Help for Anxiety
Do you suffer with worry that keeps you up at night?
Do you feel panicked and stressed when things get overwhelming?
Do you worry about a lot of different things all at once?
Do you experience racing thoughts?
Do you fear that something bad will happen at any time?
Do you often worry about what people are thinking about you and stress yourself out enough to stay home?
You might be suffering from anxiety.
Anxiety is a normal experience and truthfully if we didn’t experience anxiety at times we wouldn’t be able to survive. Our ability to survive depends on our fear sensor that alerts us when danger is near. Feeling shaky, noticing an increased heartbeat, shortness of breath, and increased alertness are all aspects of our fight or flight response that is built in to protect us from danger. Learning more about our stress response can help us to recognize anxiety and to understand how to treat it.
How do you know if your anxiety is problematic?
When our anxiety is disturbing to us, is keeping us from living fulfilling lives, or impacting our responsibilities or relationships something needs to change. When our anxiety is present most of the time without a tangible reason for it, this is often a sign that we need to seek out treatment for our anxiety so that it does not escalate.
Typically when we experience anxiety due to danger we are able to settle down once danger has past. However, those who suffer with generalized anxiety will notice the anxiety continues and can sometimes turn into ruminating thoughts, phobias, or overall worry that doesn’t seem to be relieved.
You are not your anxiety
Anxiety doesn’t have to define you or dictate your experience. Slowing down, building internal awareness, and learning to calm your mind can bring you back to you.
WildSense’s approach to anxiety Treatment
Anxiety can be caused by a lot of things and it is not uncommon for anxiety to be a response to trauma. By slowing down, taking deep breaths, and looking at the whole picture we can get a sense of what is really going on and start to learn how to cope. Often when someone is experiencing anxiety their thoughts are focused on the future and they are unable to be present in the here and now, often missing out on what is right in front of them. By zooming out and exploring the situation in the present moment we can separate thoughts from reality and learn to regulate our experience.
In our work together online and in nature I will help you learn tools for emotional regulation, resources for grounding, and gain an understanding of how to recognize anxiety in the body before it takes over. Somatic body awareness, trauma informed interventions, and mindfulness based tools can help to take control of our experience before we feel out of control to our mind.
Start Anxiety Treatment today
You don’t have to feel trapped in your own thoughts any longer.
Effective treatment for anxiety is just a call away. Counseling can help you ease your worry and begin to live in the moment and not in your mind.
WildSense offers multiple ways to overcome your anxiety through nature therapy in Boulder CO, in-office sessions in Longmont CO, or online counseling in Colorado, California, Connecticut, and Florida. To start your counseling journey contact WildSense for a free consultation and start overcoming your anxiety today.
Other Services at WildSense Therapy
Anxiety treatment isn’t the only service offered at WildSense Therapy. Other mental health services provided include counseling for self esteem, trauma therapy, and nature therapy.