Embarking on the journey to overcome anxiety can be both challenging and transformative. I’m here to guide you through this journey, offering a personalized approach to anxiety treatment that empowers you with the tools and strategies to regain control over your life.
Common Symptoms
Restlessness
This is a feeling of being on edge. It’s a common symptom of anxiety and often leads to a constant urge to move or do something.
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Panic and fear
Anxiety can cause sudden feelings of panic and fear. This is often due to a perceived threat or danger, even if the threat isn’t real.
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Uneasiness, nausea, or cramps
These physical symptoms are common in people with anxiety. They’re often caused by the body’s fight-or-flight response to perceived danger.
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Sleep-related problems
Anxiety can cause both insomnia (trouble falling or staying asleep) and hypersomnia (sleeping too much). This is because anxiety can make it difficult to relax or shut off your thoughts.
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Cold or sweaty hands or feet
This is another physical symptom caused by the body’s fight-or-flight response. When you’re anxious, your body directs blood flow to your major muscle groups, which can leave your hands and feet feeling cold. Sweating helps to cool the body down.
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Numbness in the hands or feet
This can be caused by hyperventilation, a common response to anxiety. Hyperventilation causes an imbalance in carbon dioxide levels in the body, which can lead to numbness or tingling in the hands or feet.
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Shortness of breath
This is often caused by hyperventilation. When you’re anxious, you might start to breathe too quickly, which can make you feel like you’re not getting enough air.
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Increased heart rate
Anxiety triggers the release of adrenaline, a hormone that prepares your body to respond to a threat. This causes your heart to beat faster.
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Chest pain
This is another physical symptom caused by the body’s fight-or-flight response. When you’re anxious, your body directs blood flow to your major muscle groups, which can leave your hands and feet feeling cold. Sweating helps to cool the body down.
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Anxiety can cause dry mouth because it disrupts the normal functioning of the salivary glands.
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Hot flashes or chills
These are common physical symptoms of anxiety. They’re caused by changes in blood flow as part of the body’s fight-or-flight response.
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Sudden trembling
This is another physical symptom caused by the release of adrenaline. Trembling can also be a symptom of a panic attack.
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Avoidance of situations that may cause fear
People with anxiety often avoid situations or places that make them feel anxious. This is known as avoidance behavior.
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Obsessions and compulsions
These are symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a type of anxiety disorder. Obsessions are unwanted and intrusive thoughts, images, or urges, while compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person feels driven to perform.
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Effective therapeutic techniques
Effective therapeutic techniques
Effective therapeutic techniques
Effective therapeutic techniques
Effective therapeutic techniques
Effective therapeutic techniques
Therapeutic techniques are strategies used in therapy to help individuals improve their mental health. We may use multiple techniques or focus on one method depending on the client’s needs and goals
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
This is the most widely-used therapy for anxiety disorders1. It involves identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors that lead to anxiety.
Exposure Therapy
This technique involves gradually exposing the person to the situation or object that triggers their anxiety, in a safe and controlled environment. The goal is to reduce fear and avoidance behaviors.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
This approach helps individuals accept their thoughts and feelings rather than trying to change or avoid them. It also encourages commitment to actions that improve and enrich their lives.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
This form of therapy is used to teach coping skills and improve emotional regulation. It’s often used for individuals with severe anxiety symptoms.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
This therapy is often used for individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It involves recalling traumatic events while receiving bilateral sensory input, such as side-to-side eye movements.
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
This therapy focuses on improving interpersonal relationships and social functioning to help reduce anxiety.
Mindfulness Therapies
These therapies focus on developing a person’s capacity to pay attention to the present moment in a non-judgmental way. This can help reduce worries about the future or regrets about the past.
Psychodynamic Therapy
This therapy focuses on understanding and changing complex, deep-seated patterns of behavior. It may be used for individuals with certain types of anxiety disorders.
Ready to begin your journey to anxiety relief?
Contact me today to start your path to lasting anxiety relief. I provide personalized treatment and practical skills for a brighter future:
- Assessment & goals
- Evidence-based therapy
- Supportive environment
- Sustainable skills
