ANXIETY THERAPY IN MIAMI
Is anxiety getting in the way of living your life?
WHEN ANXIETY WON’T LET UP
Sometimes we go through chapters of life when constant worries cause us to feel unrelenting fear, depression, or anger.
When you feel overwhelmed by stressful thinking, it can be difficult to concentrate or go about your daily tasks.
If no one seems to understand what you’re going through, you might also feel isolated.
All of this may be getting in the way of your relationships, career, or life goals.
If you could only get… peace of mind.
SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY
Anxiety can cause significant physical issues such as:
Headaches
Body tension, stiffness, or soreness
Abdominal cramps
Nausea
Increased heart rate
Or maybe you’re experiencing full-blown panic attacks that cause you to shake, have breathing difficulties, a rapid heartbeat, or a feeling of being trapped.
Mainstream coping strategies often don’t work for extreme anxiety.
Essential oils, massage therapy, distraction, medication, or self-medication are remedies many people turn to, but relief is often short-lived or completely ineffective at lowering our stress in sustainable ways.
Until you address the factors underlying your anxiety, it may keep coming back.
By working with a professional anxiety therapist, you can root out the causes of your apprehension and worry, loosening anxiety’s hold on you.
EVERYONE EXPERIENCES SOME ANXIETY
Anxiety isn’t always bad. It can help us tune into potential threats or enhance athletic performance.
But too much anxiety makes it difficult to function, impairing both concentration and decision-making. Over time, excessive exposure to the stress hormones released during periods of anxiety can lead to sleep disturbances, digestive issues, cardiovascular stress, and other problems.
WHEN ANXIETY IS SEVERE
If your anxiety is getting in the way of everyday functioning, it may require treatment.
There are many reasons why people struggle with excess stress:
Cultural issues
Political or generational differences
Emotional aftereffects of a rough childhood
Traumatic experiences
Grief
Raising children
Family conflicts
Career or financial difficulties
Relationship problems
THE RIGHT SUPPORT
You may be wondering how to get rid of your anxiety entirely, but that’s actually not necessary.
To live a more peaceful and balanced life, you just need to reduce your anxiety’s severity.
Right now, your body’s stress signals are so loud that you can’t pay attention to anything else.
Anxiety counseling with a professional psychologist can help you turn down the volume of your stress so you can direct your attention to more important things in your life.
HOW ANXIETY TREATMENT HELPS
We can help you reduce, control & manage your anxiety.
Therapy can teach you how to manage a certain level of anxiety and make it work for you instead of against you. As your anxiety therapist, we’ll begin by learning more about your unique needs and challenges.
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We’ll collaboratively identify the causes of your anxiety and how it typically shows up for you, both mentally and physically. We’ll also talk about how it gets in the way of your daily functioning and long-term goals.
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Your anxiety is happening for a reason, even if you don’t yet understand why. For example, your desire to succeed in your career and to connect with others might trigger anxiety before a presentation or test. By understanding the function of your anxiety, you can find ways of addressing your needs that help instead of hinder.
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Oftentimes, anxiety is triggered by negative thoughts that don’t represent reality. Using the previously-mentioned example of walking into a presentation: you might feel anxious if you think to yourself, “I didn’t do well last time, so I will probably mess up again.” Therapy can help you recognize and change your relationship to these unhelpful thoughts so they don’t get in the way of valued actions when they reoccur.
By practicing different techniques, we will help you approach challenges more calmly, allowing you to perform better
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Even if you can’t always avoid unhelpful thoughts, anxiety treatment can help you to emotionally disconnect from them. We will teach you how to simply notice thoughts as they arise and allow them to come and go without judgment. This will help you to react to and prepare for stressful situations in a way that is consistent with your goals and values.
At first, you may find it difficult to take note of your thoughts when they arise. Through relaxation and mindfulness techniques, you will learn to cultivate a presence of mind that empowers you to check in with yourself when you’re feeling anxious. Knowing when your inner battery needs to be recharged will motivate you to soothe and care for yourself, making you more resilient.
Anxiety therapy won’t prevent stress from occasionally happening, but it can help you manage your anxiety in ways that allow you to keep moving forward.
The calm presence and peace of mind you can develop through therapy can also alleviate your physical symptoms, restoring your health and vitality. All of this can free you to pursue your job, relationships, and life goals with a renewed sense of independence and stability.
FAQS ABOUT ANXIETY THERAPY
Right now, you may have questions:
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Some people with mild anxiety are able to successfully manage it without help. However, many people find it difficult to break old patterns without the help of anxiety therapy, leaving them feeling stuck. If nothing you’ve tried so far has worked and continuing to live this way is not an option for you, therapy is a logical next step.
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The cost of doing therapy is worth considering, but so is the cost of not doing it. If you consider the possibility that you might harm important relationships and fall short of your goals and dreams, if you don’t reduce your anxiety, therapy will be worth the price. What investment could be more important than one in yourself and your ability to enjoy your life?
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You may fear that therapy won’t be effective, especially if it hasn’t worked for you in the past. Unfortunately, the techniques used by some therapists can make things worse by overwhelming a person or forcing them to change too quickly. To avoid this problem, we will work at your own pace and your therapist will teach you different techniques that will help you act like the kind of person you want to be even when anxiety triggering thoughts show up.
For people with severe anxiety, this technique is often the shortest path to greater mental calm.
Schedule a free 20-minute call with our care coordinator.
Getting started is easy…
STEP ONE
Schedule a call.
You’ll visit with our care coordinator during a quick 20-minute call.
STEP TWO
Get matched.
We’ll learn about your needs and answer your questions so we can connect you with the right therapist for you!
STEP THREE
Book your first session.
We’ll guide you to fill out a few forms and get your first appointment on the calendar so you can start feeling better!