Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Murrieta, CA.

Anxieties and stress seem to be an ever-growing issue within our society. Reesa is committed to working with individuals, couples and families to help navigate this plague. Through therapy, Reesa intends to support clients through skill building and boundary setting to allow clients to recognize warning signs and know how to counteract the issues when they are presented. As a client, you would partner with Reesa to discover root causes and develop a plan that can realistically be implemented to support you for future encounters.

Free 30 minute zoom call - Anxiety can arise from several places - one is the mind - people can think & imagine scenarios in their minds that create anxiety, when their thoughts and imagination may not even be true. Anxiety is also common in people who did not have a safe & secure experience with caregivers as they were growing up. The brain ends up being wired in a way that reproduces anxiety. Fortunately, due to new research in the field of neuropsychology & neuroplasticity, this can be changed!

Stress is a physiological response that was meant to keep us safe, but when we experience it most of the day almost every day, it can cause a lot of harm to our health. I would like to help you identify what actual or perceived threat is keeping you stressed and anxious so we can eliminate it from the root and you can start living a life in freedom and health.

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.

I am a psychoanalytic therapist with a focus on anxiety and stress. Through my practice, I strive to create an empathetic, non-judgmental space where you can express your thoughts and feelings. I take a unique approach to therapy, exploring the underlying causes of your concerns and developing personalized solutions to help you move forward. My goal is to help my patients gain insight into their struggles and find inner peace.

With the current times, stress and anxiety may be heightened and affecting various aspects of your life such as: work, relationships, sleep, and every day responsibilities. Anxiety can be overwhelming but it can be treated and you will get better. I will help you learn tools to manage and decrease your anxiety by developing an awareness of your triggers.

In many cases, the root of "anxiety and stress" are fears. Many fears are irrational and cognitive distortions ( catastrophizing, all or nothing thinking, mind reading, personalizing and negative labeling and predicting the negative outcomes), These distortion causes one to predict outcomes not necessarily based on reality. In most cases these negative predictions cause unnecessary and uncomfortable stress and anxiety.