Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Cumberland, BC.

Anxiety is a powerful and normal human response that can be either positive or negative depending on how it is experienced and perceived. There can be a range of symptoms. In counselling sessions we will identify what type of anxiety you may be experiencing, explore triggers that may bring on the anxious feelings, thoughts processes that may be contributing as well as some of your daily behaviours. Benefits to treating anxiety issues are endless and can be life transforming on a day to day basis as well as long term enhancing of your life.

I offer an integrative blend of somatic awareness, mindfulness practices, relational attunement, and trauma-informed presencing to help my clients address anxiety and stress in their lives. Using your natural healing process as our guide, we can help the nervous system learn what a peaceful state of health and vitality is again. I am currently offering sessions online and in person.

The circumstances and issues that you are dealing with are unique to you, but you don't have to face them alone. Every individual has different experiences, perceptions, feelings, thoughts, beliefs, values, attitudes, cultural backgrounds and "upbringings". Counselling sessions are private and confidential, and can provide a way for you to explore your problems and really tune in to your feelings. This is an opportunity to speak freely about your circumstances and release pent up feelings, without having to worry about what others think or feel, and without receiving unwanted advise from family, friends or coworkers. At the root of the problem, there are very real, legitimate and understandable reasons for feeling the way you feel, thinking the way...(view profile to read more)

Dealing with anxiety and stress can feel overwhelming. Day-to-day tasks can be overwhelming. In our sessions, we'll employ evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help you identify triggers and thought patterns, giving you practical tools to manage your anxiety. The road to a calmer mind may have its ups and downs, but please know that you're not alone on this journey. With consistent effort and support, you can regain a sense of control and peace in your life.

My office is a safe space to express any thoughts and feelings about your life in complete confidence. Sharing painful experiences under the Witness of an empathic human being has incredible healing power. Within this therapeutic relationship, we can use mindfullness practices, progressive muscle-relaxation, and Cognitive Therapy to transform your experience of stress into the present, balanced, and relaxed way of living that you have not had in a very, very long time.

Common treatment for anxiety and stress includes a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy, stress management techniques and having a good self care plan (things you actively do to nurture yourself: walking, swimming, Yoga, mediation, volunteering). For deeper and longstanding issues, psychodynamic approaches tend to be more successful at reaching some point of resolution. Should anxiety and stress negatively impact your quality of life, be it immediate crisis, or longstanding, I can help you move to taking control of your life circumstances (stressors), an alleviate the stress your experiencing.

Our focus is to support individuals who are struggling with anxiety and stress to a more relaxed and manageable way of being. Not only is stress and anxiety hard on our health and energy, but it also can have a significant impact on our world around us. We will work in a collaborative manor to break apart the building blocks that have contributed to the imbalance of anxiety and stress in your life, and empower you with the tools and techniques to remain in balance.