Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Clearview, ON.

Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety and stress? You're not alone, and there is hope! We offer a warm and supportive space to help you find peace and well-being. We understand how anxiety and stress can disrupt your life, and we're here to listen without judgment. By combining our expertise in medicine, psychology, and public health, we'll create a personalized plan to address the root causes of your anxiety. Together, we'll develop healthy coping mechanisms, build resilience, and empower you to take back control. Imagine feeling calmer and more in charge – that's what's possible. Let's work together to create a brighter future, step-by-step.

Anxiety and stress are amongst the most common challenges that I assist people with almost every day in my practice. At some level, almost everything comes down to stress in some way, however everyone experiences it differently under different circumstances. When we work together to reduce your anxiety and stress symptoms I'm confident that you'll benefit from the wide range of disciplines I have studied during my years specializing in anxiety and stress, both as a therapist in training and as an anxiety researcher at York University. Whether mindfulness, meditation and self-hypnosis, to cutting edge approaches like biofeedback and autogenic relaxation, we'll find the way that helps you best

Psychotherapy offers significant benefits for individuals dealing with anxiety and stress. When I work with clients who are suffering from anxiety and stress, they can gain valuable insights into the root causes of their anxiety and stress, identifying triggers and patterns that contribute to their emotional distress. I provide effective tools and coping strategies to manage anxious thoughts and overwhelming stressors. I often integrate the practice of mindfulness into my sessions. Practicing mindfulness allows my clients to cultivate present-moment awareness, helping them observe and accept their thoughts and feelings without judgment.

Untreated anxiety has the potential to reappear throughout a person's life. This is why it is so important to seek treatment as soon as symptoms arise. Here at Whiteboard, we believe there are two realities in life: 1) Everyone has some level of anxiety; 2) No one should be crippled by the fallout from that anxiety. Racing thoughts, mood swings, difficult emotions — these are all hallmarks of anxiety which require treatment. Our treatment approach involves breaking down the component parts of a client's anxiety in order for them to better understand the motivating factors behind it. Once this occurs, steps are taken to help clients understand the steps they need to take to discover freedom.

My approach to anxiety and stress focuses mainly on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, as it is an empirically-tested, evidence-based technique. It includes recognizing and addressing distorted thinking, grounding techniques, mindfulness, maintaining a journal, and self-care. Alongside CBT, we can explore the roots and possible causes of the anxiety. I have had great successes with clients who came to me with anxiety. One client in particular had social anxiety so severe, she would become physically sick, experience awful gastrointestinal issues, and eventually faint when in a social situation. As a result of therapy, her coping skills improved, until her anxiety all but disappeared.

I use Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) techniques to help individuals who may experience difficulties with stress and anxiety. This approach allows us to work together to recognize and focus on the habitual responses you might experience and instead approach them from a non-judgmental and accepting stance. Furthermore, MBSR equips you with techniques that can be practiced at any time and carried with you to help manage ongoing anxiety and stress. I also use aspects of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that focus on education, creating relaxation techniques, identifying and changing negative thinking, and facing your fears.

Stress and anxiety are natural reactions to challenges of life. They can help us grow by providing energy necessary to achieve goals, pass exams or expand our comfort zone. They can also be debilitating if constantly present in our lives. Living is a "red zone" may seriously impact our physical and emotional wellbeing. Together we will work toward helping you become more aware of your emotional responses, facilitating healthy thought process, learn mindfulness, relaxation, and breathing for anxiety tools. You will develop coping strategies to navigate your life from a more relaxed, grounded and powerful place inside.

Our counseling approach offers exceptional benefits for individuals dealing with anxiety and stress. Our highly skilled counselors provide personalized guidance and support to help you effectively manage these challenges and regain control of your life. Through evidence-based techniques, such as CBT, DBT and relaxation techniques, we empower you to develop coping strategies, enhance self-awareness, and build resilience. Our compassionate approach fosters a safe and non-judgmental environment, allowing you to express your concerns freely. By addressing the root causes of anxiety and stress, we help you develop long-term solutions that promote emotional well-being.

At my practice, I take a personalized and holistic approach to anxiety and stress treatment and counseling. I understand that anxiety and stress can manifest in different ways for each individual, and I work with my clients to identify the underlying causes and triggers of their symptoms. Together, we develop coping mechanisms, stress reduction techniques, and mindfulness strategies to help manage and alleviate their anxiety and stress. I also incorporate cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based practices to help clients reframe negative thought patterns and develop a more positive mindset. By working together, clients can learn to manage their anxiety and stress and achie

Low levels of anxiety can motivate us to accomplish goals and perform at our best. As the level of experienced anxiety creeps higher, it robs us of our joy and can make us feel overwhelmed resulting in either inactivity or a compulsion to be overactive yet not experiencing any lasting relief. Our sense of internal peace and calm is replaced by perpetual overthinking and fear. Let's work together to gain insight into the root cause of your anxiety so that we are able to empower you to reclaim your experience of joy and a sense of internal calm.

For many of us, our stream of life is interrupted by events that are so stressful and scary that they create lasting change. This can be a single incident such as an assault or accident. Or, it could be recurring incidents that take place in the course of our work. It could also be trauma in our earliest years from our caregivers or in our first relationships. If you feel that something from your past is impacting your current life, trauma and stress focused therapy may be a good fit for you.

Anxiety is a normal part of life, but when chronic stress and anxiety plagues your life, there can be significant consequences to your health, well-being, and interpersonal relationships. Anxiety is one of the most comment forms of mental health suffering that individuals, couples, children and families experience. Shauna assists you to learn effective ways to manage your anxiety and improve your quality of life. People who seek treatment often experience a dramatic increase in well-being, satisfaction and happiness!

Stress and Anxiety can greatly impact many areas in our lives including sleep, performance, motivation, health and relationships. In working with me, we will explore the impact of stress and anxiety in your life, practice self-awareness, calming techniques, stress and anxiety management, and create a unique resourcing plan to help you navigate times of stress and anxiety in your life.

Are you feeling stressed, exhausted, burned out, and run down? Have you been exposed to stress and trauma through your work as a front-line healthcare professional? Our biological bodies and brains were not designed for the types of financial, cultural, social, and relational stressors we live with today. I see anxiety as a reminder to start listening to our body, our mind, and spirit. I can help you with Mindfulness-based stress reduction and self-care approaches to guide you toward a more peaceful, meaningful, and fulfilling life.

Anxiety can be an overwhelming, all-consuming experience. It can take over our whole being. This is why I offer an embodied approach to exploring anxiety together, so that you can gain awareness around your unique physiological responses to stress and worry, and become more empowered to draw on the supports available to you in stressful situations.

Anxiety and stress is not something that you have to just live with. It is a result of past or current life issues or upsets that is causing your thoughts and bodily reactions to work in a certain way. We will work to identify the causes of your anxiety and stress. We will create practical action plans that will help you to take action and control. We will work with your thoughts to uncover what thoughts are helping or hindering you to be relaxed. You will also learn ways to manage the physical symptoms of anxiety and stress.

When anxiety and stress come into our lives, it can feel like we are losing control. Client expressed feeling lost, confused, frustrated, tired, and much more. Working together, we will help you feel more in control of your life. There are many roads to Rome but the best one is the one that is sustainable. Together, we will create a safe space where we can explore maladaptive patterns and adjust them to be healthier.

Anxiety comes from not feeling safe. I work with you to uncover the underlying factors that have led you to feeling unsafe, and look at strategies that help ensure safety. I practice Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and somatic experiencing to teach your body to calm itself using breathwork and gentle movement.

Anxiety often hits us unexpectedly. We might manage stress well enough until at some point the body's resources seem to get diminished and the body starts to talk back. Some symptoms of Anxiety & Stress might be: difficulty breathing, sleeping and/or eating; restless mind; negative thoughts and tumultuous emotions. The work I find most helpful to improve your skills for dealing with these fear-based emotions; includes cultivating a better relationship with your body and your emotions. As you become more aware of your actual limitations and pay greater attention to your needs, your body can achieve a more balanced state.

Anxiety and stress can affect all aspects of our lives. It can impact our mood, self-esteem, relationships, and our day-to-day functioning. It can be quite overwhelming, and so many people are struggling, especially in this fast-paced & tumultuous world we're living in! In therapy, we'll work together to figure out the root cause of what's making you stressed & anxious, and make a plan to heal and engage tools for coping. This will help reduce your distress, find balance in life, and reconnect with feelings of joy and calm. If you'd like to start feeling better now, book a consultation or session today and let's get started! www.kaleidoscopecounsellingco.com

Back in our distant past, anxiety and stress came from physical concerns such as lack of food, or shelter, to help us survive the winter, or danger of being killed by an animal (or neighbour!). While we now have few physical dangers to cause us anxiety or stress, we have many psychological ones – work, traffic, neighbours, money and lack of time to name a few. It is not these “events” themselves that create the anxiety and stress, but how we perceive them. Through exploring the irrationality of our thoughts, life’s events can be put into a more balanced perspective, with the resulting positive impact on our health and sense of wellbeing.

We all know the profound effect stress has on our physical and mental health, yet we all still struggle to say no to our boss, set boundaries with family and prioritize our self care above all else. It's because we live in a society that is constantly demanding us to work more, sleep less, pay more, play less. Our brains are constantly overwhelmed and overloaded, nervous systems triggered, and emotions dysregulated. Even if we think we're doing a good job at managing our stress, we're always going to experience challenges, and we all deserve to take care of ourselves. If anxiety is taking control of your life, reach out to work together and take back your power from stress and anxiety!

I am trained, not only to teach you to manage anxiety/panic, but to get rid of it. Often when we feel anxious it feels like it comes from nowhere. In reality It often comes from an unconscious fear. The fear is that a painful feeling from your past (ex, shame) is going to be felt in the present. If you were bullied, a sense of helplessness and humiliation is a trigger for you. If you were made to feel stupid, growing up, any current situation which makes you feel stupid is felt as anxiety. Other triggers are, I'm not good enough, at fault, bad. selfish. a bother, etc. Our work together is to identify your triggers and work together to eliminate their effect on you. Let's get started.

Stress and anxiousness is what we feel when we are trying to handle more than we can. My counselling approach can help you learn to challenge your thoughts and believes, think more realistically about life events and transitions; set clear personal and professional boundaries; (re)establish better balance between your work-school-life obligations; find sufficient time to do the things that really matter to you; have fun and get your life back 'on track' by knowing how to self-care. Approaches utilized: Solution Focused, Cognitive-Behavioural, Psychodynamic and Psychoeducational.

Anxiety and stress can happen to all of us. With the many hats we have to wear on a daily basis, the common multitasking and pressure to preform can cause challenges for us. Anxiety and stress can interfere with many areas of life; work, school, relationships, socializing, sleep, motivation and overall feelings of wellness. We help support individuals gain tools to alleviate stress, reduce anxiety and live more joyously.