ANXIETY DOES NOT HAVE TO RUN YOUR LIFE.
Therapy for decreasing anxiety and burnout in Oregon and Washington.
Sound like you?
Maybe you’ve noticed that you have difficulties concentrating due to looping thoughts that never seem to resolve.
Perhaps you are sometimes bothered by physical symptoms such as headaches, stomachaches, dizziness, or panic attacks.
Patterns have emerged that focus a lot on your worry about the future including concerns about potential catastrophes or poor outcomes. This fear of what might happen can be distressing and paralyzing.
Sometimes your anxiety puts a strain on your relationships with friends, family, and partners due to avoidance, withdrawal, or a tendency to cancel plans or avoid social situations when you really want to be connected and present with them. This is way beyond FOMO. This is simply Missing Out.
Here’s what we’ll do together
By utilizing a mixture of Schema Therapy, CBT, EMDR, Mindfulness, and Somatic Experiencing we can:
Identify and restructure maladaptive, unhelpful schemas. Schema therapy focuses on identifying and challenging deeply ingrained negative belief patterns about yourself and the world (schemas) that often underlie our emotions and behaviors. This type of therapy can help you gain insight into your core beliefs and early life experiences that may be contributing to any current challenges in your life. By recognizing and addressing these schemas, you can reframe your self-perceptions and develop healthier ways of thinking and relating to yourself and others. Schema therapy is also effective when working with trauma.
Change negative thought patterns via Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a research-based therapy known for its effectiveness in addressing cognitive distortions and negative thought patterns (i.e. mind reading/jumping to conclusions, black and white thinking). CBT techniques can help you identify and challenge irrational beliefs and replace them with more rational and adaptive ones. When learned and practiced in a therapeutic setting (and with homework!), CBT can help you learn to change the way you think in more adaptive ways versus from a fear/anxiety response. Imagine overcoming this automatic response of an "overestimation of threat & underestimation of your ability to handle it" cycle. I am trained in CBT for Anxiety via the Beck Institute - the best of the best. CBT was a huge part of what helped me kick undiagnosed panic disorder that I struggled with as a teen. I’ve made it my mission to pay it forward, because what a life saver that was for me at that time. I’ll have you know they have not returned so many decades later. It really can rewire your brain. How great is that?
Cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness techniques enhance self-awareness and present-moment awareness. This is essentially an antidote for racing thoughts and worrying about the future or the unknown. Do you find yourself catastrophizing? Flooded with thoughts of only the negative that persistently overshadows the any positive? Mindfulness practices help you to be able to observe your thoughts and emotions without judgment, and can be particularly helpful in managing anxiety, stress, and emotional reactivity. When you are more relaxed and emotionally regulated, you are more likely able to respond to life's challenges with greater ease.
Learn to recognize and release physical tension and trauma held in the body and develop a greater sense of safety and regulation in your body through Somatic Experiencing and other somatic therapies. Somatic Experiencing focuses on the body's response to stress and trauma. When practiced in and out of session, these skills can help you can learn to identify and verbalize your emotions beyond what merely thinking can provide. By integrating these modalities, you can experience holistic healing that addresses emotional, cognitive, and physical aspects of your well-being.
At the end of the day, I want you to know:
Lasting change is possible, even if you’ve felt this way for a long time.
What we’ll work on
Therapy for decreasing anxiety and burnout can help you:
reduce overall anxiety symptoms both in intensity and frequency. Imagine those looping thoughts slowing down in intensity and frequency. Imagine those annoying physical symptoms simmering down and not distracting you throughout the day (and night).
learn coping skills to help you relax and deal with anxiety in real-time.
start to identify specific triggers or underlying causes of your anxiety. This insight can allow you to better anticipate and manage situations that provoke anxiety.
gain a deeper understanding of your thought patterns, emotions, and behaviors, which can help you make more informed choices.
recognize and challenge irrational or unhelpful thought patterns, replacing them with more rational and adaptive ones (this is part of CBT - Cognitive Behavior Therapy).
enhance your communication skills, helping you express your needs and feelings more assertively and effectively in personal and professional relationships.
learn problem-solving skills to address life challenges and stressors effectively, reducing their potential to trigger anxiety.
reduce conflict in relationships as a result of better managed anxiety and new skills around more effective communication and increased emotional availability.
boost your self-esteem and self-confidence, allowing you to pursue personal and professional goals more effectively.
experience greater life satisfaction, improved well-being, and the ability to engage more fully in the activities you enjoy. Let’s get you back to focusing on living!
Less survival mode. More living.
Less survival mode. More living.
Questions?
FAQs
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Many people experience anxiety as constant worry, overthinking, physical tension, restlessness, irritability, difficulty sleeping, or a sense of being “on edge.” Therapy can help you understand what’s driving these experiences and how they show up in your thoughts, body, and relationships.
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In therapy, we work together to understand your anxiety patterns, identify triggers, and explore what your nervous system has learned over time. Depending on your needs, we may also use approaches like CBT, EMDR, Schema Therapy, parts work, or somatic experiencing to help reduce overwhelm and build more stability and ease.
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Yes—anxiety is highly treatable. While it may not disappear overnight, therapy can help you feel more grounded, less reactive, and more able to manage worry and stress. Over time, many people experience a significant reduction in symptoms and a stronger sense of self-trust and calm. I am living proof of this having had undiagnosed anxiety and panic disorder as a teenager. It was learning and implementing CBT and mindfulness (and lots of psychoeducation about what was happening to me versus something being “wrong” with me) that helped my panic attacks subside for good. My relationship with my anxiety has changed entirely and it is more of a motivator and helpful power pack than a deterrent anymore. Now full circle, I get to help others calm their inner anxiety monkey, just like I did, to live more satisfying, fully-lived lives.