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for Anxiety
Your Anxiety—well, it didn’t happen overnight…
You’ve never known your life without anxiety. You were stressed out the first day of kindergarten. To this day, you still criticize yourself about missing the bus home.
You worry so much about worry that you regret not doing anything else with your time, your life. You need to make tough life decisions. You feel vulnerable & don’t know what to do.
Anxiety is Zapping Away Your…
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You’ve always felt more headaches, neck tension, stomach knots or cold sores than anyone else. You’d sulk, cry and worry when achievements, jobs or relationships weren’t held to your standards or didn’t hold up to everyone else’s opinion.
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As a young adult embarking into the world, you scrutinized every decision. Am I going to succeed or make money in this degree? Is my professor going to laugh at my paper I labored over? You did every extra-credit assignment because… you might need the points.
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In relationships, you constantly hold doubt, thinking, “will this last?” “Is this the right person for you?” Over the holidays and years, you had glimpses of losses and situations from your past that made you feel even more heavy and rigid – all at a time of life when you’re striking out on your own.
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As your adult self, you wake up daily with anxiety. You feel that pit of imposter syndrome in your stomach, doubting your every move, worried, “I’ll be let go if I’m not good enough.” You can’t slow down. Multi-tasking is your middle name. You hold guilt when a second of time is wasted.
Yet, the monotony of life feels too much and you procrastinate with your to-do list and feel pained to make any decisions at all. You always feel obligated to do things every weekend and “me time” is always pushed out to… someday I’ll get to that. You begin to close off and have more conflicts with your loved ones.
How anxiety impacts your life
Your Anxiety is Sly as a Fox
Being hyperaware is exhausting.
The “always-on” mode interrupts your natural rhythms. Night or day, when worry is ever-present, your anxiety takes center stage and destroys any possibility of free time.
The weight of worry causes your muscles to hold tightness and tension, layer upon layer, worry upon worry.
Downtime with your loved ones becomes irritating and you don’t know why you’re upset with your partner or family.
The nasty multi-tasking has taken its toll.
As anxiety sneaks into your den, imagined worry and fear take over your life. As time passes, patterns become entrenched.
This cycle may affect your life when you….
• Hold nonstop anxiety, which can turn into
depression, anger or rage.
• Become forgetful, missing deadlines at work.
• Speed in your car, as you’re impatient with
others on the road.
• Rush through tasks, make mistakes and then
beat yourself up with guilt.
• Feel off-the-chart frustration when one little thing throws off your plans.
• Overthink every. single. conversation. text. or email.
• Avoid gatherings or meetings, making it hard to connect with your friends or coworkers.
• Struggle with being intensely close to your partner OR completely avoiding your feelings and shutting down with your loved ones.
Being Normal sure takes
some COLOSSAL ENERGY
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The Sunday dread sets in. Your mind ramps up to what’s on your schedule… where all you need to be and can you get from point A to B to C…? You feel overwhelmed, lying in bed awake each night, playing out all the scenarios plus, that one time 2 years ago when you said something wrong...
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Monday morning arrives and the hurry sickness sets in. There’s always one more thing to do before getting out the door and never enough time to get from door to work each day. Every demand is essential and you feel the need to urgently respond to each and every email and task. You’re always a step ahead because ya know, Murphy’s Law, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.”
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• “But, I’m getting so much done. I’m so efficient.”
• “If I replay this over and over in my mind, I’ll find a better way to respond next time.”
• “If I keep reliving my mess-up, maybe I can punish my way through this embarrassment.”
• “I’m so stupid; I always say the wrong things.”
• “I’m not asking for help because I should be able to do this by myself.”
• “It’s okay to think this through. I’m just sensitive and more aware than anyone else.”
• “I can’t have that new “fill-in-the-blank” because I don’t deserve it.”
Time to Outwit Anxiety
When the mask of worry is lifted, the real YOU begins emerge. The treatment of anxiety can change your life for the better.
The old you expected life to be black and white. In counseling, you will begin to value looking at life as a blend, as more gray. Your intelligence with navigating the gray will be more focused because you’ll be clued in when your body says anxiety is creeping in.
When you come from this place of knowing, you can gently smile at these old patterns and then act creatively with your own coping skills for ease and calm.
Knowing yourself can help you choose genuine relationships, maintain healthy boundaries and stay connected with the most important people in your life.
You can gain more self-worth as you confidently navigate a balanced body, mind and spirit.
Ready to see the NEW you behind the curtain?
Creatively MAKE your Transformation
I’m Andrea. With 20 years in marketing and sales management, I’ve experienced the toxicity of work climates, the challenges of deadlines and the struggle to balance personal values with corporate goals, all while managing a family and going back to graduate school.
I’ve navigated my life changes and I’m here to humbly hold and witness your story and connect you to your own healing.
I want you to know it’s possible to reclaim your life and live authentically aligned with your values and purpose. You sense your need to change. I can help you trust your inner wisdom.
You don’t have to talk your way through all this.
Together, you will be guided through creative approaches during sessions. The experience can help you gain clarity about your challenges, get to the root problem and learn your own ways to help you calm and relax.
Frequently asked questions about anxiety therapy
FAQs
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It’s normal to experience anxiety related to the stress of life. However, anxiety becomes problematic when worry is persistent about everyday situations; you hold body tension; have trouble sleeping or avoid things that may trigger you. You may notice you’ve felt this way most of your life.
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Treatment for anxiety with me starts with building a trusting relationship to do the needed work ahead. Together, you will be guided through activities to relieve body tension and calm the mind. With a strong foundation, we can get to the root of your problem.
From my holistic approach with art therapy and EMDR, you will gain balance and feel happier.
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Complete the form on the Contact Page to schedule a free 15 minute consultation call. I’ll answer all your questions and we can decide if I'm the right fit for what you need.
Creative Therapy for Anxiety
can help you…
● Express your thoughts, feelings and experiences
● Challenge unhelpful thinking to understand your patterns
● Prioritize and lift the heavy stuff off your plate
● Tap creatively into your unique meaning and purpose