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Worrying is a natural response to stress and can even be a pathway to effective problem-solving. Distinguishing between constructive worrying and overwhelming anxiety is essential for health and wellness. Constructive worry focuses on addressing and resolving problems, and then the worry typically fades. With anxiety, there is often excessive worry about unlikely outcomes, catastrophizing, or fear of the unknown.
Common symptoms of anxiety include constant feelings of being on edge, difficulty relaxing, trouble concentrating, persistent concerns, irritability, sleep disturbances, and physical symptoms like rapid heartbeat, muscle tension, jaw clenching, or stomach discomfort. Anxiety can also lead to panic attacks, trembling, sweating, difficulty breathing, and avoidance behaviors that interfere with daily life.
There are proven, evidence-based treatments available to help manage and reduce anxiety symptoms. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, Exposure Response Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and Systematic Desensitization are highly effective in helping individuals regain control over their anxiety. Therapy for anxiety helps you navigate the underlying thoughts and triggers that fuel your worry, and provides practical strategies to calm the mind, manage physical symptoms, and overcome stress in everyday situations. A personalized treatment plan that includes these interventions can lead to lasting relief, greater emotional resilience, and improved overall wellness.
Some things we can work on in anxiety therapy:
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Challenging and reframing racing thoughts or deprac
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Grounding and mindfulness to regulate overwhelming emotions
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Exploring past experiences to uncover root causes of anxiety
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Processing traumatic experiences
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Building self-acceptance and personal growth
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Practicing exposure techniques to reduce avoidance
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Building effective skills to tolerate and manage distressing moments
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Our Preferred Evidence-Based Treatments
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an empirically supported treatment that helps change distressing thought patterns that contribute to anxiety and depression. Through CBT, you'll learn to identify and challenge negative thoughts, reframe irrational beliefs, and replace them with healthier, more realistic perspectives. CBT also focuses on breaking patterns of self-doubt and worry by learning how to re-evaluate situations and adopt more constructive thinking. These tools empower you to make lasting changes in how you think and respond.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness principles to help individuals manage emotions, navigate challenges, and improve relationships. It focuses on four key areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. By building these skills, DBT empowers individuals to replace destructive patterns with practical, lasting strategies that promote resilience, balance, and a greater sense of control in daily life.
TF-CBT helps by combining practical coping skills with gradual exposure to difficult memories. It starts by teaching relaxation techniques, emotional regulation, and ways to challenge unhelpful thoughts. Once a strong foundation is built, individuals slowly and safely process their trauma with the support of a therapist. This approach reduces fear and distress, strengthens personal resilience, and fosters healthier ways of thinking and relating to others.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a short-term, goal-oriented approach that emphasizes finding practical solutions. It focuses on what you want to achieve, guiding you to take clear steps toward your goals. By building on your strengths, SFBT encourages you to do more of what works and change what doesn't. This effective, time-efficient approach ensures rapid progress while fostering long-term results.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a proven, client-centered approach designed to help individuals overcome ambivalence and create lasting change. It focuses on exploring personal motivations and values, guiding clients to take actionable steps toward their goals. MI is highly effective in treating issues like addiction, unhealthy behaviors, and low motivation by strengthening confidence and commitment, empowering clients to drive their own positive transformations.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a proven approach that that helps couples break negative cycles and strengthen emotional bonds. In therapy, partners identify patterns of conflict and learn techniques like emotional validation and replacing reactive behaviors with empathetic responses. EFT targets underlying emotional triggers, promoting healthier attachment while deepening intimacy. It’s particularly effective for couples facing disconnection, insecurity, and trust issues, leading to genuine understanding and lasting change. This therapy is effective for emotional withdrawal, fear of abandonment, and attachment wounds, creating stronger, more secure relationships.
