Therapy for Anxiety
Expert care to help you manage anxiety with confidence.
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a normal feeling and a natural part of life that most of us experience in response to specific situations. Anxiety can often help motivate us and prepare us for life’s challenges, such as exams, job interviews, first dates, etc. Anxiety becomes a problem when it feels constant, excessive and difficult to control. When anxiety leads to long-lasting, intense worrying and fear, our ability to cope with life’s challenges becomes compromised.
Common physical symptoms:
- Racing heart
- Tight chest
- Trouble breathing
- Muscle tension
- Restlessness
- Trouble sleeping
- Stomach discomfort
Common emotional/mental symptoms
- Constant worry
- Feeling on edge
- Overthinking
- Difficulty concentrating
- Fear something bad will happen
- Irritability
Common Anxiety Disorders
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): chronic worry and Panic Disorder
- Social Anxiety: fear of judgement or embarrassment
- Phobias: intense fear of specific things or situations
- Health Anxiety: preoccupation with illness
- OCD: intrusive thoughts and compulsions
Anxiety is highly treatable. Evidence-based therapies like CBT, exposure therapy and mindfulness-based approaches, can greatly reduce symptoms and help you feel more in control.
How Anxiety Impacts Daily Life?
Anxiety can interfere with daily functioning by:
Making decisions feel overwhelming
Creating avoidance (putting off tasks, delaying plans)
Causing irritability or emotional fatigue.
Reducing productivity
Negatively Affecting relationships