Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Hemby Bridge, NC.

Anxiety and stress, if not clinically addressed, can make you physically sick. In fact, it can even shorten your life span. Even in the busy and hectic world we all live in, anxiety and stress can be managed at healthy levels. If you suspect that you suffer from an anxiety disorder, such as panic disorder or a phobia, the odds of recovering are very high. Since treating anxiety disorders is a specialty of mine, people who consult with me on these issues have a high rate of success. Don't wait it out any longer.

Anxiety is becoming more and more common in today's stressful world. We live at a fast, never-ending pace with high expectations and frustrating outcomes. It can be so difficult to work through the anxiety you experience while still maintaining all of the other aspects of your life. I use a mindfulness-based therapy method called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) that has been proven through research to help with anxiety and stress. I love helping my clients who struggle with anxiety to find ways to manage those anxious feelings and thoughts and pursue the things that are most meaningful to them.

My aim as an anxiety and stress counselor is to offer a compassionate and nonjudgmental environment which promotes healing and growth. I realize that coming to counseling can be intimidating especially with anxiety. I believe that you will find that you can relax and be yourself! I want to help my clients learn how to be able to relax, use self soothing skills, challenge their worried thoughts and negative beliefs about themselves that make their anxiety worse. I offer a hopeful and strengths based approach that helps utilize strengths and resilience's. I also work with my clients to help strengthen their support system and community.

Stress is at an epidemic rate today and things continue to get worse. More people are falling victim to the effects of chronic stress from the ever increasing demands of life. Constant business and worry can sometimes get the better of people. Anxiety is one of the most common issues that people are dealing with today. Worry and anxiety can be disruptive and prevent you from enjoying and even performing normal daily activities. Fortunately, stress, worry, and anxiety are some of the most manageable and treatable conditions. I work with individuals to learn skills and strategies to effectively deal with and overcome these issues.

Anxiety cripples your ability to enjoy life, achieve your goals and fully realize your potential. In our therapy sessions we will help you overcome negative self-talk and beliefs through Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, calm your body and mind by applying relaxation techniques, build confidence in your skills and abilities through role play and in-vivo practice. If it's relationship or job stress that is causing your burnout, we will look at your ability to set healthy boundaries with yourself and others, recognize your limitations and work on the skills to relieve stress and prevent it from building back up. Trauma counseling, including EMDR, might be useful in treating PTSD like symptoms.

The experience of anxiety and stress can be caused by multiple factors, such as mind, body, emotions, personality tendencies, relationships, and so on. For that reason, I offer a wide variety of resources to help you change how you are responding to anxiety and stress with very practical coping skills, as well as exploration into relational or other reasons for the anxious response. We feel and store emotion in the body, and anxiety is there to alert us that something needs changed. We all have some measure of anxiety and stress at times, it is just finding out what is causing it for you, and what you need to manage and minimize it.

Anxiety and stress can be treated using a variety of cognitive behavioral interventions. Often the beliefs a person holds as well as the thoughts & feelings have a powerful physical effect including muscle aches, stress headaches, and even nausea. Relief can be found in relaxation techniques, meditation, and deep breathing; however, lasting relief comes by altering the thinking, which drives the anxiety from cues (internal thoughts, 'I've never been good at this', or this will always plague me) or from anxiety from future events (e.g. what if I lose my job?) Challenging these beliefs and learning to self-soothe can reduce panic attacks, shakiness, irritability and avoidance.

Anxiety and stress are among the most common problems facing people today. The era we live in has even been called the "Age of Anxiety". Throw stress in there as well and both are problems we all face at times. If anxiety and stress get out of hand, however, they can make life difficult or even impossible. The good news is you can overcome anxiety problems and learn to manage stress. In my practice, I work with my clients to help them learn the tools to manage or even eliminate these negative feelings and get back to living the life they want--the life they deserve.

Have you been feeling more stressed out and tense lately? Do your worries and fears interfere with your relationships or your ability to function at work or school? Believe it or not, a certain level of stress can be healthy and can drive people to be more productive; however, when stress becomes overwhelming, health, relationships, and productivity can begin to deteriorate. I utilize a strengths-based, individualized approach to helping my clients manage stress and anxiety. Clients will come away from therapy being able to identify sources of stress and have the coping skills necessary to effectively manage stress and anxiety in the future. Call today to set up an appointment.