Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Deer Park, TX.

Anxiety & Stress can leave you feeling overwhelmed, drained and unmotivated. I can help you look at your anxiety & stress in a whole new way. As we work with root causes of anxiety and learn to utilize anxious symptoms to our benefit, our stress can go down. As a therapist that has suffered from anxiety, I can relate and help you navigate, manage and overcome your anxiety.

You'll discover a welcoming and judgment-free environment to talk about your stress and anxiety throughout our sessions. We'll work together to create realistic coping mechanisms and relaxation methods specific to your own requirements. We'll strive toward long-lasting relief by identifying and addressing the reasons of your anxiety. I'll provide you strategies for controlling overpowering feelings and thoughts, giving you the power to take back control of your life. You'll receive the support and direction need to face obstacles with more resiliency and peace via our therapeutic relationship.

Anxiety and Stress can at times overwhelm us. Continued unhealthy stress causes us to not perform at our best and may put us in a negative light towards others. We listen warmly and allow you time and space to process through your difficulties. We also offer you explanations and bring awareness to possible cognitive distortions. Combined with calming exercises and techniques provides invaluable mental health experience and minimizes stress and unhealthy anxiety.

I use a multifaceted approach that addresses the root causes of distress while equipping clients with practical coping skills. Through evidence-based techniques, clients gain insight into their triggers, explore the root causes of their anxiety and stress, and learn effective strategies to manage their symptoms. I encourage curiosity and foster a supportive and non-judgmental therapeutic environment. Clients feel empowered to explore and challenge negative thought patterns and behaviors. Ultimately, this collaborative process enables clients to cultivate resilience, regain a sense of control, and experience greater overall well-being.

Do people ever say to you, “Just calm down”, “Get a grip on yourself”, “You’re stressing me out!” Well, it probably means you really are stressing out too much! Stress is a normal part of life. But when stress is prolonged it can have negative affects, such as headaches, an upset stomach, heart problems and high blood pressure, or even depression or anxiety. If you are overwhelmed with stress, it’s important to know stress CAN be managed. We can help you develop coping skills and create a healthy routine and balanced lifestyle that lessen the affects of stress. We will also help you to think about life differently and keep things in perspective, so that you worry less and live more.

I am trained in mindfulness-based stress reduction, and it's a great approach to reducing anxiety. I teach simple strategies that you practice daily. One simple strategy is just before you fall asleep at night, think about your day and choose the best part. This techniques puts you in a positive frame of mind just before you fall asleep. When you practice this daily, over time you will begin to fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and get that good quality sleep while you are asleep.

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.

I specialize in helping adults thrive in their relationships with others, as well as with themselves. I can help you address feelings of perfectionism, unworthiness, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, self-doubt, shame, stress, and other feelings. I utilize a strength-based and solution-focused approach to ensure you meet your goals in sessions with me. Together, we will collaboratively identify effective strategies to help you through this challenging time in your life. Our aim is to facilitate healing and foster inner peace, not only for yourself but also in your interactions with others.

Anxiety is a normal part of life. Sometimes, however, anxiety or stress can become overwhelming and take control of your life. Anxiety can affect your thoughts, behaviors, feelings, and even physical sensations. We utilize a cognitive-behavioral approach to help you manage anxiety symptoms, change unproductive thought patterns, identify triggers, express your deeper feelings and needs, and feel more calm and relaxed.

I provide practical tools to regain control over overwhelming thoughts and emotions. Through cognitive-behavioral techniques and dialectal behavior therapy, clients can learn to identify triggers, challenge negative patterns, and cultivate a sense of calm. I collaborate with clients to develop personalized strategies that empower them to navigate anxiety-inducing situations, ultimately fostering greater resilience and emotional well-being.

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.

Lake Austin Psychotherapy offers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorder as well as EMDR (Eye Movement, Desensitization and Reprocessing) to accelerate symptom relief from anxiety, stress and panic disorder. Somatic Experiencing is also incorporated to promote mind-body connections and autonomic regulation for heightened nervous system response.

When a person is feeling anxious or stressed, a natural, internal, drive to seek out safety, emotionally and/or physically, is triggered. This is often referred to as the "fight or flight" response. In this state of distress, people tend to react emotionally versus respond thoughtfully; sometimes with good outcomes, but many times with bad. In the horse world, we call this "run first, ask questions later". My goal in working with anxiety and stress is to help people become "first responders", not "first reactors". In slowing down the instinctive drive of "fight or flight" using a variety of self-regulation tools, along with trigger recognition, mindful outcomes can be achieved.

Therapy helps individuals identify and understand the triggers that lead to drug use or negative behaviors. By dissecting these patterns, therapy enables individuals to manage their responses to triggers more effectively. Therapy also equips individuals with practical strategies for managing stress, cravings, and other challenges associated with recovery. Skills such as mindfulness, stress management, and problem-solving are central to many therapeutic approaches, helping individuals navigate difficult situations without resorting to drugs or past behaviors.

Utilizing a holistic and client centered approach, I specialize in helping clients effectively managing anxiety and stress. Through a combination of cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and relaxation exercises, I empower individuals to regain control over their thoughts and emotions. Together, we explore underlying triggers and develop personalized coping strategies to promote resilience and emotional well-being. With compassionate support and practical guidance, clients learn to navigate life challenges with greater calmness, and inner peace.

Anxiety and stress are among my areas of expertise. I have conducted several workshops within the community as well as training at Shell Oil Co. for their quarterly health and safety meeting. As humans we all experience anxiety and stress. Together we will explore what is causing your distress to determine the most effective way to deal with it. We will also discuss the ways in which your belief system may be increasing your anxiety and ways to effectively cope. Relaxation training (something I teach) is often helpful to individuals experiencing stress.

My approach to helping individuals or families with anxiety encompasses the initial recognition of the areas that are provoking the anxiety. Once identified, an action can be assigned to each area of anxiety that can help the individual learn that they can have control of their own perspectives. Having anxiety does not have to limit someone's life and can be easily managed.