Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Tatamagouche, NS.

For many people, stress is so commonplace that it has become a way of life. Modern life is full of demands, deadlines, frustrations, and challenges. It's important to learn how to recognize when your stress levels are out of control. The most dangerous thing about stress is how you get used to it and it starts to feel normal, you don't notice how much it's affecting you. When stress becomes overwhelming, it can affect your relationships, your mood, your productivity, and your quality of life. You can protect yourself by recognizing the symptoms of stress and taking steps to take action to deal with and reduce the harmful effect on your health.

While our bodies are perfectly designed to adapt and react to stress, modern problems mean that we tend to detect life threatening dangers in very ordinary places. Conflicts at work, arguments in our relationships and uncertainties such as the post-Covid world activate old survival mechanisms. We may be stuck in the buzzing, fear states of ‘fight-flight’ or the numb and paralyzed states of ‘freeze and shut down.’ The good news is that I have a long history of safely and successfully helping individuals and couples to reduce and release stress using a variety of CBT and mindfulness techniques, as well as trauma-informed therapy. You have my commitment to compassionate and educated care.

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.