When you are struggling with anxiety, it feels like everything in life just feels so overwhelming. The physical symptoms you get when dealing with anxiousness, your heart racing, breathing fast, muscle tension, and nausea are difficult to manage. On top of physical symptoms, you might think negatively about yourself, feel consumed with worry, have difficulty concentrating, and struggle to sleep. There is no question that anxiety can take over and hard to know how to deal with it.
Why should I work with a therapist for anxiety?
If you are dealing with anxiety, there is no question that you deserve help to learn to get through it. Many of the women I work with have tried to figure it all out on their own. They don’t want to have to take a pill or talk to a therapist. They don’t want to have to need anyone. However, what I also know about the clients I work with is they like to get it right and be efficient about the process. If you want to effectively deal with your anxiety and be able to manage it as fast as possible, doing it on your own isn’t the answer. Working with a therapist for anxiety is. As anxiety therapists, we have specialized training in treating symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks. As a therapist, I eat, drink, and sleep figuring out how to help my clients feel less tied to their anxiety. A therapist for anxiety can help in so many ways.
Reasons to work with a therapist for anxiety
Everyone has a different experience with anxiety. I work with many women that have shared personality traits and experiences and yet their anxiety manifests in different ways and is managed in unique ways. These are some of the common reasons to work with a therapist for anxiety.
Reduce anxiety symptoms
If you are going to go to therapy, I’m sure that your hope is to reduce the impact of anxiety on your life. The overall goal of goal I have for my clients is for them to have less anxiety. We can’t completely cure anxiety in every person. Anxiety therapy can help anxiety feel less heightened. Part of why anxiety therapy works to reduce symptoms of anxiety is having a safe place to talk to about your feelings. Part of the process of working through anxiety is to be able to share how it impacts your life and know that you aren’t going to be judged for it. As cliche as it may seem, it’s important to let your feelings out to be able to feel less of them.
2. Learn coping skills for anxiety
When you are experiencing anxiety, it’s important to be able to know how to deal with it effectively and know how to calm anxiety down. While we can’t snap our fingers and get rid of anxiety, there are things you can do to be able to make it better not to make it worse. Anxiety therapy can help you learn the coping skills to be able to deal with your anxiety better. As a therapist for anxiety, I teach the clients I work with different kinds of coping skills they can use in different situations. From deep breathing, grounding skills, journaling, and meditation, to bilateral stimulation there are different skills to learn to use to help you be able to feel less impacted by your anxiety. When you learn coping skills you are more prepared to address the things that might be underlying and contributing to your anxiety.
3. Understand your triggers
While some people have personalities and temperaments that are more prone to anxiety than others, there’s usually more to anxiety than that. Many people have experienced past experiences or trauma that impact their anxiety or ability to function. Anxiety therapy is about helping you be able to understand the situations, people, or places that trigger anxiety. When you are able to understand your triggers, you can do something about them. Part of my job as an anxiety therapist is to help you be able to understand how these past experiences may be playing a role in your anxiety and to be able to help you feel differently about them. Anxiety therapy can help you feel less anxious about triggers.
Begin anxiety therapy in Utah
You don’t have to keep struggling with feeling anxious. Anxiety doesn’t have to rule your life. You can find more peace and calmness, and anxiety therapy can help. This Utah Counseling Center has an anxiety therapist that specializes in anxiety therapy. To begin counseling follow the steps below:
2. Meet with a therapist for anxiety
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Work with an anxiety therapist online in Utah
Anxiety therapy is not always convenient or accessible. If you have a busy schedule that doesn’t allow you much time to travel or if you just feel more comfortable meeting from home, I can still help. I provide online therapy in Utah to help you work through your anxiety without having to try and attend another appointment. Online counseling is just as effective as in-person therapy but much more convenient.
Online counseling allows me to work with clients all throughout the state of Utah. I work with clients in St. George, Cedar City, Provo, Heber City, Logan, and Salt Lake City.
Other mental health services offered by Maple Canyon Therapy
Anxiety therapy isn’t the only counseling service offered at this Utah Counseling Clinic. Other mental health services provided by Maple Canyon Therapy include EMDR therapy, binge eating disorder treatment, eating disorder therapy, birth trauma therapy, therapy for college students, and body image therapy. Schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation to see how I can help.
About the Author
Ashlee Hunt is a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Maple Canyon Therapy near Provo, Utah. Ashlee has a master's degree in social work from Utah State University. She has two bachelor's degrees, in psychology, and family life and human development from Southern Utah University. Ashlee enjoys helping women work through their anxiety symptoms through self-compassion. She also understands how anxiety can be a symptom related to trauma and knows how to help women navigate this effectively.