Counseling/Psychotherapy for stress, anxiety, and nervousness can help you feel more relaxed and comfortable in your everyday life. Counseling can Help you: You can learn techniques and coping strategies to manage stress and anxiety when it occurs. These include: breathing exercises relaxation training stopping negative thoughts meditation and assertiveness training We can talk through situations […]
Understanding your Social Anxiety
Counseling or Psychotherapy for Anxiety Counseling of psychotherapy for anxiety can help reduce the level of anxiety you are experiencing and can also help teach you techniques to manage anxiety when anxiety occurs. Some of the ways that anxiety is helped by counseling include: Providing the opportunity to talk through situations that have made you […]
More Strategies For Managing Anxiety In Social Situations
Relaxation Techniques: It is very difficult to feel nervous when you are relaxed. Therefore learning relaxation techniques is a key component in becoming more comfortable in social situations if you have social anxiety.. You can learn breathing/relaxation exercises that will help you relax around other people. One of the easiest but most powerful relaxation techniques […]
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Adult Children of Alcoholics are called Adult Children because in an alcoholic home they often had to behave like adults by assuming too much responsibility too early in life. Adult Children of Alcoholics miss out on the opportunity to learn how to have healthy relationships with boundaries. See article “15 Traits of a Healthy Relationship”. […]
How Do I Know If I’m Depressed?
Frequent Symptoms of Depression Poor or low self-esteem Isolating yourself from other people Feelings of hopelessness or helplessness Inability to sleep well, loss of appetite, or weight gain or weight loss Low energy Loss of interest in your normal everyday activities Difficulty making decisions Difficulty concentrating More serious depression: thoughts about death or suicide Feeling […]