Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Lions Bay, BC.

Anxiety and stress is the body’s natural response to danger, an automatic alarm that goes off when we feel threatened. But when anxiety is constant or overwhelming, when it interferes with your relationships and activities—that’s when you’ve crossed the line from normal anxiety into the territory of anxiety disorders. As a product of the body’s fight-or-flight response, anxiety involves a wide range of physical symptoms. Many people experiencing anxiety benefit from supportive counselling or couples or family therapy. However, experts agree that the most effective form of treatment for the is cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT).

We live in anxious and stressful times. Although anxiety is an expected and adaptive reaction to stress, it can become a problem when it limits our ability to work, socialize, and enjoy life. The good news is we know that evidenced-based techniques can significantly reduce anxiety and help cope with stress. Our reactions to stress can impact all areas of life including work, relationships, and general well-being. I want to help you manage the current stress in your life, and develop resilience to make it easier to rebound from future challenges.

I help clients through cognitive behavioral therapy. The premise of this therapy is that thoughts create feelings, which create behaviours. The problem is most of our thoughts are fear based and are not based in truth. I help clients to identify the irrational, untrue thoughts that they are having that are causing them stress and anxiety and learn to replace them with more realistic thoughts that do not creat feelings of anxiety.

Anxiety & Stress Treatment and Counselling moves you from feeling stuck, trapped, fearful, shamed, emotionally drained, limited and held back - - - to feeling open, free, safe, good about yourself, calm, peaceful, resilient, expansive, being open to opportunities, trusting self, being present, being focused, in tune with others and your environment, and embracing your life.

Anxiety and stress are often linked with difficult past expereinces, traumatic events, childhood issues and PTSD. From my experience working with a large number of trauma survivors over many years, I know that it is possible to free yourself from the paralyzing grip that trauma can sometimes have on our lives. I use a holistic, mind/body centered approach based on current research on nervous system changes as a result of trauma, and provide a safe and comfortable environment in which you can develop healthier, more joyful strategies for handling life challenges, and learn more satisfying ways of regulating anxiety

If you are looking for natural methods of coping with anxiety and stress, therapy can benefit you in many ways. You will learn holistic ways of restoring the body's natural state of balance and well-being through healthy changes in diet, exercise, and sleep patterns. We will identify the thinking patterns that stimulate and maintain anxious states, and we will replace them with thoughts that result in calmer, more grounded feelings. You will also learn how to identify and manage the physical sensations of the fight/flight response that contribute to anxiety, resulting in a body-centered experience of well-being.

Do you find yourself worrying about whether you locked the front door,even though you know that you checked it three times? Do you feel your palms sweating and your heart racing, with an impending sense of doom as a sense panic washes over you? These are both forms of anxiety, that sense that the world is not a safe place and worry and concern over the future. Together we will work together to improve your sense of well being, decrease your anxiety and release you from the need to devote energy and brain space to safety behaviours.

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.

Anxiety and Stress can be related to a number of things going on in our lives at a given time. Typically it is how we perceive the stressors in our life, or the feeling that we don't have the resources to cope that determines whether or not we feel anxious, stressed, or overwhelmed. If we are unable to get into a RECOVERY zone, anxiety and stress can quickly seem to spin out of control and EVERYTHING may feel too hard. I use Cognitive and Behavioural, Mindfulness, and Ego State therapies to help individuals quickly acquire the tools, and insights that help them reduce the Anxiety symptoms and navigate their anxiety triggers. Moreover, they regain a sense of calm and control in their lives.

Anxiety is one of the most prevalent reasons individuals of all ages seek therapy. It can be extremely deblitating and interfere with many areas of life. Parents often feel helpless to support their anxious children and benefit from learning practical techniques they can use at home. Children are helped by learning age-appropriate cognitive behavioural techniques (CBT). Teens and adults often need support to identify the primary sources of their own worries and fears. Heidi teaches awareness and coping strategies, leaving clients feeling more in control of their anxiety and their lives, and much more optimistic.

Do you have difficulty “turning off” your brain? Is your anxiety creeping back up on you or has it become overwhelming or paralyzing? Are stress and anxiety negatively impacting your health, relationships, or career? Stress can be even more difficult to manage for those with a pre-disposition towards anxiety. We would like to help. We provide treatment to help you relieve anxiety and stress, develop coping skills, and build confidence. We will address your triggers, your relationship with anxiety as well as your attempts to “control” it, and learn more adaptive ways that allow you to flourish. Call us today at (604) 614 – 7177 to get started.

Whether you're trying to avoid conflict or getting hurt physically or emotionally, Anxiety can hijack your life unless you develop tools to help you self soothe. Anxiety leads to stress and together they can not only make life difficult but make you ill because your body ends up being in a constant state of fight or flight. This means your adrenals are working overtime. Insomnia, weight gain, heart problems, and self medicating with drugs or alcohol can be the result. As a certified Integrative Body Psychotherapist, I will be able to help you develop specific tools that address your particular anxiety challenges. I will work with you so, you can calm your mind and consequently your body.

I know from personal experience that living with anxiety is lonely, overwhelming, and often terrifying. I know you might feel hopeless and scared that things will never change, but I strongly believe that everyone is capable of change. I will work collaboratively with you to set up an individualized treatment plan. When anxiety is the main presenting issue, we'd usually jump right in and try to reduce your symptoms as soon as possible. Whether you're struggling with generalized anxiety, panic attacks, a specific phobia, post-traumatic stress, or another form of anxiety, I would love the opportunity to help you feel better and enjoy your life without anxiety always lurking in the background