Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Balzac, AB.

Anxiety and stress are sometimes helpful responses and can carry important information for us about our current lives. However, they can also be overwhelming and come with sensations that are difficult to tolerate. I can help you learn techniques to soothe your body, regain balance, and address the mind chatter that may be perpetuating your anxiety.

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.

While most treatment approaches for anxiety and stress are effective on the surface, they don’t treat the real problem. Mantras, deep breathing, and rational dialogues about your fear being irrational rarely work---for most people don’t 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@kevinflemingphd.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.

We support individuals to examine their anxious thoughts and beliefs and develop strategies that are unique to them. We help individuals challenge anxiety in both a logical and emotional manner. When individuals learn about anxiety and how it manifests, they develop the capacity to recognize it and use individualized coping mechanisms. At Creative Sky Psychology, anxiety is a common concern we address through strength based therapy.

Anxiety and stress feel like your brain is stuck in overdrive. There is no word in the english language that accurately describes how truly uncomfortable and awful it is to sit in anxiety. With your brain in overdrive and your body holding all the stress, you need a safe, grounded space of calm, connection and trust. Compassion is a game changer, we slow down and respond from a place of calm and curiosity. You're not too much, You are carrying to much. Let's set some down.

Anxiety often has people identifying strongly with it. If you have a problem with anxiety, you are certainly not alone! Everyone affected by Anxiety has a unique relationship with it. Narrative therapy investigates how Anxiety keeps you away from the pleasures of life and explores new opportunities to gain control over your life. Narrative Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that does not treat people as disorders but as sources of knowledge and holders of their unique life experiences. We will email back and forth, it's just like talking to a friend only you will receive professional help on your own schedule. Effective, easy, convenient and completely confidential E- Counselling.

Dealing with your stress and anxiety involves the capacity to stay centered and calm while observing what is causing and activating your feelings of stress and anxiety. Through mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive therapy you will develop the capacity to: pause and regulate your emotions, take perspective on your thoughts, and choose to respond to your stress/anxiety instead of react to it. Together we will create the attitudes and life practices that enable you to transform stress/anxiety into energy and motivation.

Stress and anxiety often present as somatic distress, physical tension, racing thoughts, and sometimes, they come as a sense of constant pressure and overwhelm that interfere with our daily life in varying degrees of intensity. We can work together to slow down the internal races, identify the sources of distress, work on grounding techniques and integrate mindful, cognitive strategies into your day to day routine to give you more control. The goal is not to eradicate stress because it is natural to experience anxiety and stress, however, we want to keep it within the optimal window of tolerance.

Anxiety and stress management is my primary specialty. Anxiety takes many different forms - whether it is the constant on edge and I have to fix it feeling, the perpetual what-if and worrying cycle, your mind racing each time you try to relax, or that 'wired' feeling in the body. I draw from a variety of counselling modalities depending on what fits you best - this might include looking at your thoughts and core beliefs, getting to work more on your value system and knowing what matters, or bringing more compassion to yourself. You can expect to learn strategies you can use between sessions, so you can spend less time in therapy and more time connecting to what matters.

Anxiety as a result of stress is one of, if not the major contributing factor to poor health in most areas of people lives. If you have ever been tense before an exam or a visit to the dentist, you have a felt anxiety. Increased heart rate, sweating, rapid breathing, dry mouth, & a sense of dread are common. Changing this involves cognitive & behavioural approaches. Cognitive change is understanding how thoughts contribute to symptoms and how to change thought patterns to reduce the intensity of your anxiety. And behavioral changes involve using techniques to reduce or stop any undesired behaviors that are a result of the anxiety you have been experiencing.

Everyday life can be stressful and provoke feelings of anxiety and tension. Our therapists use techniques from Cognitive Behavioral therapy as well as Dialectical Behavioral therapy. We teach grounding techniques for anxiety and panic, as well as mindfulness and relaxation techniques for stress and tension. Our therapist help clients to manage strong emotions and distress. We treat anxiety and stress, both in office (Duluth and Hinckley) and through E-Services.

Keystone Child and Family Therapy provides counseling to help couples, parents, and children cope with and be free from the effects of anxiety and stress. Both anxiety and stress can be debilitating for the individual and to those around him or her. It can have negative consequences to couple relationships, parent/child relationships, even relationships between peers at school or the workplace. Through a combination of Attachment Based Counseling, Solution-Focused Counseling, and Cognitive Behavioral Counseling Keystone provides practical strategies to overcome the anxiety and have deeper more satisfactory relationships.

Anxiety and stress can feel overwhelming, often hijacking your thoughts, disrupting sleep, and making it hard to stay present in daily life. In our work together, I’ll help you understand the roots of your anxiety and recognize how it shows up in your body, mind, and relationships. My approach blends practical tools for calming the nervous system with deeper work to address the beliefs and patterns that keep anxiety stuck. You'll gain strategies to manage stress in the moment while also building long-term resilience and emotional clarity.

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. If your anxiety is affecting your life and you feel that it’s time to start taking anxiety-reducing medications, learning about the anxiety therapy options in Calgary that are available and trying some anxiety management techniques may be a viable alternative.

Having served as a chaplain in an active war zone, Dr Mervin (Paraklesis Counselling) has first-hand insight into PTSD and anxiety disorders. As a psychopharmacologist he is uniquely equipped to assist you in knowing when medication is required, and when the stress can be managed without medication. Some anxiety disorders (like OCD) needs to be pharmacologically treated first before therapy will be helpful; others (like general anxiety and/or phobias) can often be effectively treated with therapy, avoiding the side-effects of the medication. Your anxiety disorders can be effectively treated!

Anxiety and stress can feel overwhelming, affecting every part of your life—from relationships and work to your ability to rest and feel joy. In our sessions, I create a calm, supportive space where you can slow down, breathe, and feel safe to share what you’re going through. My approach blends trauma-informed care with practical tools for managing symptoms in the moment and deeper exploration of the root causes. Drawing on person-centered, somatic, and evidence-based methods, we work at a pace that feels right for you. Together, we’ll reduce overwhelm, strengthen resilience, and help you feel more grounded, capable, and in control.

I love to work with individuals to empower them to conquer severe anxiety and manage stress responses more confidently. I use a variety of practical and effective techniques designed to foster relaxation, mindfulness, grounding and emotional regulation. I also use a lot of psychoeducation in this process to help individuals understand the mechanisms behind the nervous system's response to fear and stress. I will support you through your work of confronting your fears, building resilience and fostering long-term emotional well-being.

[I OFFER VIDEO SESSIONS THROUGHOUT ALBERTA AND ONTARIO]. Anxiety and stress are two conditions that have treatments that work. Cognitive behaviour therapy, desensitization therapy, and hypnotherapy (all of which I practice) are often tremendously helpful. I have been a psychologist since 1986, and I can help. Set up a time to see me by visiting https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=14249112

I approach anxiety differently from many therapists. Instead of struggling to fight against the anxious thoughts and feelings, I encourage people to explore what is feeding and maintaining them. They develop tools and strategies to move forward despite their paralyzing thoughts and feelings. We learn how to change behaviour based on what is most important to us rather than continuing to be held hostage by stress, panic and anxiety. This values-driven approach can guide behaviour change long-term. I believe that it is only through acceptance and thoroughly understanding our feelings that changes can really happen.

Fear, doubt, worry? Butterflies in the stomach? Anxiety affects 5% of the population, and is one of the oldest and most common mental health challenges around. 60% of the physical issues that take people to a doctor's office are related to stress. Many people want symptom relief, which I do, but how it shows up in your life is individual to you. I explore your life and work with you to unearth 'holistic' roots that may be keeping it in place.

Anxiety and Stress are ubiquitous in modern civilization. Having ADHD or an addiction only complicates things. I often find that taking a behavioral approach to anxiety can be extremely beneficial. I often find that clients respond well to observing, and then externalizing the factors that are contributing to their stress, anxiety and panic attacks. In almost all cases, self-care is virtually non-existent, and there is a never ending list of responsibilities floating in client's heads, consuming every last drop of their available attention. I help clients get organized, prioritize, set reasonable expectations for themselves, and de-stress to attack anxiety and panic disorder.

Stomach in a knot? Heart in your throat? It's not enough to just manage the feelings, you need real peace. We offer a proven path of Spiritual and emotional releasing matched with psychological techniques that allow you to take control of the inner world that drives these symptoms. Come and experience the lasting change Christian Counselling for anxiety, panic and stress can bring to you!

Stress is the body’s natural reaction to danger. It’s meant to help identify a problem that needs your attention to fix. However, when the stress lasts too long, it can start to impact our physical and mental health. In my practice we look at understanding the root of all stress or anxiety and together we create practical, meaningful coping strategies.

We all face anxiety and stress in our lives. There are many people however that experience anxiety to the point of reducing their ability to function on a daily basis. For anyone experiencing anxiety and high levels of stress there are effective treatments. I will work with you to identify what will work best based on your experience and the use of techniques proven to help reduce anxiety and stress.

Stressors and anxiety are a normal part of life. It is how you respond to the changes that life sends your way that makes the difference between being resilient or unhealthy. Distinguishing between unhealthy and healthy anxiety and learning to effectively manage stressors are key life skills. Also what we tell ourselves about a given situation has a lot to do with how we manage it. Together we will explore your stressors and work at eliminating your ineffective beliefs and developing ways to manage difficult situations more effectively. .