Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Thunder Bay, ON.

Some level of stress and anxiety is likely to be a part of everyone's life at some time, and it helps to have someone to talk to. Strategies to minimize stress and cope with anxiety have proven effective for many. Counselling can help build on your own existing skills, wisdom and life experience to implement strategies to help you cope with the stress and anxiety in your life.

I love working with people who wrestle with anxiety and stress, I love it because of the difference I witness in the lives and experiences of my clients. Employing a blend of mindfulness, somatic experiencing and neuroscience (polyvagal) techniques, the felt experience of anxiety can be managed in an entirely new way for you, and can lead to profound change in your life. I can not make it so that you never feel anxious again, but we can work to help you learn what to do when you experience the familiar sensations of anxiety, so that it doesn't take over your thoughts, body and life.

Psychodynamic support for anxiety and stress involves exploring past experiences and unconscious processes that may be influencing your current struggles. By examining how early relationships and life events have shaped your patterns of thinking and behaving, we can gain insight into the root causes of your anxiety and stress. Through this deeper understanding, we aim to help you develop healthier coping mechanisms and build resilience to manage these overwhelming feelings. The therapeutic process may involve delving into unresolved conflicts, addressing defense mechanisms, and fostering self-awareness to promote lasting emotional healing and growth.

I’ve been helping people lead more intentional lives for over 20 years. Anxiety can cause thoughts to be out of proportion to reality, stop you from doing what you want to do, and make you feel out of control. I’m trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, developmental models,and anxiety and depression management. I will support you in creating a set of tools to help you manage your anxiety. Most importantly, you're a distinctive person, with distinctive needs. My goal is to work with you as a unique individual, and focus on YOUR goals.

Learn to work with the energetic messenger anxiety is while establishing concrete strategies for managing chronic and acute anxiety attacks through use of breath, and grounding. Learn to create an inner dialogue that can calm the threat of anxiety, and change the relationship with the role anxiety is allowed to play in your life. Numerous approaches can be take to explore stresses including your beliefs about productivity, where your value comes from, and setting boundaries with self and others.

Anxiety and stress can impact your health, relationships, and sense of fulfillment in life. In therapy, you can learn more about anxiety and stress and how they impact your daily life. With the support of a therapist, you can develop insights, strategies, and resources to help you thrive amid external stressors and challenges. I work with individuals, couples and families. Book a free consultation to explore if we are a good fit for therapy.

Dealing with anxiety is difficult as it is the body's natural response to a perceived threat and that response, is unique to each individual and can often present itself as a sense of discomfort, emotional reactions, physical sensations, and unhelpful behavioural patterns. Your anxiety can be triggered through situational or environmental events and can often feel chronic. Schedule a free consultation to me to see if I am the right fit to help you manage your anxiety.

I work with men who are overwhelmed and stressed. They feel successful in the work they do, but they're finding that they don't have the capacity to manage life outside of work anymore. They feel like the demands of their relationship with a spouse or children is too much. Now, let's admit, they've never been good at talking about stuff. Talking about what's going on inside their head and expressing how they feel just isn't their strong suit. But they're not coping well. They avoid the stress by finding their own little place to unwind and keep a distance from everyone so they can get some peace for a minute (or hours). Let's try something different. I'm hear to listen.

Anxiety and stress affects everyone, some people much more than others. People struggling with moderate to severe levels of anxiety and stress can benefit from seeking professional help. In my practice I use cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help individuals whose experience of anxiety/stress interferes with normal everyday functioning, and negatively affects their quality of life and relationships with others. Research studies have shown that cognitive behavioural therapy is highly successful in treating different types of anxiety problems. The effectiveness of this type of counselling however depends on the individual not everyone finds it helpful. In cases where it is effective it helps overly anxious people learn how to identify and...(view profile to read more)

Coping strategies provided in managing and regaining control of your anxiety and current life stressors. A cognitive-behavioural approach coupled with enhancing lifestyle wellness is the key to overcoming barriers and empowering oneself to achieve personal goals. Together we will collaborate to develop a treatment plan that best fits your needs and capabilities to allow for the fulfillment of your true potential.