Anxiety Counseling
The constant knot in your stomach and the butterflies in your chest never seem to go away.
You wake up in the morning feeling as if you missed a big project at work that was due yesterday. But there is no project. And there is no logical reason to worry. But simply being told something isn’t true is not enough to beak the echo chamber in your head. And being told it’s all in your head is the opposite of helpful.
Anxiety does not make sense.
You know something is not right but you just can’t seem to put your finger on it
The looming music in the movie that there is a monster around the next corner continues to play on a constant loop. But the monster never actually appears!
You want nothing more than to stop the never-ending series of “what-ifs”in your head and to put an end to the endless struggle of wanting to say the right thing at the right time.
You are exhausted.
You do the 10 things on your to-do list but still feel the same as you did before you did them.
Nothing you do seems to make a difference.
Life with Anxiety
You want so badly to be able to relax but you can’t seem to turn your brain off. Sometimes it doesn’t feel like you with anxiety but rather, anxiety lives with you.
You try to explain it to your friends but as much as they love you they don’t really get it.
Sometimes you feel jealous of the “normal” people. Sometimes, minor things seem like such a big deal, like getting up during a meeting to throw away an apple core. Or when attending a party seems as hard as climbing Mount Everest.
You’re Ready to Manage Your Anxiety
You want nothing more than to regain control over your life. To move forward and not have anxiety hold you back.
You want to expand your comfort zone. Because you don't want anxiety to get in the way of achieving your goals.
It would be nice to find peace, acceptance, and understanding for yourself.
It's important to you to stop worrying about what other people think.
And to be able to breathe deep, and finally find a place of relaxation and renewal.
But you are afraid to hope for those things because you are not sure that it is possible.
Symptoms of Anxiety
Anxiety leaves you feeling restless and keyed up. Anxiety is having anxious and worried thoughts that are hard to control. These thoughts make it hard to concentrate and leave you feeling irritable and tense. Anxiety often disturbs sleep by either making it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep at night. You have noticed these symptoms have started to impact your relationships and career.
Can therapy Really Help my Anxiety?
Research shows again and again that therapy works! You don’t have to live with the constant worry and dread. I see therapy work everyday in my office which is why I am passionate about the work I do.
In Anxiety therapy you will learn:
-how to communicate to your brain that there is no actual danger even when it feels like there is one. You will learn how to communicate this even when trying to reason with your brain just doesn’t seem to work.
-how anxiety works and start to feel a sense of control in your life again
- how to recognize the anxiety thoughts as soon as they pop up and how to change them
-how the brain and thoughts work and how to use this knowledge to your advantage
-some straight forward techniques that actually work to manage your anxiety.
Anxiety Treatment in Charlotte, NC
Are you are ready to take that first step in beginning to take the control back in your life? At my Charlotte, NC counseling office, I take a wholistic, natural approach to anxiety treatment. Through counseling and mindfulness, we will work together to help you manage your anxiety symptoms. You don’t have to live in fear of the next panic attack or be controlled by anxious thoughts. It is possible to feel in control again. As a therapist, I can help. Call today to start counseling for anxiety!
Other services provided at Clear Vista Counseling
At Clear Vista Counseling I provide individual counseling for anxiety, stress management, therapy for perfectionists, and counseling for divorce.