Anxiety and Phobias

Life has been beyond uncomfortable.

Sleepless nights.

Constant worry.

Feeling on edge and overwhelmed.

It’s a natural response to back away from discomfort. That response is hardwired into your nervous system.

But your mind doesn’t naturally know the difference between physical and perceived emotional threats. You respond to deadlines, rejection, and a break-up like running away from a bear.

You have an internal messenger.

Anxiety is not the enemy. It’s a messenger.

It’s an unbelievably valuable voice that sometimes alerts you that your mind got stuck somewhere, often with a traumatic experience.

At other times, your anxiety is a signal that there is something in the present to pay attention to and take care of.

Learn to listen to the messenger.

Through therapy, you can become aware of what your mind and body are telling or asking you to do.

And the most incredible thing is that when you move into the discomfort of the anxiety energy, it will change and decrease.

Yes, it is true, and you will experience that in our sessions together.

Phobias cause extreme reactions to triggers.

You have avoided being on a plane for a long time because you were too afraid to fly.

Being in social settings raises your heart rate, makes your palms sweat, and makes you feel like you might pass out.

Standing in front of a group of people and talking to them, all their eyes trained on you, makes you want to run away!

It may seem irrational, but to you, that uncontrollable anxiety is real.

Phobias represent a wiring issue.

It’s a form of anxiety that results in your brain creating connections between an object or event and fear.

As we work together in therapy, we will create new pathways, disconnecting the old wires so that you can be phobia-free.

It does not matter what your phobia is! I aim to help you change your response to things that trigger it.

Therapy can make a difference.

If you are dealing with any form of anxiety or phobia, I am here to help.

Reach out today. Call me at (423) 290-0358, and let’s talk more about how I can support you.