Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Redcliff, AB.

Being anxious, feeling stressed to the max takes a toll on ourselves and our relationships. Exploring the reasons for feeling stressed such as feeling out of control, fear, or worried about what others may think is one of the steps of dealing with anxiety or stress. Also exploring healthy coping strategies can reduce the symptoms. Learning to stay in the moment, instead of past or future, increases your ability to enjoy what is happening now instead of feeling like life is passing you by.

While most treatment approaches for anxiety and stress are effective on the surface, they don’t treat the real problem. Mantras, deep breathing, and rational dialogues about your fear being irrational rarely work---for most people don’t believe it or you! Imagine if you can trick the brain into changing without you telling your conscious mind that you are changing it? Problem with anxiety and stress is that the brain in this state knows you want to change it and it resists. Contact Kevin@kevinfleminphd.com for the ultimate stress and anxiety solution that will literally change your brain's autonomic nervous system patterns while you sit on your butt. 877-606-6161.

Anxiety and stress are sometimes helpful responses and can carry important information for us about our current lives. However, they can also be overwhelming and come with sensations that are difficult to tolerate. I can help you learn techniques to soothe your body, regain balance, and address the mind chatter that may be perpetuating your anxiety.

Most people do not like feeling anxious or stressed. People are not saying I am glad to be stressed or anxious. What do we do when this happens. We need to process it and for most people counselling is a place for processing. Along with processing stress and anxiety comes a deeper longing to to be heard and validated and to sometimes be given new skills or strategies. What ever you need whether an ear to listen, heart to understand or ideas for coping with it I can provide it in comfortable environment.

Anxiety falls along a continuum from acceptable to crippling, debilitating anxiety requiring professional intervention. The major forms that anxiety takes are: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder, Phobic Disorders, Social Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD). A variety of proven therapeutic interventions are well established now, eg., Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Yoga, Tai Chi, Breathwork. By diving into therapy clients regain a sense of optimism, courage and confidence in relationships, workplace and career, driving, aging, life transitions and more.

Anxiety and Stress are the norm in today's world. Our fast-paced society pulls our attention in many directions and often away from ourselves. Being disconnected from our feelings, needs and wants is often a cause of anxiety. Mindfulness-based counselling is a powerful way to have us create an island of sanity for ourselves amidst the speed of our lives. By learning to reconnect with ourselves amidst the busyness of life, we are put back into relationship with our hearts and what is truly meaningful to us.

Keystone Child and Family Therapy provides counseling to help couples, parents, and children cope with and be free from the effects of anxiety and stress. Both anxiety and stress can be debilitating for the individual and to those around him or her. It can have negative consequences to couple relationships, parent/child relationships, even relationships between peers at school or the workplace. Through a combination of Attachment Based Counseling, Solution-Focused Counseling, and Cognitive Behavioral Counseling Keystone provides practical strategies to overcome the anxiety and have deeper more satisfactory relationships.

Anxiety and stress, although related, are very different things. Some can experience anxiety without stressful events. Others can experience stress without anxiety. And certainly, others can experience stress and anxiety in ways where they inflame each other making life very difficult. To address stress and anxiety, I would work on 3 levels. The 1st is to immediately increase skills and tools to decrease stress and anxiety. The 2nd is to become aware of the thinking patterns that exacerbate these negative experiences. And the 3rd is to look at one’s relationship with life. This involves learning life management skills that can make a difference to improve one's life.

When stress, worry, and anxiety start to interfere with your daily life, they can take a toll on your mental and physical health. Therapy will focus on your ability to manage your symptoms and may include cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, mindful meditation, clinical hypnosis, or any combination of these tools. A treatment plan can be established by the end of the first session, and your comfort with the process is of utmost importance.