Anxiety

Ann* remembers the first time it happened.

It started with extreme nausea, a headache, and dizziness… but the worst part was her heart feeling like it was going to beat out of her chest.

She didn’t recognize it as anxiety, so she wondered if she was having a heart attack. When she went to the ER, they told her it was a panic attack.

At first, she didn’t believe it… until it kept happening. But even knowing it was from anxiety didn’t stop her mind from worrying that something else must be wrong physically – like cancer.

It was confusing because it seemed to happen randomly. Sometimes, it happened when she was happy and excited; other times, when she WAS anxious about something, and others were “out of the blue.”

So, she started to worry ALL the time because she never knew when the panic would hit. It was affecting her sleep, work, and relationships.

She knew she needed help and answers.

If you’re here, you get it.

You know how overwhelming and distressing it can be.

Anxiety can mean sudden panic attacks…

Or it can be a general, constant worry about everything… or specific things – real or imagined.

It can make you dread social situations…

Or make you feel like you’re crazy or too emotional.

One thing’s for sure, though: Anxiety sucks all the joy out of daily living.

It is time to do something about it!

You can understand and manage your anxiety. Therapy is the first step.

In therapy, we start by looking at each area of your life so we don’t miss pieces of the puzzle that might be contributing to your overwhelming anxiety and worry. We’ll take the areas you feel are most important to work on first.

I’ll offer you different tools to help you understand and manage your anxiety. We’ll often start with tools that quickly help your mind understand (consciously and unconsciously) the “why” of anxiety. Once your mind gets where the confusion comes from, I offer experiential activities that program your mind to shut down the fight-or-flight response quickly.

Other tools help you dive deeper into your mind to understand how your experiences have shaped you and your responses. You’ll tap into those deeply hurt or wounded parts that created anxiety as a coping mechanism in your life.

You’ll find that as these wounds heal, large shifts happen in your life.

Anxiety was once needed to “protect” you.

Now that it’s served its purpose, it’s time to shed that emotional weight.

There is no way to express how transformational this truly is.

Take back control of your mind and emotions! Call today for a free 15-minute phone consultation: (435) 248-2325.

*The above name and story are a fictionalized composite of real clients I’ve supported.