Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Cardston, AB.

My person-centered approach will benefit clients as they increase self-awareness and personal empowerment to cope with their experiences of anxiety and stress. Clients will be invited to increase communication and expression about their experience, explore and understand personal beliefs underlying their experience, learn to recognize and manage their symptoms of distress, and develop mindfulness practices and self-care strategies as coping skills.

If you are struggling with stress or anxiety, therapy with me can help provide relief from your worries and fears. My approach is compassionate and non- judgemental. I use proven counselling strategies such as mindfulness, progressive relaxation, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), emotional freedom technique (EFT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). These methods often bring rapid results. My clients often report how much better their lives are after working with me. Anxiety doesn’t have to control your life. You CAN have a life where you feel more relaxed and at peace. Contact me for a free, 15-minute phone consultation to find out more.

I have extensive experience in previous careers prior to becoming a psychologist that were high-stress producers. As a result, I am keenly aware of those factors that lead to burnout. In addition, I understand intense anxiety can lead to panic attacks which are debilitating. Using a variety of treatment strategies, I can help you manage stress and anxiety and change your approach to anxiety-producing situations.

[NOTE: MY OFFICE IS IN CALGARY -- I DO VIDEO SESSIONS ELSEWHERE IN ALBERTA]. 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 for 31 years, and I can help. Set up a time to see me by visiting https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=14249112

We all live with uncertainties in life. Many are stressed by demands at work and at home. What makes a difference is how you deal with these givens. Together we can explore your thinking and meaning-making of situations that either give you anxiety and panic, or allow you to take things in stride with greater measures of peace and calm. Let stress spur you on to better performance but not weigh you down. Let uncertainty add a degree of excitement to your life without incapacitating you. Let's work out some strategies together!

Learning to manage anxiety and stress involves learning a little about the connection between mind and body. As a registered yoga teacher with a strong background in mindful interventions, clients can learn to alleviate stress and anxiety by grounding themselves in the present and using breath, and sometimes movement, to regulate their physical and emotional states. My clients can elect to try private yoga and/or meditation in session, or join one of my specialized classes for trauma survivors, couples, or families. Depending on the source of stress, clients may access help in problem solving, generating realistic solutions, and putting their plan into action.

Anxiety and Stress are the norm in today's world. Our fast-paced society pulls our attention in many directions and often away from ourselves. Being disconnected from our feelings, needs and wants is often a cause of anxiety. Mindfulness-based counselling is a powerful way to have us create an island of sanity for ourselves amidst the speed of our lives. By learning to reconnect with ourselves amidst the busyness of life, we are put back into relationship with our hearts and what is truly meaningful to us.