Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Clearwater, FL.

Anxiety appears to possess a life of its own. The fear of experiencing anxiety further begets anxiety, often culminating in panic. What's the appropriate course of action when confronted with anxiety, stress, and panic? It seems that every attempt makes it worse. Anxiety, stress, and panic attacks seem to happen for no apparent reason, accompanied by an urgent need to "do something" to stop them. I work alongside clients to understand the reason. I guide clients to understand their lives, uncover anxiety's roots, and create a safe space while equipping them with valuable coping skills.

Anxiety can affect your life in so many ways. Anxiety can keep you from reaching out for that relationship, or attempting for a better job. Anxiety can be healthy, but when you have too much it reduces your life. I really understand anxiety and stress, and can give you the tools and self-esteem to roam freely though this world, being all that you were meant to be. Let's do this!

As a high-achieving man, anxiety and stress comes with the territory. And you wouldn’t be where you are today in life unless you’ve handled it pretty well until now. But most successful men find that anxiety eventually impacts them. Whether it’s slowly been eating at you for years, or you’ve just experienced your first panic attack, you’re not going crazy. There are solutions, and this can get better. I help men learn practical stress-management techniques, but I don’t stop there. I also help them identify the root causes of their stress and anxiety, and use research-proven EMDR therapy to systematically target them. The results are measurable, evidenced by deeper calm and clarity of mind.

We hold our anxiety and stress in our body. We feel tension, gut problems, hot flashes, disrupted sleep and more. I work with anxiety and stress by helping individuals learn and develop tools to re-regulate their nervous system. When we have a coherent and fluid nervous system, we can do difficult things without feeling paralyzed by overwhelming fear.

Are you nervous a lot of the time? Isn’t it uncomfortable? And it doesn’t help to just be told to ‘calm down’. I am a highly trained clinical psychologist with years of both academic and clinical experience. I truly empathize with your emotional state(s) and can assist in improving your overall quality of life. How might this look? First, when you and I meet, you get support and time to just chat. This in itself can begin to lessen one’s stress. Together we can locate exactly what is making you anxious, and why. And then you and I create ways of decreasing your nervousness, and increasing your comfort level! Life can start to feel better when one’s anxiety is properly attended to.

Anxiety and stress can be paralyzing and overtime are damaging to your mind and body. Together we will work to identify thoughts, beliefs, and situations that cause these symptoms to arise and create a solid plan to eliminate its impact on your life. You will learn a blend of guided relaxation techniques and cue words that can be used anywhere to calm your body. We will strengthen your self-image and increase your resilience to the stress of life. Reclaim your body. Empower your life.

Life can be stressful but how we handle and respond to that stress is what makes the difference. I will begin by completing a thorough assessment to find the underlying causes for your stress and/or anxiety. A very important distinction it that often individuals are stressing themselves. They may blame a situation or another person but whether to be stressed or not is a choice. We will focus on looking at the source of stress in a different way---to put you in the driver's seat through a series of decisions. For example, can you get away from the stressor? Maybe you are also carrying someone else's stress. We will focus on the development of coping skills/strategies.

Profile For: Dr. John Knight, PhD, BCPC, LMHC Dr. Knight is a seasoned therapist and has served as a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor for over 16 years. Are you waking up througout the night? Do you just have difficulty falling asleep due to racing thoughts. Do you wake up daily feeling emotionaly and physically tired? Do you experience excessive worry or thoughts that keep repeating themselves over and over? How about feeling impatient or just plain agitated? Are you coming home from work not able to enter into family functioning because your still at work emotionaly? This can be stopped and fixed.. Please Call me at 727.483.9599 I look forward to connecting with you!

Stress is a normal part of everyone's lives, however, when left unmanaged it can become overwhelming. We help our clients to manage stress and reduce anxious symptoms by holding safe therapeutic space for them to work through difficult emotions and experiences in a supportive environment. Anxiety can be caused by many different factors and can be temporary or chronic. Processing traumatic experiences and gaining perspective into what is contributing to your symptoms can shed light on how to lessen the severity and have more good days than bad. We will utilize therapy techniques tailored to your specific needs to assist you in making progress.