Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Peapack and Gladstone, NJ.

I approach anxiety treatment in a customized way that does not rely on a cookie cutter approach. I draw on my clinical experience, proven techniques and academic knowledge to create an individualized therapy plan that best supports your needs . We work as a team to help create the specific tools you need to overcome anxiety and embrace life again. Within an environment of compassion, empathy and focused engagement, we will work through root causes or the core of which creates the anxiety in your life and help you to replace them with feeling calm, empowered, peaceful and grounded.

Our clinicians often Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques to treat individuals struggling with anxiety. CBT refers to a class of interventions with the basic premise that maladaptive cognitions (general beliefs, or schemas, about the world, the self, and the future, giving rise to specific and automatic thoughts in particular situations) contribute to the maintenance of emotional distress and behavioral problems. The basic model posits that therapeutic strategies to change these maladaptive cognitions lead to changes in emotional distress and problematic behaviors. Our clinicians help you learn how to challenge and control these thoughts so you can regain control of your life.

Anxiety is the feeling of worry, apprehension, fear, and panic including heart palpatations in response to situations which seem overwhelming, threatening, unsafe or uncomfortable. Are you or have you experienced any of these emotions? Do you experience social anxiety when in group situations? We convey feelings of empathy, concern and caring, as we seek to help you to resolve your concerns.

It can be very difficult to admit, as a Christian that we are suffering from anxiety and stress. That is where all change begins. Admitting that something is wrong. Sometimes we turn to a unhealthy coping mechanisms that eventually make matters worse. Things like alcohol, food or even endless hours in front of the television or phone. Together we can take steps to identify the issues and care for you spirit, soul and body.

Change your thinking and you change your life! I never met anyone with negative thinking who had a positive life. Anxiety and stress can be debilitating, paralyzing in some cases. Perhaps you're worried about a job, a loved one, the kids at school, feel awkward or uncomfortable in new or large places; or your marriage, a relationship, or are involved in a toxic relationship. All of these can create severe anxiety and stress. Panic attacks that occur suddenly for no reason, can all be changed, the first step is yours, call and we'll talk about how best to get you back to the life you want.

Whether you are struggling with Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Disorder or generalized stress, your life can feel unmanageable with these overwhelming issues. Medications offer some relief however counseling may be able to offer a result. So often belief systems can create these stresses. I will help you discover the belief systems that are contributing to your high levels of anxiety and stress. In addition we will look at relaxation techniques and calming exercises which may be as simple as learning how to use breathing. In addition the use of meditation and imagery will be used. You can learn to live your life anxiety and stress free.

We've evolved to experience the pain more quickly and thoroughly than pleasure. That's how our ancestors were able to survive! Although we don't need that feature anymore, we are still equipped to think negative thoughts more strongly and feel negative emotions more intensely than positive ones. When that hard-wiring goes awry, we experience anxiety and stress and inevitably suffer. In your treatment, you'll learn evidence-based strategies to successfully calm the mind chatter and reduce the clenching pain that comes with stress. What does a calm mind and heart mean to you?

While we all live with some degree of anxiety and stress in our lives, there are times when the anxiety and stress levels overwhelm us and our usual ways of coping no longer work. When overwhelmed by stress an anxiety, it is not uncommon to shut down, engage in poor decision making or partake in destructive escape routes. I help clients gain perspective, problem-solve, and find ways to increase support during times of extreme stress, anxiety, loss and disappointment. Clients with whom I work with on issues of anxiety and stress report feeling more hopeful, more capable, reassured and better able to tackle life's challenges and disappointments.

Everyone knows what it feels like to be anxious and stressed. I have worked with many clients around anxiety issues. I help people to see that "they are not anxiety" but rather, that "anxiety is a visitor." It comes and it goes. Sitting down and taking a close look at your anxiety is a way to begin to have control over it, rather than anxiety controlling you! Mindfulness offers many tools I share with my clients as I help them with troublesome anxiety and panic issues. I also bring in information from modern neuroscience, as well as offering them some cognitive and behavioral techniques. There are things that can help you to manage your anxiety, so you don't have to struggle with it.

I provide talk therapy and a safe place to explore, understand and get a handle on anxiety and stress. I will help you to sees the connections between your past and your present, and where your anxiety stems from. We will work through unresolved past issues. If medication is needed, I will work with a prescriber. Life is inevitably stressful, but more so for some than for others. Whether you are stressed by major life issues or you find yourself stressed by everyday snafus, I can help you find solutions as well as resolve long ago issues that may unconsciously be affecting you.

Athletes and non-athletes experience stress. It is a simple result of being human in an all-too complicated world. Although the circumstances are usually very different for the anxious parent, self-conscious adolescent, young professional lacking confidence, worried student, or the athlete concerned about under-performing, they all share the common experience of anxiety and stress. I use the pragmatic strategies of sport and optimal performance psychology to help individuals of all ages to better manage their stress and to transform their fears into a source of personal strength.

We offer individual and family therapy for children, teens, and adults. Well Being Therapy Center offers individual psychotherapy, couples counseling, teen therapy, children therapy, and group therapy sessions in a comfortable setting. We look forward to welcoming you into our practice, and helping you to achieve your optimal Well Being. We offer evening appointments so we can be available when you need us.

Everyone experiences anxiety at some point, but for some the anxiety is so frequent or intense that it interferes with their lives or even triggers panic attacks. I use Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help my clients get a sense of control over their own anxiety. We collaborate to learn skills to reduce the frequency or intensity of the anxious feelings, to tolerate the anxiety when it does occur so they can still function through it, and to practice habits that reduce stress and improve general mental health.