Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Pugwash, NS.

The only people who are stress free are dead or drugged. Stress means you are alive and growing. The challenge of life is managing our stress. You can experience stress in at least seven forms. You can have spiritual stress about how you fit in this universe. You can experience mental stress in how you see yourself in your life reflected in your level of self confidence. You can develop vocational stress about your current or future work. You can create social stress with confusion or conflicts in your network of friends. You can also have familial stress from family dynamics And you can create physical stress from poor health or fitness. Whatever the form, I can help.

For many people, stress is so commonplace that it has become a way of life. Modern life is full of demands, deadlines, frustrations, and challenges. It's important to learn how to recognize when your stress levels are out of control. The most dangerous thing about stress is how you get used to it and it starts to feel normal, you don't notice how much it's affecting you. When stress becomes overwhelming, it can affect your relationships, your mood, your productivity, and your quality of life. You can protect yourself by recognizing the symptoms of stress and taking steps to take action to deal with and reduce the harmful effect on your health.

While our bodies are perfectly designed to adapt and react to stress, modern problems mean that we tend to detect life threatening dangers in very ordinary places. Conflicts at work, arguments in our relationships and uncertainties such as the post-Covid world activate old survival mechanisms. We may be stuck in the buzzing, fear states of ‘fight-flight’ or the numb and paralyzed states of ‘freeze and shut down.’ The good news is that I have a long history of safely and successfully helping individuals and couples to reduce and release stress using a variety of CBT and mindfulness techniques, as well as trauma-informed therapy. You have my commitment to compassionate and educated care.