Anxiety Treatment in Cinncinati, OH
No matter how your anxiety presents, it likely leaves you feeling drained and exhausted, unable to sleep as restfully as you would like or concentrate fully on what’s going on around you. The physical sensations accompanying anxiety (a knotted stomach, muscular tension, headaches) can feel like distinct problems in and of themselves, and they can wreak havoc on your immune system, leaving you more prone to physical illness.
Anxiety Takes on Many Forms
Anxiety takes many different forms, all of which are difficult to live within their own way. For example, you may be chronically limited by worry, unable to stop a negative flow of catastrophic “what ifs'' from invading your thoughts (often referred to an as generalized anxiety disorder or GAD). Or maybe you experience unpredictable panic attacks that come on like sudden bursts, leaving you short of breath, sweaty, and lightheaded.
Social Anxiety
For others, social anxiety leaves them nervous in nearly all social situations, eventually resulting in passed-up opportunities like career advancements. If you want to learn more about this topic, read my blog on consequences of social anxiety and how to treat it!
Phobias
Phobias (exaggerated fears) are common, too, especially of things like driving, bridges, heights, animals, and insects.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Lastly, many clients describe obsessive thoughts and compulsions, including the time-consuming need to perform certain acts or rituals over and over again.
Anxiety Treatment in Cincinnati, OH can help you grasp control and experience freedom
You may be someone who has been trying to “tough it out” for some time now, expecting your nerves to eventually improve on their own. Yet, no matter how many months pass, you never quite achieve the level of calm that you’re wanting. Maybe you’ve been resorting more and more to unhealthy coping choices, things like avoidance of important situations, use of substances, or unhealthy eating. There is another way, however, and one that doesn’t carry the negative consequences of these destructive habits. Anxiety treatment in Cincinnati, OH is a place to find support and effective coping strategies.
Our Approach to Anxiety Treatment
Evidence-based treatment for anxiety refers to well-researched and highly effective forms of therapy shown through clinical trials to address the types of issues described above. In particular, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT for anxiety) has been shown to be a powerful antidote to anxiety disorders, and one that often brings clients relief in a matter of mere months. And because different types of anxiety problems frequently co-occur, CBT can easily be formatted to address multiple forms of anxiety at once, rather than targeting distinct forms of anxiety one at a time.
As far as how it works, CBT for anxiety targets two main areas: your thoughts and behaviors. It helps you challenge unhelpful and exaggerated beliefs tied to painful emotions and self-destructive behaviors. In many cases, it also helps you to gradually and systematically confront and overcome fears, giving you back territory and freedom. To quote the late Nelson Mandela, “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”
What is holding you back from getting therapy support?
Often, maybe without realizing it, anxiety and avoidant coping urges make decisions for us, rather than our own choices and preferences being in the driver’s seat. Perhaps this is why the single most common regret of the dying is the wish that one had lived a life true to themselves, not one that others expected of them. If you’re tired of losing ground to anxiety, or you’re fed up living with the physical symptoms and consequences of it, I welcome you to take the next step and schedule a time to talk. I invite any and all questions that you have and welcome the opportunity to offer free consultation on whether evidence-based treatment for anxiety makes sense for you.
Begin Anxiety Treatment in Cincinnati, OH Today!
Anxiety can reduce our self-esteem and leave us questioning everything. For others the lack of control and rumination is exhausting. If you’re tired of your world spinning out of control, then therapy may be for you. If you’re ready to work with an anxiety therapist who can provide the support you need, I am here to help at Ascend Counseling in Cinncinati, OH. I specialize in anxiety treatment for phobias, social anxiety, OCD, and more. If you’re ready to begin finding a new way forward, then begin your counseling journey by following these simple steps:
Meet with your anxiety therapist
Get control of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors!
Other Services at Ascend Psychological Services
Don’t go through the struggles and stresses anxiety brings with it. You are more than your anxiety says. Get support from a therapist soon. If anxiety treatment is not what you’re seeking at my Cinncinati. OH, counseling practice I offer additional services. This includes PTSD treatment and trauma therapy, insomnia treatment, psychological assessments, grief counseling, marriage counseling and couples therapy, online therapy in Ohio. Additionally, I offer CBT therapy, prolonged exposure, written exposure therapy, accelerated resolution therapy, cognitive processing therapy, and person-centered approaches. When you’re ready to begin services, I am here to support you.