Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Hickory, NC.

Working through anxiety and stress within the experiential model the client receives immediate feedback of strengths, obstacles, and opportunities for behavior change to learn, practice and develop coping skills. The experiential process is structured for the client to gain awareness to thoughts, feelings, and behaviors associated with the anxiety inducing circumstances as they may be rooted to the past and causing dysfunction in the present. The immediacy of this process provides opportunities to process emotions, practice relaxation and diversion techniques, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to work through the anxiety and stress inducing experience with support of the therapist.

Anxiety can take away your personal power at the most important moments and start to have too much control over your behavior. Over time, chronic stress can break down a healthy view of yourself. Starting from our first session, I will support your understanding of anxiety, its biological effects, and its impact on your relationships. I will support you to build on developing insight and develop habits that support anxiety and stress reduction. At the end of therapy, you will have a clear plan for sustained control over anxiety and chronic stress. I'm reachable through phone for a free 20-minute consultation to further discuss your needs and answer any questions about my therapy approach.

When it comes to anxiety and stress (and OCD) there's bad news and GREAT news! Since I started doing therapy in 2004 the majority of my clients have struggled with high levels of anxiety. I have worked with countless people to help support and educate them about how to gain control over overwhelming stress, worry, anxiety and OCD. Since Covid there's been a HUGE increase in anxiety-- I often say, we live in the "age of anxiety." That's the BAD news. But the GREAT news is we've learned a lot about to treat anxiety and OCD disorders. These areas are my specializations. Tele-therapy can absolutely benefit your life by providing objective, personalized support and essential mental health skills.

I work to accurately understand the details of my client's particular anxiety and stress issues. I have helped many people in these areas, and have accumulated a number of effective approaches. I confer with my client as to which may be effective for them, and of course modify my approach as needed.

While most treatment approaches for anxiety and stress are effective on the surface, they don’t treat the real problem. Mantras, deep breathing, and rational dialogues about your fear being irrational rarely work---for most people don’t believe it or you! Imagine if you can trick the brain into changing without you telling your conscious mind that you are changing it? Problem with anxiety and stress is that the brain in this state knows you want to change it and it resists. Contact Kevin@kevinfleminphd.com for the ultimate stress and anxiety solution that will literally change your brain's autonomic nervous system patterns while you sit on your butt. 877-606-6161.