Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Stouffville, ON.

Anxiety and stress can feel overwhelming, affecting your peace of mind and daily life. In our sessions, I provide a calm, supportive space where you can explore your concerns without judgment. Together, we’ll identify triggers, develop practical coping strategies, and build resilience using approaches like CBT, Mindfulness, and Narrative Therapy. My goal is to help you regain control, reduce tension, and restore balance—so you can feel more confident and empowered in managing life’s challenges.

Feeling anxious? or stressed? or overwhelmed? The current situation may seem so difficult, there are changes all the time. It maybe the stress at school, or the pressure at work, or the unfairness how others have treated you at work. But, you need the job, and have the anxiety going to work everyday. You can empower yourself by learning coping strategies and use them to handle your feelings and your automatic thoughts. You can also learn how to do self-care, how to do relaxation, so that your sleep quality is better. All the different parts of your life is inter-related and can affect you and your quality in life.

Anxiety can leave you feeling overwhelmed, stuck in your head, or constantly on edge. You might notice racing thoughts, tension in your body, or trouble relaxing. Together, we take time to understand where your anxiety comes from and what keeps it going. With support, understanding, and self-awareness, you can feel calmer, more grounded, and better able to face situations that once felt overwhelming. Clients often notice improved confidence, reduced stress, and the ability to manage their thoughts and emotions more effectively.

Anxiety and stress can be treated using a variety of techniques that look towards changing situations, thought patters, and behaviours that work to reduce both percieved and acutal stress/anxiety levels. Psychoeducation allows the client to obtain both the knowledge and skills that can be used to better manage stressors as they arise. As well, simply taking the time to vent your worries and concerns to an unbiased party can greatly help to immediatley reduce stress while allowing you to see the situation from a more realistic perspective.

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.

Most individuals experience anxiety from time to time or in response to very stressful moments in their lives. When anxiety occurs in response to normal daily activities or becomes constant, overwhelming, difficult to control and starts to interfere with daily life, it might mean you are experiencing an anxiety disorder. Therapy that addresses anxiety can help you identify and understand your symptoms and learn new ways of thinking, and new behaviour patterns that can greatly reduce your anxiety. Finding a therapist whom you trust and connect with is very important and can be the beginning of feeling more in control of your life.

I work with various forms of anxiety and stress including social anxiety, general anxiety , post-trauma stress, panic attacks, health anxiety and obsessive compulsive tendencies. I work with my clients to uncover what triggers their anxiety or stress response and explore what might be working to maintain undesirable feelings and subsequent behaviours. I providing strategies for the client to implement in their day to day life, and together we work toward reducing the intensity of symptoms and managing their stress.

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.

We all experience anxiety and stress. But anxiety becomes a problem when it involves ongoing worry that is hard to control; thinking the worst when the worst is unlikely to happen; exaggerated fears; a high level of discomfort in social situations; recurrent thoughts, images or impulses; trauma-based memories memories and fears; feelings of panic. Therapy for anxiety helps people reduce or eliminate the thoughts that trigger their anxiety; helps them to re-engage with situations that are being avoided or escaped from prematurely; and helps them to better manage inherently stressful situations.

I provide a judgment-free zone for my clients to explore their feelings of stress, anxiety, and panic. From short-term panic attacks to long-term work or school stress, we will work together to develop strategies for coping, self-compassion, and calmness during times of strife. We will also learn more about how the nervous system works to empower you with the knowledge to help yourself in a kind, empathetic, and understanding way.

Anxiety is our body’s way of getting us ready for action, getting us ready to fight or flee in a given situation which, while helpful in keeping us alive, can be very unhelpful when it negatively impacts our ability to live our daily lives. I work collaboratively with clients to explore how anxiety and stress show up in their lives, and to strengthen and develop strategies to minimize the impact they have on living the life you want to live. Book a free consultation to learn more about my approach and explore if we are a good fit.

Anxiety and stress take a hold on you and never let go, leaving you trapped and frozen. I help my clients to learn all about the magic of mindfulness practice. It's one of the most effective ways to put you in control of your emotions, rather than them controlling you. Imagine how great it would be to have an internal place of peace and serenity that you can use at any time to relax and become grounded. Mindfulness is an ancient practice that is also supported by scientific empirical studies. It's one of the best ways to change your life.

Anxiety and stress can disrupt your life and affect your overall well-being. My approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness techniques to help you manage and reduce these feelings. Together, we’ll explore the root causes of your anxiety and stress, develop practical coping strategies, and work on building resilience. I aim to provide a supportive environment where you can gain control over your stressors and cultivate a more balanced and calm life. Contact me to schedule a free 15-minute consultation to start taking steps towards greater peace of mind.

Are you tired of constantly feeling anxious and stressed out? The demands of modern life and constant barrage of information can take a toll on your physical and mental well-being, even leading to burnout. It's time for you to regain control over your life and find peace amidst the chaos. I draw on my background and experience as a lawyer to help working professionals struggling with the demands of life. By working together, you can learn evidence-based approaches to address the underlying causes of anxiety, stress, and burnout. Through a personalized approach, you can learn new strategies to cope with anxiety and reduce stress, while undoing old patterns and creating lasting change.

Oftentimes people view anxiety as a bad feeling, however, through their work with me clients often find ways to live with their anxiety and turn the situation around. Anxiety is generally a fear of a wide variety of things, by addressing the roots of the anxiety and understanding that it can be faced head on, clients often find relief from the things that make them anxious. My work with anxiety is always gradual and clients are first made comfortable with their anxiety and then learn to cope and at times reduce anxieties where appropriate.

We all experience some form of stress in meeting the various challenges of life, but sometimes we can get overwhelmed. In counselling, I work with you to understand your own process of stress and anxiety, and then we can work together on ways of dealing effectively with the people and situations you find particularly challenging at this time in your life.

Studies on the benefits of Neurofeedback continue to demonstrate positive results, with thousands of clients improving their quality of life with these non-invasive, drug-free treatments. Neurofeedback can be helpful for symptoms of ADHD, anxiety, depression, cognitive and sensory integration, sleep problems and pain. Even people that struggle with developmental trauma and can gain access to the underlying root cause of their symptomatology and can optimize the neuroplasticity of the brain, supporting an improved success rate when combined with psychotherapy treatment.

Clients can benefit from anxiety and stress treatment and counseling from a psychotherapist in several ways. Firstly, as a trained therapist, I can provide clients with effective coping mechanisms to manage their symptoms of anxiety and stress. By exploring the root causes of their anxiety and stress, clients can gain a deeper understanding of their triggers and develop strategies for managing them. Secondly, therapy provides a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to express their thoughts and feelings. clients can gain greater clarity and perspective on their experiences, which can help to reduce their feelings of anxiety feelings of anxiety and stress.

Anxiety prevents you from being present and puts you in a position where you are either ruminating about the past or worrying about the future. In the moment, it can feel impossible to get out of it, and one cannot simply snap out of it. Similarly, stress can permeate multiple aspects of your life. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as mindfulness exercises to help you manage your anxiety. Eventually, we would also work together to understand why the anxiety shows up and how we can address the original source. Reach out today to book a free consultation.

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

Anxiety and stress often create overwhelming feeling of being "stuck" and undermines one's sense of confidence. If you feel you are suffering from anxiety and stress, I recommend you seek out the support of your Doctor in addition to seeking psychotherapy. You can expect me to support you as you safely determine the triggers for your anxiety. I will provide you with grounding and self soothing exercises so that you can manage the stress better as we work together to process and understand the specific anxiety and stress in your life. My approach is focused on being gentle, nurturing and safe. Give me a call for a free consultation.

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@kevinflemingphd.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.

I am an expert in working with anxiety and stress-related concerns. I practice from a mindfulness-based approach, specifically drawing upon MBCT. This gentle approach emphasizes the health benefits associated with cultivating deeper awareness in the present moment through breathing, relaxation, and meditative exercises. I also utilize CBT, neurophysiological research, and Kundalini yoga to offer clients effective stress management skills. I additionally offer information to teach clients the physiological aspects of the stress response to increase their understanding and ability to self-regulate such processes so they see lasting change in their lives.

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

Anxiety and stress can show up in many ways, racing thoughts, physical tension, overthinking, or constant worry, and can make it hard to feel present or at ease. In our work together, I provide a safe, calming space where clients can slow down, better understand their triggers, and learn tools to manage overwhelming feelings. Using approaches like CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and solution-focused therapy, I help clients challenge unhelpful thought patterns, build coping strategies, and reconnect with their inner strengths. The goal is not only to reduce distress but also to create more balance, confidence, and peace of mind in daily life.