Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Westlake, OH.

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.

Since anxiety and stress affects each person differently, I can help you understand your anxiety condition as it pertains to you specifically and help you understand why your condition developed. Together we can formulate a personalized recovery plan specifically for your unique situation and circumstances; provide you with tools and strategies to bring about healthy change; and help you to remain on track with your recovery goals. We can take a look at potential obstacles or barriers and make sure that all troublesome areas are addressed so that your recovery is complete. I will be available to mentor you and provide ongoing emotional support and reassurance.

I work with persons presenting with anxiety and stress issues utilizing individual psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and EMDR. It is important to find the underlying issues which may have causdd the anxiety whether it be related to their earleylife or current stressors. I have had good response from persons with anxiety and stress utilizing hypnotherapy. Another therapy which can be used is Systematic Desensitization as for person having problems driving, getting medical procedures and other difficult problems. Persons who have anxiety about taking exams and tests benefit from hypnotherapy. Some insomnia problems also respond well to hypnotherapy.

We all deal with anxiety and stress in our lives and both take a toll on our physical health and our relationships. If you are feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety, it probably means that you are trying to take care of everyone else and forgetting to take care of yourself. Caregivers are especially at risk to put self-care last on the list yet self care is the only way to avoid melt down and burn out. Developing healthy coping skills is essential to having a happy, balanced life. Finding what works for you can be a surprisingly enjoyable process.

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.

I work with clients using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, Narrative Therapy, Expressive Arts, and psychoeducation to address anxiety and stress. Many folks are experiencing extreme stress as a result of all we have experienced in the last year. I'm able to work with clients experiencing burnout, increased anxiety, and higher stress relying on neuroscience as the guide.