Counseling for Anxiety & Depression
Anxiety and
does this sound familiar?
You feel like you may never be good enough
When someone asks how you’re doing, you often say, “Stressed,” but you don’t know why
You agonize over broken pieces of your past and how things could’ve been different
Worries in your mind are like an inescapable burden that can’t be solved
It feels like nobody understands you
You’re not sure what would make you feel joyful again
If you can relate to a few of the experiences above, I want you to know that you don’t have to be stuck in that pattern. Those persistent worries and doubtful feelings don’t have to follow you into every phase of life.
What’s the goal?
The goal when handling anxiety and depression varies from case to case because we’re all so different. Mainly, we want to work on two things: the root of the problem and self-awareness. If the root of your concerns is self-doubt, we want to aim toward a goal of having you feel more confident, sure, and calm about what matters to you. Self-awareness is also incredibly important because so many people are responding to their concerns only when they’ve gotten out of hand. When we focus on self-awareness, we learn to recognize the earlier warning signs our bodies give us and we can intervene before our concerns get us to panic mode.
Peace of mind is possible:
If these descriptors are feeling familiar to you, I don’t want you to feel alone in them. I specialize in helping people get to the root of their concerns and increase self-awareness so they feel confident managing their symptoms whenever they arise. Counseling moves at your pace; you share what feels comfortable without any pressure. As you share, I’ll get to know you better and figure out what it’s like to be you. We use this knowledge and my training to help you feel healthier and happier. You’ve got this!
More about anxiety and depression:
Persistent thoughts like the ones listed above often stem from anxiety. No two people are exactly the same, but many people find that persistent thoughts like these arise out of perfectionism, self-doubt, relational distress, trauma, or changes in the postpartum phase. Counseling not only helps you get to the root of the thoughts, but also helps you grapple with it and decide how you want to move forward. Anxiety management strategies can be helpful for immediate relief, but getting to the core of what is happening will give you longer term relief.
Negative feelings about yourself and about life are often referred to as depressive thoughts. For many people, the anxiety and depression feed into one another: (1) anxious thoughts make you feel incompetent, misunderstood, and sad, and (2) feeling incompetent, misunderstood, and sad makes you more worried about the ways you behave and respond to your problems. Additionally, depressive thoughts often seem from the same root concerns as anxiety, such as perfectionism, self-doubt, relational distress, trauma, or postpartum hormonal changes.