Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Arvada, CO.

When the pressure from family, jobs and relationships gets control of you, overwhelming stress and anxiety can result making it most difficult to function in your world. As you enter counseling, I will provide you a safe & supportive environment to examine the sources of your symptoms and how they are impacting your life. I will help you to discover coping strategies that work for you and explore your own inner resources so that you can move forward and find balance in your life.

As a high-achieving man, anxiety and stress comes with the territory. And you wouldn’t be where you are today in life unless you’ve handled it pretty well until now. But most successful men find that anxiety eventually impacts them. Whether it’s slowly been eating at you for years, or you’ve just experienced your first panic attack, you’re not going crazy. There are solutions, and this can get better. I help men learn practical stress-management techniques, but I don’t stop there. I also help them identify the root causes of their stress and anxiety, and use research-proven EMDR therapy to systematically target them. The results are measurable, evidenced by deeper calm and clarity of mind.

How much is your anxiety costing you? Individuals who suffer from anxiety and chronic stress are less productive at work and are more likely to call in sick. They are 3-5 times more likely to go to the doctor as anxiety often feels like physical illness. Their relationships with family and friends suffer or are sometimes cut off completely. Counseling is the single most effective treatment for anxiety and stress, and the benefits begin immediately. Call today to get started: (970) 227-2770.

Lao Tzu said, "If you're anxious, it's because you're living in the future. If you're at peace, it's because you're living in the present." Often anxiety looks like leaving the present moment and projecting into the future, trying to think 10 steps ahead about things that haven't happened yet. This future thinking leads to stress in the present. I teach clients how to tune into their emotions (including anxiety), their bodies (as an anchor to the present moment) and move through anxiety as it arises using their breath. Anxiety and stress don't have to run your life. I'm here to support you in regulating your anxiety and stress by staying with yourself in the present moment.

I will help you address anxiety and stress by taking small, manageable steps that will eventually lead to big changes. I take a gentle cognitive-behavioral approach to helping clients gradually overcome anxiety. I will help you identify beliefs that keep you stuck, and challenge thoughts that perpetuate these unhelpful ideas. I will share with you how avoidance keeps us stuck by tricking our brain and validating that this is how we are kept safe. With support, we will change this cycle by developing corrective experiences that promote new beliefs and ways of being.

Anxiety and stress, like many issues, exist on a spectrum. Yet if you are here, looking for help, your anxiety and stress no longer feel sustainable for you to deal with on your own. Maybe your anxiety and stress manifest as snapping at your child or partner. Maybe you're experiencing physical symptoms, such as a higher heart rate, pressure in your chest, or excessive fatigue. Whatever your symptoms are, I can help give you tools to decrease them and then we can get to work on why you are experiencing anxiety/stress to begin with!