Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Sutton, ON.

There are many things in our lives that cause us stress and anxiety. Sometimes these stresses and anxieties become so big they can start to decide what it is we do or do not do. They can take over our lives. I can help you take your life back! Together we will work to recognize the triggers of stress and anxiety and how they interfere with what it is you want to accomplish. Utilizing relaxation skills, attention to self care and positive, realistic thinking anxiety and stress will be reduced to manageable levels; levels where you can decide what is best for you. Take back from anxiety and stress what is yours...your life.

Anxiety and stress can become utterly overwhelming. I will help you to uncover what is getting in the way of living your optimal life and to build new skills to manage it. Through the use of acceptance and mindfulness strategies I help clients to be fully present in the moment and to accept otherwise negative emotions. Commitment and behavior change strategies help clients to change or persist in behaviors more in line with their own values. Used together these strategies increase client’s psychological flexibility.

Shyamala has a decade of experience working with clients that struggle with feelings of anxiety and stress. Her approach includes cognitive behavioural therapy to help clients manage the symptoms of anxiety and creating a plan to move forward, as well as exploring patterns of emotional regulation that may lead to longer term success in managing this very common issue.

We all have anxiety in various degrees as it has been a part of the human condition as a protection mechanism since the cave man days. In today's world, anxiety is a very common issue due to lack of work life balance, juggling increasing life demands and our difficulty disconnecting from others due to electronics. I work with clients to determine what are the root causes of their anxiety while providing coping techniques to better manage the anxiety symptoms.

Anxiety can be a pretty consuming, stressful, and overwhelming feeling. In therapy, we will explore the roots of your feelings of anxiety in order to understand where they originated. Additionally, depending on the type of anxiety you are experiencing, whether it be worrying, panic, nervousness, etc., we will: 1. Create a plan for dealing with the anxiety and stress 2. Work on overcoming the anxiety and stress. Interventions that we may use to accomplish these goals are mindfulness, relaxation and breathing, behavioural, cognitive, as well as insight oriented. I will also, collaboratively, draw on other therapeutic approaches to work towards your whole health, well-being, and freedom.

Anxiety is anticipating something evil to happen in the future, which brings stress to the person and interrupts the routine and healthy psychological function. The anxiety itself is a necessary part of everyday life, but when it becomes extreme, it can cause harm for our mental health. To learn how to manage anxiety and cope with the stress is a skill that is needed to cope with everyday problems as well as traumatic experiences in life. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see if we are a good fit.

Anxiety and stress, sometimes they're manageable... sometimes they aren't. If you are having difficulty managing the anxiety and stress, I strive to work with people to navigate and explore their stressors to understand them and gain insight and perspective into those stress patterns so we can collaboratively devise empowering ways to manage them.