bible provides wisdom and guidance on how to manage these difficult emotions. One of my favorite verses on this topic is Philippians 4:6, which reminds us not to be anxious about anything but to present our requests to God with thanksgiving. As your pastor and counselor, I can help you apply this biblical wisdom to your life and work with you to develop practical ways to manage stress and anxiety. Don't let these emotions control you any longer – let's work together to find peace and calm in the midst of life's challenges.

I work with clients facing overwhelming stress and anxiety by utilizing various modalities tailored specifically for them, I employ a holistic approach and believe through mindfulness, meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, and emotionally focused therapy that clients feel a sense of relief and calm by being able to take stock of their thoughts, feelings and behaviors and make sense of what the real issues are and by devising a plan to tackle them head-on.

The goal of therapy is to stop the behaviors that have had devastating effects on you and those around you and to create more of what you do want in your life; healthy relationships, meaningful time with family and friends, increased productivity at work, feeling comfortable in your own skin, and sustained peace of mind. We help provide a safe environment without judgement to allow healing to begin.

Anxiety and stress are a part of our everyday life. However, these two issues do not have to be debilitating. They are not our enemies and can often times push us towards reaching our goals. I believe that it is important to learn how to cope with stressors that come from our relationships, our jobs or children, etc. Sometimes, its as simple as learning a life skill and re-framing our thinking.

Everyone feels anxiety at some point in their lives but when it starts to interfere with your life, counseling can help. Although anxiety can feel debilitating, it is treatable. People with anxiety don’t always share the same symptoms, they vary from person to person. Therapy will help you to reclaim your life and function in a chronically stressful world.

Anxiety is future! A futuristic threat. Your mind will race, often trying to determine the threat, making irrational thoughts feel rational, as if a certain scenario could actually happen or play out. Using either EMDR or CBT I will help you grab a hold of your thoughts and reframe them with facts.

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.

Anxiety and stress make it impossible for you to think through immediate issues let alone work through complex interpersonal conflict and trauma. I work with my clients on mindful approaches to anxiety. It's important to utilize skills that help us relax our bodies so that our minds can come back online and work through the actual problems we face.

While stress and anxiety is a part of the human experience, sometimes it can feel very overwhelming and difficult to manage. For some, stress and anxiety can feel almost debilitating. It can prevent you from enjoying activities, spending time with family/friends, taking on new responsibilities or roles at work, or live a more fulfilling life. I am here to help. I primarily specialize working with professionals who have demanding jobs and experience anxiety and stress at work, home, and socially. Together we will work together to find out your specific stressors, how they impact you in other parts of your life, and find healthier coping strategies that are research based and effective.

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.

Anxiety will cripple you from living your life. There are concrete skills you can develop that help reduce anxiety and manage it when it tries to take over. You have more power than you think over your own anxiety and I can help you avoid the pitfalls of anxiety that so many people fall into. I've had tremendous success in treating my clients who struggle with this unique but common disorder. You don't have to let it stop you from having the life you want.

Do you find yourself worrying about the uncertainty of tomorrow? Do you feel as though you have too much to deal with? I can help you learn about the basis of your feelings and create ways of going through your life more at ease by learning to better ways to manage your stress. Together we will work on improving your self-esteem in social settings, being content with situations that seem out of your control, and managing your stress with relaxation in a calm and relaxed setting. Call or e-mail today to see how I can help you better manage your stress and anxiety. For more information about my services, please visit my website at http://vantagepointdallascounseling.com

Are you stressed or anxious? Anxiety is usually partly caused by "what if" questions that you ask but don't answer, instead imagining that the worst will overtake you and you will be left helpless and hopeless. I will help you to look at these questions and really answer them, rather than relying upon your fear-filled imagery to determine how you'll feel. In addition to helping you look at what you can do to cope in the various scenarios you imagine. Depending upon the extent of your problems, we might work to teach you skills to relax and calm your mind, learn to control your breathing, problem-solve, communicate more effectively, set limits, and more.

Anxiety is supposed to be an ally. It is a primal emotional experience that is supposed to help you avoid danger. It forecasts a potential future, but in the modern world, that future may not exist. The dirty trick of anxiety is often the worrying about worrying about worrying about worrying about worry. Stopping the cycle through increased understanding of the biological systems involved in anxiety and learning how to change the bodies reactions begins the process of turning anxiety back into an ally instead of an enemy you have to fight.

I practice psychotherapy specializing in working with adolescents & adults in the treatment of anxiety, anxiety disorders, and trauma. This includes Generalized Anxiety Disorder, perfectionistic thinking, panic attacks, social anxiety, & anxiety caused by past traumas. Anxiety is often experienced together with depression, stress, significant life changes, relationship issues, chronic medical illness or pain, or a desire to improve your quality of life.

Anxiety can feel overwhelming and there is often a tendency to avoid situations that a person feels will cause further or increased anxiety. Interestingly, when a person is able to address or move toward what causes them anxiety, they move toward the answer to the feelings or sensations they are experiencing. The answers lie in approaching what cause us anxiety rather than avoiding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy gently assists a person in learning to approach what causes anxiety and find the answers to overcome the feelings of being overwhelmed.

Clients presenting for relief from anxiety and stress may achieve their goals via cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT. Lowering anxiety often entails replacing irrational thinking and feeling with better thoughts and beneficial feelings- and consequently, different behaviors become possible that are beneficial for change. Clients can achieve mental discipline and more control over their feelings than they typically believe is possible when they first come in for counseling. Emotional intelligence is a goal that can be achieved by understanding what self differentiation means and how it is a valuable part of the family systems theory approach that I use with clients.

While most treatment approaches for anxiety and stress are effective on the surface, they dont treat the real problem. Mantras, deep breathing, and rational dialogues about your fear being irrational rarely work---for most people dont believe it or you!. Imagine if you can trick the brain into changing without you telling your conscious mind that you are changing it? Problem with anxiety and stress is that the brain in this state knows you want to change it and it resists. Contact Kevin@kevinfleminphd.com for the ultimate stress and anxiety solution that will literally change your brain's autonomic nervous system patterns while you sit on your butt. 877-606-6161

Everyone experiences anxiety at some point, but for some the anxiety is so frequent or intense that it interferes with their lives or even triggers panic attacks. I use Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help my clients get a sense of control over their own anxiety. We collaborate to learn skills to reduce the frequency or intensity of the anxious feelings, to tolerate the anxiety when it does occur so they can still function through it, and to practice habits that reduce stress and improve general mental health.

A certain amount of Anxiety and Stress are normal in life. But when life gets too big, we sometimes lose the ability to deal with them effectively and need help. There are many ways that counseling can help bring relief (some of it immediately!) in these areas. Some people find relaxation tools are helpful in day to day approaches but we also need to be able to tap into other tools when that is not enough. With an expanded tool kit, we have more options, more tools, to deal with stress and anxiety where we do not have to live in their relentless shadow.

Dr. Vasavada is excellent at medication management and co-occuring diagnosis. Stress and anxiety make it difficult for individuals to focus, excel at tasks and enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Medication and therapy combined can make a huge difference in daily living. Dr. Vasavada and the therapists at Lakeside Life Center are all trained in cognitive and behavioral therapies to help reduce the symptoms of anxiety and help with stress management.