Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Foothill Farms, CA.

I assist my clients to work through stress and anxiety by providing the following: relaxation techniques, EMDR, hypnotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques that are helpful. We also look at times in my client's life when he/she was stressed or anxious and got through it successfully, and what were the coping skills that helped at that time.

Anxiety and stress are like an evil and corrosive thread that work their way through every aspect of a life. It can rob the joy that can make life worth living. I know from both personal and professional experience how anxiety and stress can take the joy out of life and also how to overcome these issues and put them in your past. With the aid of tools like EMDR CBT and guided visualizations I can help you overcome this issue and heal from the issues that drive it. Additionally, I can provide tools, coping skills, and other resources to help you manage this particular issue, and experience increased relief from these symptoms with each session.

So many people today feel stressed. There is so much to do, so many responsibilities to take care of, so little time. When it feels like you are last on your list, when there is little time for fun, when you feel like you are just pleasing everyone else......it's time for help. If you find yourself worrying about many things, dreading certain events or the day ahead, fearful of the unknown or specific things it can be an exhausting and isolating existence. Therapy can make a big difference. You can learn new tools to manage your thoughts and emotions. You will begin to feel like you have more control over your life.

Anxiety often follows frequent mental emotional reviews of images or replay of past fears or dangers, related to traumatic reminders and injuries. I will assist the person in identifying the areas of emotional conflict contributing to symptoms of stress and anxiety and and means to redirect to healthy positive perspectives . We will work together at verbalizing, externalizing, relevant thoughts and feelings in an effort to express internal fears, attached to the anxiety. I will provide psycho-education, normalization and reactions to traumatic memories of events. Relaxation, calming and breathing techniques, exercise, healthy eating, are also part of the therapeutic procedure.

Anxiety is one of the most common problems I see in my practice and it can often lead clients to feel discouraged because of the way it can limit activities and interests and goals. There are many kinds of anxiety including panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, worrying, and phobias or fears. I often describe anxiety as a faulty alarm system that gets triggered in the face of threats or perceived threats. I will help you explore the factors that cause and maintain anxiety, and together we will develop a plan to reduce reactivity to anxiety triggers so that your life is not restricted.