Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Wellington, AB.

These days it can feel like anxiety and stress are inescapable. Money, work, family, watching the news can all cause anxiety and stress. It may feel like you will never work past your feelings. However, anxiety and stress can be managed. If you feel like anxiety and stress are having a negative impact on your life contact me. We can make a plan that will help you learn to manage your anxiety and stress and get back to feeling in control of your life.

Pregnancy and parenthood can bring about a lot of stress and anxiety. From stress about pregnancy to postpartum anxiety to stress about parenting decisions, anxiety can impact lives in a variety of ways. Help reduce the anxiety and overwhelm you are feeling in parenthood by getting support from the compassionate and knowledgeable team at Nest Integrative Wellness.

Anxiety and stress are often issues that accompany eating disorders and eating related concerns. Our team of clinicians and dieticians are capable of supporting a client with a complex presentation of clinical issues. We offer collaborative, non-judgement, compassionate support. We believe in the healing power of every individual and work with our clients to help them achieve a meaningful and long-lasting recovery.

As a psychologist I try to provide a safe, confidential environment within which my clients can explore their feelings and values. People seek therapy when they are in pain, when they feel overwhelmed by stress and when they are struggling in relationships. I try to help my clients to resolve these issues by looking within themselves and by allowing debilitating wounds to heal.

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.

Stress and anxiety are often a part of our daily lives in modern culture. Managed effectively, feelings of stress and anxiety can be helpful forces that prompt us to learn new skills and stretch our comfort zone. When stress and anxiety are not well managed, however, these feelings can interfere with our ability to function and enjoy daily life. At The Counselling Space, our therapists rely of a variety of counselling approaches to support our clients to clarify the sources of these uncomfortable emotions, recognize the difference between "what I can control" and "what I can't control" as well as learn new tools and strategies to express and cope with their emotions.

Anxiety is a common plight for so many individuals today. Thankfully, much research has been done on the best tools to overcome anxiety, and therefore there are many strategies that I can offer. Stress, similarly, is overwhelming at times for almost everyone. I can provide many coping strategies when you're feeling burnt out and at the end of your rope. These are not easy things to overcome, but it is possible, and I am committed to supporting you through the difficulty of these states.

If anxiety and stress have become overwhelming in your life, you're not alone. I'm here to offer you a safe and compassionate space to explore your challenges. Together, we will uncover the roots of your anxiety and stress, develop personalized strategies, and equip you with evidence-based tools to regain control. My commitment is to guide you towards tranquillity, resilience, and a life free from the constraints of anxiety. Let's embark on this transformative journey together, where healing and personal growth are within your reach.

Anxiety and stress are experienced as very distressing and can become debilitating. They are often signs that we need to make some changes in our lives and find more balance. Fortunately there are many ways to combat anxiety and stress. Everyone is unique and counselling is modified to meet the individuals needs of each person. Starting to identify alternative ways of approaching stresses enables you to make changes that relieve anxiety so you can become more focused and peaceful.

Anxiety falls along a continuum from acceptable to crippling, debilitating anxiety requiring professional intervention. The major forms that anxiety takes are: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder, Phobic Disorders, Social Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD). A variety of proven therapeutic interventions are well established now, eg., Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Yoga, Tai Chi, Breathwork. By diving into therapy clients regain a sense of optimism, courage and confidence in relationships, workplace and career, driving, aging, life transitions and more.

Anxiety can be an adaptive, it helps to prepare us to perform at our best and allows us to respond quickly in new environments and experiences. However, when our anxiety becomes overwhelming it can interfere with our day to day functioning significantly. This is when we usually need some support to gain control of our anxiety and be able to manage it. I will be able to provide you with tools to use in your daily life to manage stress and anxiety. It is also important to understand and address the underlying causes of the anxiety and in order to reduce it's overall impact on your life, and give you more control of it in your future.

Our world is busy and most of us have a lot of pressures and expectations on us. There are a number of important strategies to deal with life’s stressors. How we approach stress makes a big difference! Anxiety is when we feel a lot of fear and worry and experience life events as more threatening than they actually are. In addition to strategies for anxiety it’s is helpful to unravel the thoughts and beliefs systems that cultivate it.

My approach to treating anxiety is based on learning skills and strategies to help you accept instead of get rid of your anxiety. As you stop trying to fight against feeling anxious you will notice that all of your anxiety symptoms become easier and easier to manage. Anxiety is kind of like quick sand the more you fight against it the worse it gets.

My approach to working with anxiety and stress is body focused. Most people can "feel" anxiety and stress in their bodies thus I use the body's stress cues to teach us what the limits are. I would focus on listening and learning the body's cues and then teaching clients' how to physically "bring yourself down" from the elevated state of arousal that anxiety and stress cause.

Anxiety and stress are experienced by most psychotherapy clients who come here. People usually find my approach helpful whether or not they identify anxiety/stress as a primary condition for treatment. I always aim to adjust my treatment approach to the individual characteristics and needs of my client. Sometimes situations and systems can be addressed and improved; sometimes all that a person can change is their own attitude. I am able to use verbal, visusalization, and altered state strategies for helping people grow past fear.

Most people do not like feeling anxious or stressed. People are not saying I am glad to be stressed or anxious. What do we do when this happens. We need to process it and for most people counselling is a place for processing. Along with processing stress and anxiety comes a deeper longing to to be heard and validated and to sometimes be given new skills or strategies. What ever you need whether an ear to listen, heart to understand or ideas for coping with it I can provide it in comfortable environment.

Feeling anxious and experiencing stress are normal and healthy human experiences. However, both anxiety and stress can get out of control in our lives and can cause incredible challenges that lead to feeling overwhelmed and out of control. You may be experiencing the negative impact of overwhelming stress and anxiety in your life right now, and you may even feel like life is slipping out of your control. You and I will work together to restore control, to reduce the unhelpful influence of stress and anxiety, and to help you to return to living a life that reflects who you want to be.

Managing stress and anxiety is all about taking charge to develop a sense of control, or an understanding that ther are things you don't need to control. Taking charge of your thoughts, your emotions, your schedule, your environment, and the way you deal with problems feels empowering. The ultimate goal to decreasing stress and anxiety is by developing a balanced life, with time for work, relationships, relaxation, and fun, having positive thinking – plus the resilience to hold up under pressure and meet challenges head on.

Every one of us experiences some amount of stress or anxiety in our lives. However, when anxiety negatively affects your life such as avoiding situations, difficulties sleeping, constant worrying or repeditive thinking, additional help is often required. Worrying and being fearful can prevent you from having a peaceful life while impacting your physical health. Counselling can help to reduce stress and anxiety by resolving issues and learning how to be your true self.

Anxiety, fear and stress are all natural human responses that are supposed to be helpful but sometimes they get in the way. They may feel overwhelming or appear when they are not needed. Learning to cope with these emotions involves understanding their purpose, triggers and I help you build coping strategies to manage stress and anxiety or even overcome it so you can live your life on your terms.

Anxiety and stress can be ongoing issues that are challenging to manage. Learning how to identify thoughts and emotions and effectively address them can lead to decreased levels of anxiety and stress. Then, learning how to actively move toward higher levels of relaxation can increase overall functioning and capacity to manage stress levels! We call this emotional fitness and clients report that they did not realize how much it mattered for feeling better.

Learning how to effectively manage anxiety and stress is key to health and well-being. I will work with you to explore and identify key stressors as well as the source of your anxiety. Your personalized treatment plan will incorporate stress management strategies and resources that you can use daily. Staying on top of stress is important. You will learn how to be proactive in taking charge of your life. Stress is a part of living, but does not have to take over your life.

Anxiety can feel debilitating when feelings of fear, worry, or nervousness develop into a day to day excessive, irrational dread and impacts a person’s daily functioning. As a registered psychologist I draw on various approaches to help individuals develop the skills to feel more in control of anxiety and stress. I assist individuals in understanding how anxiety or panic attacks develop and how to manage better by assessing needs, limits, and triggers for anxiety and stress. www.stalbertcounselling.com

Anxiety and stress are a part of our lives. Therapy can be beneficial to help manage those feelings especially if you feel that they are impacting your daily life. Anxiety and stress can affect your thoughts and behaviours. If anxiety or stress is affecting your sleep, relationships, work, social life, eating habits, performance, or joy; talking to someone can be helpful.

[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