Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Houston, TX.

Seems like stress is everywhere these days - at home, at work, in our relationships. While we laugh about how stressed out everyone is, the facts are that stress can really have a negative impact on your body. Don't wait until you are feeling overwhelmed and burned out. Working together, we can reduce your stress and anxiety with a buffet of easy-to-use techniques. It really does help to talk about what stresses you out. And it helps to have some things to do when you are in the car, waiting in line, about to meet with your boss, or upset about a relationship. It's a good time to take care of your mind and body - right now!

Anxiety and stress seem to be on the rise lately. In actuality, we all experience varying degrees of anxiety and stress throughout our lives and this is normal. And yet we do not want to feel either because they are uncomfortable. And yet, consider this: if you are walking down a dark alley at 2:00 am and NOT feeling anxious, I'm worried about you. If you are sitting in a famliar and safe environment and feeling anxious, I am also worried about you. Anxiety and stress are important to pay attention to and learn how to use them effectively OR to learn how to minimize them appropriately in your life. I'm happy to help you consider ways to cope with anxiety and stress.

Anxiety and stress are among my areas of expertise. I have conducted several workshops within the community as well as training at Shell Oil Co. for their quarterly health and safety meeting. As humans we all experience anxiety and stress. Together we will explore what is causing your distress to determine the most effective way to deal with it. We will also discuss the ways in which your belief system may be increasing your anxiety and ways to effectively cope. Relaxation training (something I teach) is often helpful to individuals experiencing stress.

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@kevinfleminphd.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.

We live in a world filled with stress and anxiety. Anxiety disorders affect nearly 40 million americans in a given year. Anxiety and stress can leave you feeling worn down, scared, or even panicked. It steals the joy from your life. But, anxiety is very treatable. I use cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to help you learn to control and shift the anxious thought that cause you to feel stressed. These tools are easy to use once you learn them. And unlike medicine alone, you can take these tools with you anywhere you go and you never run out. Call me today to start learning how to feel happy, balanced and at peace!

Anxiety & Stress can leave you feeling overwhelmed, drained and unmotivated. I can help you look at your anxiety & stress in a whole new way. As we work with root causes of anxiety and learn to utilize anxious symptoms to our benefit, our stress can go down. As a therapist that has suffered from anxiety, I can relate and help you navigate, manage and overcome your anxiety.

Before receiving my doctorate, I did an internship at the largest public mental health clinic in North Texas. I volunteered at Parkland Psychiatric Emergency Room on the overnight shift on Sunday nights for 7 months in1995. There I learned to handle crisis situations of the utmost kind. Many cases were serious suicide attempts or active psychosis. I have been to 3 separate training seminars on hypnosis. Hypnosis is NOT frequently used in my office and is always optional but it can be a means of reducing anxiety and stress. We can learn to not upset ourselves and to relax. I will take an in-depth and broad comprehensive approach that involve no medications. There are a plethora of tools.

I help clients reframe problems or incidents that trigger a stress response. Uncertainty and fear can be expressed and encouraged to play out worst case scenario to eliminate anxiety. Relaxation techniques, thought stopping, and journaling are encouraged to reduce anxiety. OCD can be reduced by helping the client to let go of rituals created to relieve internal anxiety, but which actually serve to keep it alive. Referrals to psychiatrists are made to evaluate the need for medication. Anxiety which has moved from situational to a medical condition can be reversed and controlled with ssri anti-depressants.

Do people ever say to you, “Just calm down”, “Get a grip on yourself”, “You’re stressing me out!” Well, it probably means you really are stressing out too much! Stress is a normal part of life. But when stress is prolonged it can have negative affects, such as headaches, an upset stomach, heart problems and high blood pressure, or even depression or anxiety. If you are overwhelmed with stress, it’s important to know stress CAN be managed. We can help you develop coping skills and create a healthy routine and balanced lifestyle that lessen the affects of stress. We will also help you to think about life differently and keep things in perspective, so that you worry less and live more.

Anxiety is a normal part of life. Sometimes, however, anxiety or stress can become overwhelming and take control of your life. Anxiety can affect your thoughts, behaviors, feelings, and even physical sensations. We utilize a cognitive-behavioral approach to help you manage anxiety symptoms, change unproductive thought patterns, identify triggers, express your deeper feelings and needs, and feel more calm and relaxed.

Unrecognized fears, such as loss and/or failure sometimes feed one's anxiety and stress. Other times anxiety and stress might be read as a need for change. Often times having the space and freedom to vent relieves this pressure but when talking is not enough we will look at the width of your anxiety threshold and explore ways of pushing against the confining walls that seem to keep you trapped in this space.

If you’re feeling stressed out, overwhelmed, or stuck, I’m your girl. Can you imagine what life could be like without constantly worrying and putting this much pressure on yourself? I specialize in helping over-achieving adults and older teens (high school age and up) find balance and work through struggles with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and body image issues. I also provide Christian counseling upon request. If you’re ready for some relief, call me at 281-785-2273 or email me at kelley.dawson.counseling@gmail.com and we can chat about what you’re going through and how I can help!

Everyone experiences anxiety at some point, but for some the anxiety is so frequent or intense that it interferes with their lives or even triggers panic attacks. I use Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help my clients get a sense of control over their own anxiety. We collaborate to learn skills to reduce the frequency or intensity of the anxious feelings, to tolerate the anxiety when it does occur so they can still function through it, and to practice habits that reduce stress and improve general mental health.