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Anxiety Counselor
David Myers, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist/Psychotherapist
2112 11th ave S, Birmingham, Alabama 35205 | 205 2518808
As we encounter forces destructive to our individuality or actual threats to our being, our nervous system records this as anxiety. In the here and now, anxiety is meant to alert us to threats. At that moment of anxiety, you may want to fight, flee. or find yourself in paralysis. Later, other things may remind us of that threat. Our work is to normalize the anxiety of the earlier threats and more fully distinguish between then and now. Stress for me is the amount of subtle and covert threats you have encountered through out your life.
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Anxiety Counselor
Rebecca Welsh, MEd, LPC, NCC
Licensed Professional Counselor
100 Shadow Wood Park, Hoover, Alabama 35244 | 2057757948
Anxiety and Stress (along with Depression)is what I call the "Terrible Twos/Threes". They all work in a chronic symbiotic relationship. In our time together I will work the client to identify roots/triggers that bring on anxious thoughts and helping the client develop coping skills as well as avenues for better self care as the client navigates this rapidly changing world.
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Anxiety Counselor
UAB Counseling Clinic
901 13th Street South- Education Building, Room 157, Birmingham, Alabama
$5.00 fee for service. The UAB Community Counseling Clinic seeks to (a) increase access to outpatient mental health counseling services in Jefferson County, (b) provide an innovative educational experience for graduate counseling students, and (c) operate a flexible research lab capable of accommodating various interests and funding opportunities.
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Anxiety Counselor
Shirley Richards, D.Min, LPC, ACPE Psychotherapist
Licensed Professional Counselor, Pastoral Psychotherapist
3100 Lorna Road, Suite 308, Birmingham, Alabama 35216 | (205) 907-6888
Dealing with anxiety and stress can be difficult, especially when they are related to events and persons who are important to us. One of my mentors emphasized that the body doesn't know the difference between anxiety and excitement. The physical response is similar -- a sense of being stimulated. We need to label the emotional feelings that our body is expressing. Having "named" them, we can learn ways of dealing with them. We need someone to help us figure out what creates the tension. There are a number of ways to deal with anxiety and stress. As a counselor, I offer the opportunity to learn and practice them. Sometimes the intensity of anxiety is such that medication is also needed.