Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Gatesville, TX.

I offer approaches to help relieve stress and anxiety. One benefit for my counseling clients is learning proven relaxation techniques, including deep, abdominal breathing exercises. Slower, contolled deeper breathing can actually cause postive physiological changes in the body, resulting in more relaxation. In conjunction with the breathing exercises, clients will benefit from learning how to combine this with postive thoughts. Soothing music, recorded words or nature sounds can accent this approach. Clients are also encouraged to practice regular exercise and healthy nutritional habits. Time management skills can also help reduce anxiety and stress. Learning better communication hepls.

Navigating anxiety's grip requires a holistic approach, and that's where my expertise comes in. My therapy melds Somatic Experiencing with psychodynamic insights and CBT strategies, targeting anxiety's roots and its surface manifestations. Through understanding the unconscious processes and attachment patterns influencing your anxiety, combined with practical skills for managing symptoms, we embark on a journey toward lasting relief. My focus is on empowering you to transform anxiety into a source of strength, guiding you to a place of calm, clarity, and resilience. Together, we'll explore your path to tranquility.

Lake Austin Psychotherapy offers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorder as well as EMDR (Eye Movement, Desensitization and Reprocessing) to accelerate symptom relief from anxiety, stress and panic disorder. Somatic Experiencing is also incorporated to promote mind-body connections and autonomic regulation for heightened nervous system response.

Therapist will work with client to explore and identify the root issues that are fueling issues related to stress and anxiety. Therapist and client will create a new and healthy daily routine that promotes balance and emphasizes joy. This new routine will consist of self care practices, engagement with hobbies, social interaction, and incorporating a rage of coping mechanisms.

I provide practical tools to regain control over overwhelming thoughts and emotions. Through cognitive-behavioral techniques and dialectal behavior therapy, clients can learn to identify triggers, challenge negative patterns, and cultivate a sense of calm. I collaborate with clients to develop personalized strategies that empower them to navigate anxiety-inducing situations, ultimately fostering greater resilience and emotional well-being.

Next to depression, anxiety and stress are two of the most commonly experienced mental and emotional struggles faced by people. I will work with you to develop distress tolerance, relaxation skills, coping skills, and new thinking or self talk behaviors. While in the midst of your own stress and anxiety provoking situations, it may seem impossible, however, the good news is that there are many solutions that are directly in your control. that means you exclusively have the power to make this better. I will support you in a journey toward calmer and more peaceful living.

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.