Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Kamloops, BC.

Anxiety and stress are normal responses to life events, work and relationship/family pressures, and worry and fear. In therapy we can explore the context of your life and relationships and how these relate to the stress and anxiety. Through individual or family counselling we can develop goals and strategies for addressing the stress or anxiety. I utilize therapeutic interventions from Response-Based Practice, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

I approach anxiety counseling with a professional and evidence-based methodology, ensuring that you receive the utmost quality of care. Drawing from a robust background in psychology, education, and therapy, I am well-prepared to navigate the intricacies of anxiety and its impact on your life. While anxiety is a natural response to stress, I recognize that, for some, it can become overwhelming and disruptive. It may manifest in various forms, such as generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, panic disorder, or specific phobias. Together we will implement proved techniques to relieve you of the anxiety that is impacting your well-being.

Anxiety and stress are an inevitable part of everyone's lives at some times, but sometimes it can feel out of control and unmanageable. Working with youth and adults for over 20 years has helped me to see hundreds of different coping tools, strategies and support systems play out over time. Some work well and some not so well. Together, we will explore the contributing factors to your anxiety, worry and stress, to increase coping and build healthy support networks to enhance joy and mindfulness. Using a combination of CBT, DBT and mindfulness can help build a foundation or lifelong coping.

All of us experience anxiety and fear at some level, but when it is getting in the way of our day to day living we need strategies to help us deal with the fear, panic and unpleasant feelings and thoughts that result. Peacebypiece counseling offers various techniques to help people get a handle on the anxiety and stress that is getting in the way of well balanced living. Using Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques, relaxation techniques and EMDR people can begin to cope with stress and anxiety so that they can live more fully.

Anxiety and stress is part of the human experience. In fact, anxiety is a natural operational response in our brain to keep us safe and secure over our lifespan. However, sometimes our brains don't stop trying to keep us safe from phobias/fears and intense discomfort of uncertainty. This can result in unwanted distress and anxiety that can take over our lives and hold us back from our goals or enjoying life. I use approaches to help you through your experience of anxiety.

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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.

Stress is a normal part of life. It can be productive and restrictive. Each person handles stress differently; too much stress, with an extreme responsive reaction, can be harmful. If your stress or anxiety has reached intolerable levels you should contact a physician for assessment. Once assessed you should consider seeing a therapist for treatment of the underlying aspects of your stress and anxiety. We provide a safe, caring and nurturing environment for treatment of stress and anxiety. As well, with tailored therapies such as talk, cognitive-behavioral and counselling we work with you to ensure maximum recovery so that you may embrace a renewed freedom, vision and flow in life.

I find it rewarding to help clients strengthen their resilience, develop a self-care/wellness plan and improve coping to reduce the effects of loss, trauma, chronic illness, etc. Whether you are dealing with depression, anxiety, parenting issues, a major decision, or just cumulative stress, I hope to help you develop your inner resources and find your clarity and equilibrium.

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.

Anxiety and stress is very treatable with cognitive behavioural therapy. Ferne uses the new techniques to help reduce anxiety through examining fears, exposure therapy and relaxation tools. Ferne educates the individual about anxiety and the impact it can have on your life and relationships. She helps the individual come up with a treatment plan they can do successfully in small steps.

Anxiety and stress are normal reactions to many situations or to uncertainties in life. However, if your stress and anxiety are so severe that they interfere with your daily living (school, work, home, relationships, social interactions), it is a good idea to seek counselling. Getting counselling early can greatly improve the outcome As your counsellor I can help you work through your stress and anxiety by using strategies to get your life back in balance so that you are able to function more effectively in your daily life. We will also work together to develop a plan to help you cope during those unexpected critical times that inevitably happen that cause you stress and anxiety.

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.