Therapy For Anxiety
Are you under stress, having panic attacks or anxious?
Many conditions in our daily life have contributed to an epidemic of anxiety disorders. Work environments have become increasingly competitive and stressful. Lack of community and family conflict contribute to isolation and loneliness. Divorce, illness and financial concerns are other common forms of stress. Authentic-Life Counseling provides holistic counseling services to help you learn how to reduce stress. We also treat more serious mental health disorders including panic attack and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Our emotional, mental and physical health are intertwined. One impacts the other. Although anxiety is considered an emotion, it effects our thinking. When we are anxious we cannot think clearly and solve problems. When we feel anxious our thinking patterns and decisions reflect confusion and fear.
How Anxiety Affects The Body
When we are anxious we may experience a variety of symptoms including tightness in the chest, difficulty breathing, sweating, or become fidgety. The physical responses to stress are referred to as the fight/flight/freeze response.
The fight/flight/freeze response is an adaptive response that helps keep us alive during a REAL threat to our safety. The problem occurs because we misinterpret stressful environmental stimulus as life threatening. Stressful situations are not necessarily the same as life-threatening situations.
Authentic-Life Counseling offers a variety of holistic treatment modalities . You will learn how to reduce the symptoms of anxiety by addressing the emotional, physical and cognitive aspects of the condition. You will learn:
- techniques to help the body remain calm under pressure.
- learn to recognize mal-adaptive thinking patterns, and respond to these thinking patterns in a more adaptive manner
- learn self-care skills so that when you feel anxious or stress you know how to self-sooth
We have helped many clients improve their mental and emotional health. If you suffer from anxiety, your condition is treatable. We are here to help. Give us a call today!
Many conditions in our daily life have contributed to an epidemic of anxiety disorders. Work environments have become increasingly competitive and stressful. Lack of community and family conflict contribute to isolation and loneliness. Divorce, illness and financial concerns are other common forms of stress. Authentic-Life Counseling provides holistic counseling services to treat anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Our emotional, mental and physical health are intertwined. One impacts the other. Anxiety is considered an emotion, but it effects our thinking. When we are anxious we cannot think clearly and solve problems. When we feel anxious our thinking patterns and decisions reflect confusion and fear. When we feel anxious our body is impacted in many ways. We may feel tightness in our chest, experience difficulty breathing, sweat, or become fidgety. Anxiety producing thoughts trigger a fight/flight/freeze response in the body.
The fight/flight/freeze response is an adaptive response that helps keep us safe during a REAL threat. The problem is our misinterpretation of environmental stimulus, triggers the fight/flight/freeze which puts a great deal of stress on the body.
Authentic-Life Counseling offers treatment options to treat anxiety in a holistic manner. You will learn how to reduce the symptoms of anxiety by addressing the emotional, physical and cognitive aspects of the condition. You will learn:
- techniques to help the body remain calm under pressure.
- learn to recognize mal-adaptive thinking patterns, and respond to these thinking patterns in a more adaptive manner
- learn self-care skills so that when you feel anxious or stress you know how to self-sooth
We have helped many clients improve their mental and emotional health. If you suffer from anxiety, your condition is treatable. We are here to help. Give us a call today!
Symptoms of anxiety:
Anxiety disorders range from feelings of uneasiness to immobilizing bouts of terror. Diagnosis of Anxiety disorders include generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) ,Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Attacks, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Social Anxiety Disorder.
The specific symptoms of anxiety disorders range in intensity but generally include the following general symptoms:
- Panic, fear, and uneasiness
- Sleep problems
- Not being able to stay calm and still
- Cold, sweaty, numb or tingling hands or feet
- Shortness of breath
- Heart palpitations
- Dry mouth
- Nausea
- Tense muscles
- Dizziness
The fight/flight/freeze response is an adaptive response that helps keep us safe during a REAL threat. The problem is our mis-interpretation of environmental stimulus, triggers the fight/flight/freeze results in experiencing the unpleasant symptoms associated with anxiety disorders.
Anxiety treatment methods include:
Authentic-Life Counseling serves Suwanee, Duluth, and Sugar Hill, GA and the surrounding area by offering therapy that treats anxiety in a holistic manner. You will learn how to reduce the symptoms of anxiety by addressing the emotional, physical and cognitive aspects of the condition. You will learn:
- techniques to help the body remain calm under pressure
- learn to recognize mal-adaptive thinking patterns, and respond to these thinking patterns in a more adaptive manner
- learn self-care skills so that when you feel anxious or stress you know how to self-sooth
Diane has helped many clients improve their mental and emotional health. If you suffer from anxiety, your condition is treatable. Diane is here to help. Please contact her today!