I’ve helped hundreds of clients take charge of their anxiety
You might be surprised how quickly I can help you.
Mary Cross, therapist
CBT for Anxiety is a proven therapy to manage anxiety.
Common Symptoms of Anxiety
• Excessive worry, distress, and restlessness with feeling on edge.
• Intrusive thoughts or concerns, feeling like there is looming danger or something you are not ready to handle.
• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions.
• Physical symptoms such as a pounding heart, feeling shaky, difficulty breathing, muscle tension, sweating.
• Difficulty sleeping or insomnia.
You might be ruminating (thinking about past events or “mistakes” ) or overthinking (worrying about future events). These thoughts can cause you stress, make it hard to fall asleep and get in the way of your life. I can help!
My Style of Therapy
I use CBT methods that really work. We work together to understand your triggers, anxiety symptoms and effects. You then learn coping techniques and CBT tools to minimize or make anxiety, rumination or overthinking go away.
Other Methods I Use
- You might learn to calm your body and mind using DBT skills
- We might engage in gradual Exposure Therapy as needed. More on my approach to exposure therapy
- I will also help you learn mindfulness techniques to help with worry and stress.
Types of Anxiety I help with:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Symptoms include:
- Feeling restless, wound-up, or on-edge
- Being easily fatigued
- Having difficulty concentrating; mind going blank
- Being irritable
- Having muscle tension
- Difficulty controlling feelings of worry
- Having sleep problems, such as difficulty falling or staying asleep, restlessness, or unsatisfying sleep
- It can start interfering with your life and the things you need to do or want to do.
Panic Disorder
Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear that come on quickly and reach their peak within minutes. Attacks can occur unexpectedly or can be brought on by a trigger, such as a feared object or situation.
During a panic attack, people may experience:
- Heart palpitations, a pounding heartbeat, or an accelerated heart rate
- Sweating
- Trembling or shaking
- Sensations of shortness of breath, smothering, or choking
- Feelings of impending doom
- Feelings of being out of control
Social Anxiety
People with social anxiety disorder have a general intense fear of, or anxiety toward, social or performance situations. They worry that actions or behaviours associated with their anxiety will be negatively evaluated by others, leading them to feel embarrassed.
- Research on CBT and anxiety – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610618/
- Self-screen online for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) – https://www.hiv.uw.edu/page/mental-health-screening/gad-7