Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Scottdale, GA.

Who doesn’t suffer from anxiety and stress to some degree? We live in an anxious and stressful world. If you find yourself burdened by anxiety and stress, let me help you learn to not only reduce your worries, but learn to live in a way where anxiety and stress doesn’t paralyze you or cause you to miss out on life. I’ve taught countless people easy strategies to live with “normal” stress and anxiety in ways that can actually improve your life instead of decreasing the quality of it. Contact me today to find out how you can learn to “regulate your nervous system.” I like that much better than “manage stress.”

Many people feel anxious from time to time. ~ But when feelings of anxiety occur regularly and begin to interfere with your job, relationships, and other aspects of your daily life, it’s time to pursue professional anxiety treatment. I can help you better understand and manage both the physical and psychological effects of anxiety. With my support and guidance, you will discover that "I am not my emotions and I am not my thoughts." I will teach you simple and effective techniques to alleviate your symptoms of anxiety and experience a renewed sense of peace and happiness. I have helped hundreds of clients overcome anxiety and I can help you too!

Everyone feels anxiety at some point in their lives but when it starts to interfere with your life, counseling can help. Although anxiety can feel debilitating, it is treatable. People with anxiety don’t always share the same symptoms, they vary from person to person. Therapy will help you to reclaim your life and function in a chronically stressful world.

Anxiety and Stress usually have both physical and mental symptoms. Physical symptoms like sweating, nausea, difficulty breathing, tense muscles, and rapid heart rate. And mental symptoms like racing thoughts, easily getting distracted, or not being able to turn your mind off. I can help you become aware of your reaction to anxiety and stress, both physically and mentally, and develop coping strategies to manage these symptoms so you can feel relief. I can teach you relaxation strategies and mindful exercises. I can help you examine your thinking patterns in an effort to reframe and reprogram them, as a lot of anxiety is caused by the way we think about things.

Anxiety can feel so overwhelming and debilitating. I want to work with you to understand your fears and worries and where they come from so that you can be freed from the ways that they are affecting you. We can explore how your past affects your present in order to organize your feelings and control your stress. It can be hard to get perspective when you cannot talk about your thoughts with someone else- I would be so grateful to be able to listen and help you work through everything that is burdening you.

Anxiety and stress can be overwhelming and exhausting. It can limit your ability to function and enjoy life. I help clients learn to control their anxiety and stress using cognitive behavior therapy and different relaxation methods. I have personal experience with anxiety and understand how much it can impact your life. I can help your understand your anxiety and begin to feel some control over it.

Stress and anxiety are like a snowball that gets bigger and more daunting with each revolution and addition of new snow. Stress and anxiety are rooted in our core beliefs and manifest in irrational thinking patterns. I can help by teaching symptom coping skills, challenging and changing core beliefs and identifying and resolving irrational thinking patterns.

Life can often seem stressful and out of control. With a world that is moving so fast it's easy to fall behind and feel like you can't catch up. Stress and anxiety can cause many problems in your personal, professional, and relational life. Overcoming these problems can be hard to do alone. In my office we will review your past to uncover the root of the things that cause you anxiety and you will be equipped with tools that can help you manage your stress and anxiety in the future.

Anxiety and stress can interfere with concentration, relationships, and overall well-being. Using a solution-focused framework grounded in CBT and Mindfulness based techniques , therapy targets the thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress. Clients learn to recognize triggers, challenge negative thinking patterns, and develop practical tools to reduce physiological and emotional symptoms. Sessions are goal-oriented, emphasizing small, achievable changes that build confidence and control. Benefits include improved coping skills, better emotional balance, and increased resilience in high-pressure situations.

Do you feel stuck, but the harder you try to move forward the more overwhelmed you feel? Do you want to ask for help but you don't know how? Bridgette understands life can become difficult and asking for help can be hard so she's committed to providing her clients a safe place & empathic ear for peace & clarity to be regained. Bridgette practices "Solution Focused Brief Therapy." This practical and user friendly approach allows clients to deal with immediate problems providing instant relief and renewed hope. Then, Bridgette helps her clients address long term, underlying problems that require healing & resolution. Together, we will identify your therapy goals & work toward lasting change.

Problems with anxiety can manifest in many ways. Panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorders, avoiding certain situations or places, and how we interact with others. Getting to the core of the anxiety with EMDR can help clients process the event that has created the anxiety desensitizing its triggers to help the client move past the traumatic event. Children can also experience worry and anxiety. These may include things such as problems with friends, problems in school, worry about the future or their parent’s relationship. Getting help is the first step to making change.

There are many ways to treat anxiety/stress. There are the typical coping skills and I specialize in these. I will walk you through deep breathing, visualizations and PMR. There are things that you can do to calm your nervous system. Sometimes anger is also at the root of the cause of anxiety. So addressing past issues and working through anger would be beneficial. If someone just wants coping skills, then coping skills it is.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder is a particularly difficult condition to cope with, since people with this disorder experience a sense of severe anxiety almost all the time. At Options we know how confusing your world can seem when you have GAD and are overwhelmed by anxiety all the time. However, you are more than just the symptoms of your disorder. At Options, we strive to focus on your entire person, not just the symptoms you are experiencing.