Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Merced, CA.

Anxiety, stress and panic often stem from past trauma. Most people don't realize how past trauma can effect their present coping skills. Present economic times bring so much stress and anxiety to people. Stress can cause many health issues as a direct result. I offer stress management to my client with CBT and the state of the art treatment on EMDR. I am trained and EMDRIA certified clinician.

Much of anxiety and stress are related to the negative messages we send ourselves. We worry about what others think of us, what may happen in the future, and how we acted in the past; just to name a few. Because much of anxiety is based in our thoughts; a large portion of the work we do in this therapy is to challenge our thinking. By challenging our negative thoughts, we can experience a more positive shift in emotions and behaviors. We will also discuss and practice mindfulness strategies as a way to work on being more present in the moment and decrease the focus on negative repetitive thinking. Relief from anxiety is possible with effective skills.

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.

The modern world we live in is full of amazing technological advancements and organizational wonders, but it is also more complex and demanding than ever before. The myriad competing demands of our lives, how busy we are, the continual pressure to do and be more creates enormous stress for all of us. This stress can escalate into anxiety and the added strain of these issues easily begins to short-circuit our ability to function at our best, to feel good, to maintain relationships and responsibilities. I can help you understand the internal and external forces creating these negative feelings, and together we can find strategies for minimizing stress and anxiety so you can feel better.

I begin by creating a symptom profile of your anxiety and look for a baseline so that we can work together to really have a great treatment plan. By using mindfulness techniques with DBT we can create ways to calm the mind and the adrenogenic responses often seen in anxiety clients. By learning how to identify stressors and triggers, you can begin the process to cope better and reduce the severity of an anxiety response. I often include de-sensitization training for many cases.