Anxiety and Phobias
A spinning mind, fixating on one worry after the next…
Your mind is constantly turning with worry.
You’re like a judge, evaluating every move and filtering everything you say…
Even small aches or pains trigger paralyzing fear that something is terribly wrong with you.
You check, recheck and check again.
Stress, worry, obsessions, compulsions, and panic can take over your life.
You can’t escape your mind so you don’t get a break from it.
It’s exhausting to be in your head.
It seems like nothing works.
Maybe you’ve done yoga, breathwork or meditation but still can’t find peace.
You may have tried therapy in the past, and even though it helped briefly, it didn’t bring lasting relief.
Every failed attempt leaves you feeling hopeless about getting better.
Here’s what’s going on…
Fear is a natural response that’s essential for our survival. Fear tells us that we’re in danger and motivates us to take action.
The problem is our bodies “overlearn” this threat response and generalize it to situations that aren’t life-threatening. This pattern of detecting and reacting to threats gets lodged in our bodies, so it’s like we’re always experiencing a threat, even when one isn’t there.
To help us feel safe, our minds look for solutions. Strategies like distraction, avoidance, isolation, or procrastination can calm anxiety in the short term but lead to bigger problems later on.
Similarly, using food or substances, over-investing in work, or repeatedly to make things “just right” in your environment can be calming in the moment but tend to backfire in the long run.
What ends up happening is you are still stuck with your anxiety, AND now you have additional problems because of misguided coping strategies.
You’ve come to the right place.
It is absolutely possible to overcome anxiety, fear, phobias, and panic. Our team of therapists has deep experience and training in the treatment of anxiety conditions.
Recovering from anxiety conditions.
You have to see it to change it!
The first step is identifying exactly what triggers your anxious thoughts and behaviors. It helps to begin to track the anxiety and associated behaviors so you can really understand how they work and where and when they come up. This is the beginning of change.
Bring calm to your body.
Next, you’ll learn concrete techniques to rewire your brain and nervous system to shift seamlessly from flight, fight, or freeze to a deep relaxation response.
Name your escape strategies.
In this step, we’ll identify your personal avoidance techniques. Some common ones are isolation, cleaning obsessively, indulging in drinking or eating, putting things off, binge-watching TV, and triple-checking the coffee pot. The brain tries all kinds of things to keep you comfortable!
Avoiding avoiding…
This is where we get down to work. We’ll help you gently face your fears, fully supporting you with an experienced, compassionate therapeutic guide. This is the most empowering part of the treatment. It’s also the part that leads to the most dramatic change. You quickly learn that you can lean in to your fears; they don’t have to control you anymore.
It’s time to take control!
There is nothing more empowering than mastering your anxiety. With the right treatment and therapist behind you, you can finally take control of your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
Mastering your mind will finally bring you to a place of security and calm.
You don’t have to be ruled by your anxiety.
Freedom is just a click away. Reach out, and we’ll schedule your free consultation.