Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Hope, BC.

Are you carrying a heavy load, weighed down by life? Carey will help you chart a course toward emotional health and overal wellness. Learn to relax, reduce stress and anxiety while developing a more desired state of well being. Learn to quiet the struggle and access the inner depths of insight, clarity and mindfulness. Witness the transformation that can happen as you find ways to manage your worries and make more time for yourself through a journey in counselling.

I would help clients to learn about and practice mindfulness as it is instrumental in helping to arrest and manage anxiety and stress. I absolutely believe that talk therapy combined with mindfulness can be very therapeutic in managing anxiety and stress. I would also introduce cognitive behavioral therapy to help assist with change in experience and behavior. Raising one's consciousness can be empowering and life changing because it helps to assist in learning about self-care and how to do things differently by learning to mange the anxiety and stress in a new way. With the help of a variety of tools one can learn to manage their anxiety and stress in a way that is therapeutic and healing.

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.

We live in a fast paced 24/7 world dealing with social media, technology and lots of things to worry about in the media. No wonder we are all a little anxious these days. I will help you change your relationship with your thoughts so they have less power and control over you. When we give in and avoid things due to anxiety we end up feeling pretty isolated. I will teach you tools and strategies to get through your stress and anxiety.

There are diverse ways of treating anxiety disorders, however, research shows that therapy is usually the most effective option. That is because unlike the medical model, anxiety therapy treats more than just the symptoms of the problem. I work with you to uncover the underlying causes of your worries and fears; learn how to relax; look at situations in new, less frightening ways; and develop better coping and problem-solving skills. Since anxiety disorders differ considerably, I tailor the therapy to my clients’ specific symptoms and concerns. Someone with anxiety attack will have a different treatment from a person who comes for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Together we can make it happen

Anxiety and panic are often driven by negative experiences or traumas that are stored in the brain and can trigger overwhelming emotional responses. EMDR helps to desensitize and reprocess these memories, reducing the intensity of the emotional response and decreasing symptoms of anxiety and panic. Through the use of bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or tapping, EMDR can help the brain reprocess the negative experiences, leading to increased emotional regulation and a greater sense of calm and well-being.

Anxiety can feel like a trap and limit your ability to live a fulfilling life. Utilizing evidence-based cognitive behaviour therapy I can help you overcome avoidance and confront your anxieties. I also help you find healthy ways to cope and bid farewell to unhealthy practices, ensuring that you lead a successful and enriching life. I specialize in PTSD, OCD, Eating Disorders including anorexia nervosa, and generalized anxiety and acute stress syndrome. I create an empathetic environment in which we work through therapeutic approaches to find healthy ways of coping with anxiety and recovering from traumatic events. I also provide therapy in stress management and life transitions/adjustments

Our clients consistently share high rates of anxiety, worry, stress and overwhelm. We understand that these states can profoundly impact the nervous system. Our team will work to understand the context of these things (what are they in response to?) and provide insight and interventions to best support individuals and families. Our therapists provide individualized support including EMDR.

Anxiety and stress are normal human reaction to situations. We encounter many pressures and stressors throughout our lives, and sometimes just throughout the day. Embodying tools (such as mindfullness practices) can help reduce physical, emotional and verbal reactions to stress and anxiety, and replace these negative reactions with the power to respond to stressors and anxiety in a meaningful and healthy way that keeps you grounded and focused.

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.