Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Medicine Hat, AB.

Some things build you up and some wear you down. Over time, anxiety and stress can destroy your health and confidence but you can learn how to handle or get rid of the worries that are keeping you awake at night or showing up in other negative ways. Clients have told me that the information I have provided them with has stopped their panic attacks, helped them to view things differently and taught them how to relax.

As we navigate our own lives and life goals, along with developing moral values we may become overwhelmed. Together we can explore and come to understand areas of strength and growth. It can be difficult when we are searching for our own identity. I support clients in addressing a range of issues. Through mindful & caring interaction, a strong, trusting, open relationship can be forged and changes can be made.

Stress at home and work can build, and continue to build, sometimes without you even noticing until it is too late. There can be issues you’re having with your boss, or co-workers, or even with managing those under you. You might find you feel unable to make even small decisions or feel gripped with fear and panic nearly all the time. It is important to have healthy boundaries at home and at work, feel ok about saying “no”, be able to manage professional and personal relationships, and beyond all this find meaning in your vocation and life. I can work to help you understand your stress and its sources, and find ways feeling relief and living in the present.

[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.

Being anxious, feeling stressed to the max takes a toll on ourselves and our relationships. Exploring the reasons for feeling stressed such as feeling out of control, fear, or worried about what others may think is one of the steps of dealing with anxiety or stress. Also exploring healthy coping strategies can reduce the symptoms. Learning to stay in the moment, instead of past or future, increases your ability to enjoy what is happening now instead of feeling like life is passing you by.

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.