Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Toronto, ON.

Stress and anxiety are natural, healthy responses to distressing conditions. I work to understand your anxiety and stress and together figure out how to alleviate it so that you can better get through what you're going through, lead the life you want and are meant to live, and have some pleasure doing so.

Everyone feels anxiety at some point in their lives but when it starts to interfere with your life, counseling can help. Although anxiety can feel debilitating, it is treatable. People with anxiety don’t always share the same symptoms, they vary from person to person. Therapy will help you to reclaim your life and function in a chronically stressful world.

At its core, anxiety is rooted in the belief that things are not safe. And beliefs about safety, being connected to survival, are not stored in our cognitive mind. As anyone who's struggled with anxiety well knows, our logical mind is usually not the part running the show in those moments. Neurologically, this makes sense - if you aren't safe, you don't want to have to think about what to do next. You want it to happen reflexively. This mental bipass is very adaptive; Unfortunately, it's also why cognitive and analytical treatments often fall short. Combining psychodynamics with somatic techniques, I help clients to not only manage symptoms but to heal the underlying cause.

Anxiety disorders commonly coexist with addiction tendencies. Anxiety can severely inhibit a person's life, causing them to feel an irrational amount of panic, fear and other negative emotions in any given circumstance. Severe anxiety may influence a person to avoid leaving their house, or to become paralyzed in situations they interpret as stressful. Many people who struggle with anxiety will try to self medicate with alcohol or drugs, which ultimately makes their symptoms worse. A dual diagnosis of addiction and anxiety requires special treatment considerations; the kind that Valiant Recovery provides.

Todd is Toronto's Anxiety Specialist! Having ended his own panic attacks and learned to manage his anxiety decades ago, Todd not only teaches his revolutionary technique to clients, but provides workshops across North America for mental health professionals so this powerful technique can help thousands across North America. All those other techniques like CBT and Mindfulness can be very helpful - yet when they are structured with this unique approach, you can expect quicker and more powerful results.

People often come to see me for psychotherapy in my downtown Toronto practice when they find that they are struggling with anxiety-related problems, such as panic disorder, social phobia, anxiety disorders, and the tendency to ruminate excessively. Psychotherapy helps individuals cope better with stress through the use of relaxation methods, and techniques to help regulate excessive anxiety.

Racing thoughts. Restless nights. Exhaustion. Do these words resonate with your experience of anxiety? I am here to help. Anxiety is a very common experience. My work with anxiety involves a two-pronged approach – short-term coping strategies and dealing with root causes for anxiety and stress. Working in the here-and-now, we will work with your emotions to identify the deeper issues that are at the heart of your anxiety and help move you towards healing and inner transformation. The goal is freedom from the fears that bind you, which opens the door to a fuller life. If you are ready to start this journey, I am ready to hear from you.

Anxiety and stress can steal your enthusiasm, sabotage your confidence, jeopardize your well being and have a negative impact on your body. Working together we can find ways to manage your anxiety and get your stress under control. We will look at what is the root cause of your stress, explore ways to reduce your stress and manage your anxiety. Finding a balance is the ultimate goal.

We live in a society that can put a lot of pressure on us to perform (say, at work, or with friends and family). Sometimes it's difficult for us to be who we "really are" and still perform to the standards we feel are expected of us. Understandably, this can lead to stress and anxiety (perhaps also depression, which often goes hand-in-hand with anxiety). There are a lot of ways that we can be triggered, and psychotherapy allows us to become aware of what they are, where they come from, and how we might be able to find who we "really are" with that.

You have found your way to ending your anxiety and stress. This therapy specializes in anxiety, and uses proven techniques to decrease these overwhelming feelings, and discovering a life of peace and joy. As the anxiety ends your true potential in life emerges. The incredible abilities of who you are will grow, and find harmonious connections within your life. I have a real passion working with people with anxiety. Finding the right therapeutic relationship is really important, and therefore a free consultation is offered. Contact me to start your path of healing and growth. www.kenwalton.org ken@kenwalton.org 416-659-1617

I use strategies from CBT and solution-focused therapy to help my clients address anxiety issues. This may involve using thought records or other tools to get clients to examine the basis of their stress and anxiety and explore how negative assumptions and negative internal dialogue may be contributing to their distress. I also focus on making positive lifestyle changes to build clients' resiliency and help them develop more functional coping strategies. I draw on my background in the health and fitness field to assist clients in achieving mind/body wellness through proper self-care (exercise, nutrition, stress management strategies, etc.)

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.

Often we are bombarded by stressful life circumstances that can steal our peace. Many of us have come through very painful and challenging experiences that have shaken our ability to create safety. All of which leave us vulnerable to anxiety and we can easily find ourselves in a constant state of panic. In my approach, I support you to make sense of these feelings and get them to work for you rather than against you. As we make sense of our fears and learn ways to create internal safety, we can create a peace that comes from the inside out. Like the quote says " I am not afraid of the storms, for I know how to sail my ship." Our work is to strengthen your ability to sail the storms.