Anxiety and Depression
When they take hold of your life, nothing feels right.
Anxiety is making you feel crazy inside.
You can’t sleep. Your mind is going in circles. You worry and overthink everything.
Consumed with self-doubt and uncertainty.
Afraid to go after the things you want in life. Your fears keep you from trying.
You try to relax, but nothing is working.
All you want is some peace.
Depression wears you down.
Do you feel you’re sinking… with no way to pull yourself up?
No matter how hard you try, you can’t motivate yourself to do what you need to do.
I know it’s hard to get yourself to do the things you used to enjoy.
Consumed with negative thoughts about yourself, everything in your world looks bleak.
You’re falling into despair, and you don’t know where to turn. You feel so alone.
All you want is a way out.
The path to peace and happiness takes courage and dedication.
Working through troubling emotions takes patience. Unfortunately, there are no quick fixes.
It takes courage to confront the loneliness, fear, or despair in your life. And it takes dedication to learn alternative ways of coping with these unwanted feelings.
I will walk with you on your journey, supporting you each step of the way. You won’t be all alone in this.
Here’s how we’ll get you feeling better…
I will help you learn to tend to your emotions…
When you are hurting inside, you must learn how to “be” with your emotions. The healing process involves learning to accept your feelings, even the ones that are the most unbearable. By learning to accept these feelings, you can move through them instead of endlessly trying to avoid or escape from them.
I will help you uncover patterns that are getting in the way…
Therapy can help you uncover patterns that keep you stuck in anxious, or depressive states. These patterns probably took hold when you were younger and protected you at the time. For example, a child growing up in an abusive home may have silenced her wants and needs to avoid her parent’s rage. Silencing herself protected her during childhood, but it is now contributing to depression and anxiety in adulthood.
Realizing these patterns is the first step to making the changes necessary to heal depression or anxiety.
I will help you learn better ways to cope…
Therapy can help you learn ways to tend to your thoughts and feelings outside of therapy. This might include journaling, mindfulness practices, or other self-care activities. It’s hard to work these into your routine, but they will pay off by helping to bring relief to your hurts or calm your busy mind.
I encourage you to believe that healing is possible.
If you feel anxious or depressed, it might be hard for you to imagine anything different for your life. That’s what anxiety and depression do: They skew your outlook and keep you from believing in yourself and your future.
As a therapist, I know differently. People can and do heal. They make lasting changes in their lives that give them meaning, joy, and inner calm.
It’s time for you to heal from your pain…
I’m here to help you get started on your path toward peace, happiness, and a brighter future.
It would be my pleasure to talk with you during a free 15-minute phone consultation to see if we’re a good fit for each other: (513) 289-1092.
If you are ready to start your healing journey by making lasting changes in your life, reach out today!