anxiety treatment

As hard of a truth as it may be to swallow, the human experience of anxiety is unavoidable. Due to the nature of our modern lifestyle and its many energetic demands and potential pitfalls of social comparison, we are all prone to the difficult sensation and thoughts that can arise with anxiety rears it head. Although many of us are familiar with the general aspects of anxiety, most are unaware the the utility in anxiety and how it can be managed properly. High levels of constant anxiety create a toxic environment of chronic stress within your mind and body. Creating a working relationship with a counselor that is founded in empathetic understanding, unconditional acceptance and professionally informed care is the most effective step in releasing anxieties powerful grip on your life. If anxiety is creating troublesome issues for you in work, relationships and overall life satisfaction then rest assured that you have found a counselor driven to collaboratively create empowered solutions that lead to self-mastery and decreased anxiety. 

My clinical approach to counseling those with anxiety disorders is to first educate and seek to normalize the anxious modern human experience. Learning how to categorize your anxiety as either Existential, Normal, and Neurotic is a great place to start. With the foundation of education we then move into assessment of the significance of the anxiety dysfunction in your life, through both in-session exploration and psychometric assessment. After establishing a baseline of the measured impact anxiety has on your life and comprehensive integrative lifestyle assessment, the creative work of establishing coping skills for your anxiety begins. Inconvenient as it may seem, there is no “one size fits all” approach to counseling anxiety. Therefore, in an effort to increase your sense of capability, you and I will work to establish targeted behavioral goals related to exposure, expression, evidence seeking, mindful orientation, movement and grounding. All in a hopes that you can eventually express a level of empowerment that allows you to succeed in the face of any anxiety life may throw your way. 

I have found through my extensive clinical experience and education that I am an effective agent of positive change for those experiencing anxiety regardless of age, cultural orientation or gender identity. Your experience of anxiety may be unavoidable but your ability to manage its negative impact on your life by connecting to your natural ability to de-stress is a skill that through hard work and exploration you and I can foster. I look forward to creating unique integrative solutions to your anxiety. Let's get to work!