Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Pecan Grove, TX.

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 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 approach counseling for anxiety and stress from a Cognitive Behavioral perspective. I think it is vital to examine the interplay among your environment, your relationships, your daily routine, your emotions, and your thoughts when it comes to treating anxiety and stress. Treatment often involves making internal or external changes to these aspects of your life. The hope is that changes to one part of your life will produce changes in the other areas.

My approach to treating anxiety is rooted in creating a supportive, non-judgmental space where clients can explore the underlying causes of their anxiety. I incorporate cognitive-behavioral techniques to help clients identify and reframe anxious thought patterns, mindfulness practices to manage physical symptoms, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to encourage living in alignment with their values despite discomfort. I aim to empower clients with practical tools to manage anxiety, build resilience, and regain a sense of control, ultimately fostering a calmer, more balanced approach to life.

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 are daily factors of life which pile up negatively impacting all aspects of life; i.e.: Graduate School, career, interpersonal relationships, family interactions, parental and caregiver roles and responsibilities. Often time what brings someone into therapy is the anxiety of stress involved in letting other people down or failing at a new task or life-long goal. Utilizing DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) and CBT (cognitive behavior therapy) will give you skills to identify recognize your anxiety and stress, help you to identify the origins of it and work through it in a functional non-avoidant way, which leave your integrity intact and your self-esteem positive.

Therapist will work with client to explore and identify the root issues that are fueling issues related to stress and anxiety. Therapist and client will create a new and healthy daily routine that promotes balance and emphasizes joy. This new routine will consist of self care practices, engagement with hobbies, social interaction, and incorporating a rage of coping mechanisms.

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.

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.

We all experience anxiety at times. Anxiety is a way our body tells us that something is wrong. By using tried and true techniques to help you become more aware of what is occurring in your body, mind and emotional self, we help you to identify where you feel the anxiety in your body, how you feel it emotionally and the thoughts you experience when anxiety occurs. You can make meaningful changes in your life by learning how to slow these thoughts down while we work together to unravel the root causes of your stress and anxiety. We can help you to learn relaxation techniques and in some cases we collaborate with your Dr. to help you manage symptoms while working towards long term solutions.

You can learn to be less anxious in one session and can learn tools you can use for the rest of your life to reduce your level of anxiety. You can learn to change your self-talk and also learn deep muscle relaxation. Stress is normal and natural, but you can learn techniques of how to minimize stress and how to handle it better. You can control your stress instead of allowing your stress to control you.

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.

If worries plague you I would be happy to help you learn new ways to face and deal with them. Stress can be relieved in many ways, and I would be pleased to help you figure out which ways will work best for you. I will help you explore how you may have become anxious and stressed and learn useful coping mechanisms for now and ways of living that will reduce your anxiety and stress in the future.