Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Melbourne, FL.

There is no way to live in this world without appropriate anxiety and an amount of "stress." But for many people, being afraid, scared or fearful has gone beyond the normal ideal and resulted in panic attacks, chronic anxiety, insomnia, obsessive fears and catastrophic thinking. Successful therapy with me will integrate insight and understanding with relaxation techniques, cognitive-behavioral techniques, meditation/auto suggestion/imaging and an individualized approach based on your history, presenting problems and situation. There is no reason to remain dysfunctional or live below the level of your best self when good psychotherapy can help you understand and resolve your conflicts.

Stress is a normal part of everyone's lives, however, when left unmanaged it can become overwhelming. We help our clients to manage stress and reduce anxious symptoms by holding safe therapeutic space for them to work through difficult emotions and experiences in a supportive environment. Anxiety can be caused by many different factors and can be temporary or chronic. Processing traumatic experiences and gaining perspective into what is contributing to your symptoms can shed light on how to lessen the severity and have more good days than bad. We will utilize therapy techniques tailored to your specific needs to assist you in making progress.

There are many reasons we have anxiety and overwhelming stress. Some are known and some unknown. Either way they can be managed. With healthy coping and self awareness you can change your life. If you suffer from ruminating thoughts, panic, poor sleep, high self-doubt, or perfectionism call me. When our mind becomes a master of us instead of us mastering our mind we loose control and attempt to grasp for it anywhere we can. I will teach you mindfulness techniques and self awareness to cope with anxiety and stress. I have 23+ years of studying and teaching the science and philosophy of yoga that informs my wisdom on treating anxiety. Nothing is more important than your health. Call today.

We hold our anxiety and stress in our body. We feel tension, gut problems, hot flashes, disrupted sleep and more. I work with anxiety and stress by helping individuals learn and develop tools to re-regulate their nervous system. When we have a coherent and fluid nervous system, we can do difficult things without feeling paralyzed by overwhelming fear.

Are you nervous a lot of the time? Isn’t it uncomfortable? And it doesn’t help to just be told to ‘calm down’. I am a highly trained clinical psychologist with years of both academic and clinical experience. I truly empathize with your emotional state(s) and can assist in improving your overall quality of life. How might this look? First, when you and I meet, you get support and time to just chat. This in itself can begin to lessen one’s stress. Together we can locate exactly what is making you anxious, and why. And then you and I create ways of decreasing your nervousness, and increasing your comfort level! Life can start to feel better when one’s anxiety is properly attended to.

Constant worrying and feeling stressed out does not have to be your normal! Anxiety tells us that we need to avoid, avoid, avoid. We think if we avoid the things we fear, then the anxiety will go away but that's actually how we inadvertently make our anxiety worse. Through CBT and ERP, you will learn the tools to face your anxiety and increase your tolerance for the feelings that come along with it. By facing your anxiety, you can make choices that lead to doing the things you love most. In therapy, you'll also learn coping skills and be able to express your worries in a supportive space.