Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Carstairs, AB.

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.

[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

Many therapists teach clients techniques to manage anxiety and panic in order to limit their impact on life, goals, relationships. I think these symptoms have a deep meaning, and they want to tell us something about ourselves. Maybe something we fail to see or feel, something important about who we are. That's why I work with my clients to understand these symptoms until we can look them in the face and get some critical insight from them. Stress is not only a physiological reaction. It usually comes from our desires and models of success. Stress has a SOCIAL dimension that cannot be neglected, as it is an essential part of how we conceive of joy, pain, failure and enjoyment.

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.

Anxiety is a positive emotion signalling uncertainty and potential danger, and its best contribution occurs when it is temporary and when it is combined with healthy decision-making. At McNaughton & Associates Counselling we will help you gain confidence in recognizing the good work anxiety is doing, and separate it from the "nagging" work that anxiety also likes to do, after all the usefulness is gone.