Anxiety

One thing many people don’t realize is the physical symptoms you can experience from anxiety. This is why we address the whole person. Common physical symptoms of anxiety include digestive or gastrointestinal problems, such as gas, constipation, diarrhea, chest tightness, tingling, difficulty breathing, heart palpitations, shaking, tension headaches, and more.  

Anxiety is a human experience that most will experience at some point. You may be experiencing it as a fear-based response to a trigger (known or unknown). Some experience it for a few minutes surrounding a particular situation such as waiting for traffic or taking a test. Others may experience it for longer periods of time and find it difficult to manage. If your anxiety is negatively affecting your daily life (work, home, or relationships), it may be time to seek support from an experienced anxiety therapist/counselor. 

Anxiety Treatment in North Carolina and Virginia can help!

Therapy isn’t about finding the quickest way to fix yourself. It begins with developing a positive relationship with your anxiety therapist. Counseling has been stigmatized, and therefore people are uncertain as to whether it can actually work. It’s hard to be real about how you’re feeling, especially when you may not completely understand what is going on.  The beautiful thing about anxiety treatment in Charlotte, NC, Richmond, VA, and Chesapeake, VA is that we move when you do. You will have the space to understand your anxiety and figure out where you need to go at your pace. Your anxiety therapist is simply your guide. It is important to us that you feel safe, heard, and comfortable.  

Whole Journey’s Approach to Anxiety Treatment

Our anxiety therapists understand that changes in your mood can be due to a variety of factors. A commonality between most mood issues is that your suffering can feel like a heavy cloud that just won’t lift. You may struggle to find the motivation to get through the difficult days. Whether it’s hormonal, biological, or situational, meeting with an experienced counselor can assist you with getting to the root of the issue.  

Whole Journey’s approach to treating your anxiety involves a holistic and integrative approach to treating anxiety. We can use a wide range of modalities. CBT is our primary modality, but we use techniques from mindfulness, stress tolerance, ACT, and EFT.

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Research has shown it is effective in treating panic disorder, phobias, social anxiety disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, and other anxiety disorders. The benefit of adding in other modalities, allows us to specialize our services to the individual, so no treatment plan looks the same.  

ACT 

This acceptance-based treatment modality allows you to accept your circumstance and change. You will learn to end the cycle of struggle brought on by the anxiety and begin to move toward behaviors that reinforce your values.  

EFT 

Helps to restore balance by addressing negative thoughts and emotions. EFT can help to reduce symptoms of anxiety such as excessive worry, irritability, sleeping difficulties, and difficulty concentrating. 

Mindfulness 

The benefit of mindfulness is that it allows you to connect with the present moment. That allows you to counteract the worry and rumination that is inevitable with anxiety disorders.  

Stress tolerance 

Through anxiety treatment in Chesapeake, VA, Charlotte, NC, and Richmond, VA, you will learn to handle pressures and distress better. While also developing the ability to effectively handle daily tasks and phobias with minimal anxiety in the event stressful conditions arise.  

Ultimately, our goal is to help you release what you cannot control, enjoy freedom, and learn to better manage the symptoms of anxiety. This will allow you to feel more balanced, fulfilled, and overall filled with happiness and joy. Our anxiety therapists want you to trust yourself in this journey and develop the resiliency you need to keep going.