Counselling + Consulting
Counselling + Consulting
Anxiety. That constant worrying, overthinking, panic in your chest, knots in your stomach thing. Yeah, that. It one of the most polarizing mental health challenges out there and impacts at least one in four Canadian aged 18 to 39. Undoubtedly, fighting back against anxiety can feel never-ending because you’re really fighting yourself and your habitual thoughts.
Let me help you beat the anxiety. It’ll take work both in session and on your own, but I promise it can be done. One of the most effective treatments for anxiety is called CBT – cognitive behaviour training. Interestingly, CBT believes that our minds, emotions, and actions are all connected. A specific thought pattern typically evokes some emotion, which then impacts our actions that follow. Interestingly, This can happen in any order. For example, the way we feel can also effect what we do. This then impacts what we think about ourself, others, or the world.
We will use CBT, in therapy, to build you an inner toolkit. Afterwards, you can use this toolkit outside of therapy to consistently tackle your anxiety.
You are capable of building healthy habits. Regardless of what you want to work on, you are the priority in any work we do together. We will take a look at what is and is not working in your life. We will look at the routines your body has liked thus far and identify their purpose. We may consider how such routines became a staple, and see what strategies can be applied to develop and maintain new routines and habits in other parts of your life.
Habits are tend to develop when paired with reward. Your body and mind thrive off knowing they are doing well. Rewards signal such responses and release that feel-good hormone we hear so much about – dopamine. In our work together, we will use evidence-based strategies to get you to where you want to be.
Interested in learning more? Let’s talk.