Anxiety

Avoidance does not solve the problem.

When we feel anxious about something, our minds tell us to avoid the thing that makes us feel that way. Unfortunately, this pattern of avoidance keeps us from overcoming worry and confronting our fears.

Anxiety keeps us worried, on edge, or even afraid for the future.

You’ll notice your mind racing or even going blank when you are trying to concentrate.

The thoughts continue to keep you up at night, tossing and turning, not sure how to deal with life’s many stressors. No matter how much you try to relax in your body and mind… it just won’t stop.

Do I need therapy for anxiety?

Some anxiety is quite helpful.

If you didn’t feel some anxiety, you might not do important things – pay bills, go to school, or show up to work on time – because you wouldn’t feel worried about the consequences.

You see, there are two basic types of anxiety: healthy and unhealthy.

Healthy anxiety provides you with that extra boost of emotional motivation when you need to get something done. Healthy anxiety also helps keep you safe – you feel worried about being hit by a car when you cross the street, which encourages you to look both ways and use the crosswalk.

However, people also experience unhealthy anxiety, which keeps them from doing what they need to do. Many of us are guilty of worrying too much and allowing stress to overwhelm our thoughts.

The worrying type of anxiety makes you feel afraid and nervous, even when there is no clear and present threat. If there are possibly threatening circumstances, unhealthy anxiety goes overboard by making our hearts race, our minds go blank, and our bodies shake with fear.

Here are some of the top signs of unhealthy anxiety.

You have difficulty sleeping because of worry or nervousness or have trouble relaxing or feeling at rest.

More often, you feel tense or on edge or become irritable and angry when stressed.

You worry too much and ruminate on those worries over and over.

Drugs or alcohol could be your ‘method’ to manage anxious feelings.

If you are experiencing any of the above issues, psychotherapy can help relieve your anxiety. Let me explain why.

How will psychotherapy help my anxiety?

Therapy for anxiety is all about disrupting the worry cycle. When we feel anxious about something, our minds tell us to avoid what makes us feel that way. We even try to avoid thinking about it.

And when we successfully avoid our fears, we feel a sense of relief that encourages us to avoid them again in the future. Unfortunately, this pattern of avoidance keeps us from overcoming worry and confronting our fears.

Let’s break down and understand your anxiety experience. This awareness allows you to have more insight and self-control, giving you the freedom to make real change happen.

Additionally, therapy teaches you specific coping strategies to help manage anxious feelings as you develop the confidence to act, break your worry cycle, and overcome your fears.

Here’s what therapy looks like with me.

Sometimes reaching out for help can feel scary – but I do my best to help you feel welcome in your choice to overcome your struggles.

Each session is entirely confidential and specifically designed to meet your goals.

During the first meeting, I will ask you questions about your story to understand what might contribute to the problem. This conversation also gives us a chance to get to know each other better and answer questions you might have before moving forward with therapy.

Don’t let anxiety rule your life.

You deserve to live a life that is happy, healthy, and worry-free.

Together, I believe we can get you there.

No one should have to deal with worry and fear independently.

Contact me today to learn how we can begin to make things better together.