Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Gold River, BC.

Anxiety is one of the most common disorders plaguing many today. 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, peace, joy, confidence and well being.

People tend to seek counselling for anxiety when it feels overwhelming and they need tools to make it through the day. Together we will practice these tools to help calm your activated nervous system, as well as look at the root causes of your stress so you feel more in control of its impact in your life.

I offer an integrative blend of somatic awareness, mindfulness practices, relational attunement, and trauma-informed presencing to help my clients address anxiety and stress in their lives. Using your natural healing process as our guide, we can help the nervous system learn what a peaceful state of health and vitality is again. I am currently offering sessions online and in person.

My office is a safe space to express any thoughts and feelings about your life in complete confidence. Sharing painful experiences under the Witness of an empathic human being has incredible healing power. Within this therapeutic relationship, we can use mindfullness practices, progressive muscle-relaxation, and Cognitive Therapy to transform your experience of stress into the present, balanced, and relaxed way of living that you have not had in a very, very long time.

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@kevinfleminphd.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.

While our bodies are perfectly designed to adapt and react to stress, modern problems mean that we tend to detect life threatening dangers in very ordinary places. Conflicts at work, arguments in our relationships and uncertainties such as the post-Covid world activate old survival mechanisms. We may be stuck in the buzzing, fear states of ‘fight-flight’ or the numb and paralyzed states of ‘freeze and shut down.’ The good news is that I have a long history of safely and successfully helping individuals and couples to reduce and release stress using a variety of CBT and mindfulness techniques, as well as trauma-informed therapy. You have my commitment to compassionate and educated care.

If you're struggling with anxious thoughts, you may find it hard to focus. The fight or flight alarm is going off in your brain, constantly sending you messages starting with "what if...." If worrying is keeping you trapped in a hamster wheel, tired, but unable to rest, you may find yourself turning to addictive substances or behaviours to cope. As an addiction counsellor, I help clients cope with the anxious thoughts keeping them trapped in addictive behaviours. By uncovering these underlying thoughts, I help you develop coping skills so you can gain a sense of focus, clarity, confidence, and freedom from constantly overthinking. Send me a message and I'll guide you through the next steps.

Our focus is to support individuals who are struggling with anxiety and stress to a more relaxed and manageable way of being. Not only is stress and anxiety hard on our health and energy, but it also can have a significant impact on our world around us. We will work in a collaborative manor to break apart the building blocks that have contributed to the imbalance of anxiety and stress in your life, and empower you with the tools and techniques to remain in balance.

Learning about the basic primitive function of anxiety and stress can be a very transformative and empowering experience. Without knowing about what certain problematic experiences are doing, it is challenging to be able to navigate through them. By equipping oneself with the knowledge of the "why" of it all - one adopts a new manner of moving through previously overbearing emotions. Being in tune with oneself, learning mindful strategies, and re-shaping a previously seemingly "set in stone" narrative can be a very liberating and beautiful experience. One can truly become his or her own ally, through the process of tending to his or her distress in a non-judgmental and compassionate way.

Our body and minds are all wired differently, this and the experiences we have shape the way we physically and mentally respond to anxiety and stress. I will help you build and practice strategies that effectively bring your anxiety and stress levels down. Then explore where the anxiety and stress originate from so we can heal these parts that are tirelessly on guard. While everyone’s natural set points for anxiety and stress differ, we will work together to get you to a state of feeling in control of your body and mind, and better able to enjoy life.

Anxiety and stress can feel like a grey cloud following you around. I believe people are doing the best they can and sometimes help is needed. Through a Response-Based Approach, I would explore the conditions of why the anxiety and stress are taking up so much space in your life. My practice is also informed by Narrative Therapy and Systemic Family Therapy. Through these approaches and a safe environment to share your struggles, you can find a way to manage stress and anxiety in a way that makes you feel in control.

Feelings of anxiety can become so intense that it becomes overwhelming. Often individuals struggling with anxiety express constant intruding thoughts that focus on fears of events of the future. Anxiety can create physical feelings of distress like a tight chest that makes it difficult to breath, an upset or tight feeling in the stomach, and general fatigue from constantly trying to control their thoughts and actions. Some people have battled anxiety for so long that they begin to believe it is just who they are and accept the restrictions it causes in their life. Through counselling we will work to break the cycle of anxiety controlling your inner world. Bringing a sense of relief, control and freedom that has been absent for so long.

Are you always worried about the next bad thing that could happen, and are constantly on guard? Are you experiencing upset stomach, chest tightness, or difficulty controlling your feelings? Do you fear that panic is going to happen when you least expect it? Are you sick and tired of anxiety limiting your life? If you answered yes to any of the above, anxiety counselling can help. Through combining genuine warmth with cutting-edge techniques, I help people free themselves from fear. Worry becomes ease, stress becomes relaxation, and scattered thoughts become focus. If you're ready for deep relief - call.

My approach to treating anxiety focuses on empowering each person to live with courage. I use techniques and interventions from a range of therapeutic approaches, including acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, interpersonal therapy, and exposure based treatments. Clients can expect to spend time determining what barriers fear is creating in their life, deciding what risks they're willing to take to live the life they want, and working up to facing their fears in a safe and supportive environment.