Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Saskatoon, SK.

My approach supports client competencies (strengths) and solution based therapy. With sensitivity and compassion, I work with each client to help them build on solutions to their unique struggles and issues. I also have training in Art and Narrative Therapy, REBT, and Existential approaches. As well, I offer Parent Education Training assistance. I help individuals navigate through issues related to stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. I have a special interest in working with couples and relationship issues. My approach relies on extensive experience in Solution Focused Brief Therapy, TEAM-CBT, and MI.

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Anxiety can arise from real or perceived threats, leaving you feeling like your internal resources are insufficient to cope. It can immobilize or drive you to avoid uncomfortable thoughts and fears of potential outcomes. Life inherently carries moments of angst, but often, we find ourselves needlessly consumed by worries about the future – many of which may never materialize. I'm here to help you unravel the roots of your anxious thoughts, drawing from your past and present experiences to identify strengths and new coping techniques. Through this process, you'll gradually experience reduced anxiety and heightened self-esteem.

Everyone experiences anxiety and stress at some point in their lives. It is a normal process to protect us from real danger. However, anxiety can become overwhelming and rob us of our joy and peace in life, affecting us physically, mentally, and emotionally. The many stressors of life, such as losing a job, endinga relationship, being discriminated against, moving, experiencing a loss or a serious illness, or even going through a positive change in life can be debilitating. Sometimes our ways of coping can be destructive. I can help you to find ways to help you manage and cope with the stressors in your life so that you can experience less anxiety and gain healthier ways of coping.

Anxiety and stress are useful emotions and feelings in our lives. We need a certain amount of stress to be productive, motivated and successful. Like stress, anxiety has a functional purpose, to make us vigilant and on guard to protect our selves. Yet too much anxiety or stress can be a problem. Tiredness, relationship issues, physical health issues and the like can result. Facing the issues with courage and strength can usually provide relief if not an answer.

While our bodies are perfectly designed to adapt and react to stress, modern problems mean that we tend to detect life threatening dangers in very ordinary places. Conflicts at work, arguments in our relationships and uncertainties such as the post-Covid world activate old survival mechanisms. We may be stuck in the buzzing, fear states of ‘fight-flight’ or the numb and paralyzed states of ‘freeze and shut down.’ The good news is that I have a long history of safely and successfully helping individuals and couples to reduce and release stress using a variety of CBT and mindfulness techniques, as well as trauma-informed therapy. You have my commitment to compassionate and educated care.

Anxiety and stress can rob you of the ability to enjoy life, reduce your productivity, and frazzle your nerves. I will help you better understand how anxiety specifically affects you. Using evidence-based methods, we will develop a plan to reduce your stress. You will learn how to create calm in your body and your mind. You will improve your concentration, identify personal strengths, increase your self-esteem, find that you have more patience, and be able to enjoy life again.

Anxiety and stress can take a toll and can affect many areas of our lives. I support those looking for support with managing anxiety and stress. I also have a special interest in supporting those looking to recover from perfectionism and burnout. Together we can learn about our unique nervous systems, increase our coping tools, and work towards creating a life that is sustainable and enriching.

Anxiety and stress can steal your enthusiasm for life, reduce your confidence, and interfere with your life. If you have been experiencing feelings of dread or fear or if you are fed up with anxiety stopping you from doing the things you would like to do, there are a variety of counseling approaches and techniques that I can employ to help. Together we will work to help you overcome the negative thoughts and beliefs that fuel your anxiety and adopt strategies to increase your resilience.

Stress is a fact of life. Work, school, finances, relationships, raising children, concerns about the future, and countless other issues can be overwhelming. We simply cannot handle long-term, chronic stress without health consequences. Anxiety goes hand-in-glove with stress. Stress can lead to feelings of anxiety, and anxiety often heightens stress levels. This feedback loop can feel crazy-making, overwhelming, and get in the way of everything. In my practice, I help people to better understand stress and anxiety, and learn ways to deepen their ability to cope, and move toward enjoying increased peace of mind and sense of stability. Contact me for a free 30-minute consultation to discuss how we can work together toward getting you feeling like you are more in control of your life.

If you're struggling with anxious thoughts, you may find it hard to focus. The fight or flight alarm is going off in your brain, constantly sending you messages starting with "what if...." If worrying is keeping you trapped in a hamster wheel, tired, but unable to rest, you may find yourself turning to addictive substances or behaviours to cope. As an addiction counsellor, I help clients cope with the anxious thoughts keeping them trapped in addictive behaviours. By uncovering these underlying thoughts, I help you develop coping skills so you can gain a sense of focus, clarity, confidence, and freedom from constantly overthinking. Send me a message and I'll guide you through the next steps.

Narrative Therapy Approach to Grief Part of processing a loss is finding a new purpose. Sometimes this means using a compass made of different values than before. Narrative Therapy can help you regain control over your life story. When you begin narrative therapy you can dictate how you will move forward, and rewrite your experience of the grief you feel.

Bev gently works with clients to help them tame their anxiety. Bev uses techniques to help clients get to the root of the anxiety and to work to resolve the issue. Bev works with clients to help them recognize first degree emotions and how to process those emotions so they begin to have mastery over them, and in the process, become more assertive about their needs. Bev teaches clients to recognize their own stress and stressors. Bev helps clients have inner permission to de-stress and helps client explore ways to de-stress and methods of de-stressing. Bev also helps clients appreciate stress as in eustress or optimal stress, as well as to recognize the lack of challenge or over-stress.

Are you living your life constantly feeling on-edge? Are you a worrier who can't seem to turn it off? Does anxiety or stress keep you from being fully present for your family? As an anxiety and stress specialist, I know rough this can be. But there is hope. Together, we can deploy powerful techniques to get you feeling calm, relaxed, and emotionally thriving, so you can effectively deal with life challenges. Imagine: going about your day feeling excited rather than worried, confident rather than stressed, and focused rather than scattered. If you’re ready to stop worrying and start living, reach out.