Living with anxiety can feel like you're constantly under pressure, even during seemingly ordinary moments.
It makes everything from functioning at work to relaxing at home much more difficult. Anxiety can stem from various sources—past experiences, ongoing stressors, or future uncertainties. It manifests in several ways. For some, it’s a sense of dread or overwhelm. For others, it's feeling on edge or even trapped. For most, it’s utterly exhausting.
Anxiety
Common anxiety symptoms
Body
- Restlessness or feeling jittery
- Fatigue
- Difficulty concentrating
- Irritability
- Muscle tension
- Sleep problems, such as difficulty falling or staying asleep
- Panic attacks
Mind
- Persistent worry or obsession about small or large concerns that's out of proportion to the impact of the events
- Overthinking plans and solutions to all possible worst-case outcomes
- Perceiving situations and events as threatening, even when they aren't
- Indecisiveness and fear of making the wrong decision
- Inability to set aside or let go of a worry
Feelings
- Feeling nervous, irritable, or easily startled
- Having a sense of impending danger, panic, or doom
- Experiencing feelings of fear and anxiety
Functioning
- Avoidance of situations that might trigger anxiety
- Difficulty handling uncertainty
- Negative impact on social, school, work or other important areas of functioning
What anxiety Looks Like
From the Inside Out: Integrating Body, Mind, Feeling and Functioning
Anxiety treatment at Stokewell Counseling goes beyond just managing symptoms. Together we work to understand the roots of your anxiety and develop strategies to cope more effectively. At Stokewell Counseling, we use a variety of treatment models such as ACT, Somatic Experiencing, DBT and others to address anxiety.
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
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Somatic Experiencing
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DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
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This approach helps you accept your feelings without judgment, engaging in committed action based on your core values, which leads to a richer and more meaningful life despite anxiety.
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
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Somatic Experiencing
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DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
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This technique focuses on bodily sensations to help you release tension, reduce physiological triggers of anxiety, and enhance a sense of internal safety.
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
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Somatic Experiencing
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DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
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DBT assists in balancing acceptance and change, equipping you with skills to better handle stress, regulate emotions, and improve relationships through mindfulness and emotional regulation.
Managing anxiety is not about limiting your life to what feels safe; it's about expanding your horizons and embracing life more fully. Stokewell Counseling is committed to guiding you towards living not just with less anxiety, but with more confidence and joy. We don’t expect you to simply cope; we guide you towards a life where you feel genuinely more balanced and at ease. You don't have to settle for just clenching through it. Contact us today for a complimentary consultation to discuss effective strategies tailored just for you.
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