Effective NYC Therapy For Anxiety In
In therapy, healing anxiety is like unraveling a tightly wound thread, slowly releasing the tension and allowing space for calm, clarity, and the freedom to breathe deeply again. effective anxiety treatment blends both top-down (CBT) and bottom-up (EMDR, SE, Ego State) approaches when helping people heal anxiety. EMDR treatment, Internal Family Systems, Ego State Therapy, somatic Experiencing & CBT are all highly effective tools to help you resolve your anxiety. If you are a new York resident, We can work together virtually.
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety affects over 40 million adults in the U.S., according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), and many of them live in New York City. Anxiety is a common mental health condition, and it impacts quality of life. As a New Yorker with plenty of stress, you may have been diagnosed by a psychologist or doctor with generalized anxiety disorder, and are likely aware that anxiety symptoms can show up in very different ways. Most often, generalized anxiety symptoms show up as chronic worry and fear. Worrying and suffering from an anxiety disorder can be incredibly debilitating, and affects all aspects of your life. If you are a worrier or anxious, you may find that you avoid places and activities that you enjoy, or you avoid people that you love and care about. This can be very stressful and damaging to your relationships. Anxiety can also feel like fear, dread, or actual pain—it can be loud, or it can feel like unpleasant background noise in your life. Anxiety takes many forms and presents differently from person to person. Working with a mental health professional to help you identify and resolve generalized anxiety disorder and other forms of anxiety can help you create a plan to reduce your suffering so you can get back to your relationships and life.
People who struggle with anxiety experience a range of symptoms and behaviors
If your anxiety symptoms are getting in the way of your life and keeping you from reaching your full potential, you might want to schedule an appointment. Together, we can help you identify the underlying causes of your anxiety and provide you with strategies to better manage your worry and related symptoms so they don't interfere with your life. Here are some of the anxiety symptoms that therapy can help alleviate:
Excessive worrying about trivial or ordinary situations
Excessive Irritability during periods of anxiety
Difficulty concentrating due to a disturbed working memory
Muscle tension especially after periods of anxiety has subsided
Fatigue as a chronic occurrence or after an anxiety attack
Trouble sleeping whether falling asleep or staying asleep
Panic attacks produce overwhelming physical symptoms such as increased heart rate, sweating, shaking, nausea, or shortness of breath
Social avoidance or being overly shy and quiet in groups, especially with unfamiliar people
Irrational fear over everyday situations, objects, or animals
What causes anxiety?
Anxiety can happen out of nowhere. And this means that some days are worse than other days. It’s important to get help so that anxiety does not take over your life.
Research reveals some common reasons people experience anxiety:
Major life events (e.g., divorce or death of a loved one)
Medications
Hormonal imbalance
Medical conditions
Stress and responsibility (eg., school, work)
Trying to control uncontrollable things
Surviving trauma or traumatic experiences
Genetics
What Symptoms do people with anxiety experience?
Feelings of dread, panic or impending danger
Body tension, restlessness and nervousness
Hyperventilation and rapid heart rate
Increased or heavy sweating
Insomnia, difficulty falling or staying asleep
Muscle twitching or trembling
Lethargy, fatigue and exhaustion
Difficulty with concentration and focus
Digestive or gastrointestinal problems
Avoidance of the things that trigger your anxiety
Physiological symptoms of panic attacks (shortness of breath, heart palpitations, as examples)
Anxiety and symptoms related to a particular experience or life event (PTSD)
Obsessions about certain ideas and rumination (OCD)
Performing certain behaviors over and over again
How to know if your anxiety needs treatment?
Meeting with a mental health professional to help you with anxiety is the first step in curing your anxiety. If anxiety is interfering with the quality of your life, or if you’re having panic attacks then effective anxiety therapy will help you reduce your symptoms and get you back to your life. If your anxiety is not debilitating, but you find yourself worrying much of the time, about everything, you will benefit from treatment for anxiety. This practice offers therapy to support the full spectrum of anxiety-related conditions, including stress, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety, phobias, panic disorder with agoraphobia, and health anxiety. I utilize the most effective, evidence-based interventions tailored to help you resolve your mildly annoying or debilitating anxiety symptoms.
Some ways to know if it’s time to seek anxiety therapy—ask your self these questions
Does your worry or anxiety keep you up at night?
Does anxiety and worry cause you to experience fatigue or exhaustion?
Do your worries keep you from focusing at work or on tasks that need completed?
Do you spend excessive time worrying about a situation or problem, going over it again and again?
Do you procrastinate because you fear it won’t be perfect or even good enough?
Do you find yourself going over a conversation or interaction in your head again and again?
Do people comment that you seem unavailable, distracted, or just not present?
Do you feel more burdened than ever, and just not fun to be around?
Do you find it hard to delegate because you don’t trust others
Do you worry about something bad happening to you or people you love?
Do you find yourself worrying about well-being, safety, health, and finances?
Do you control as much as you can because uncertainty makes you anxious?
Do you feel consumed by what others might think of you?
Do you come from a family of worriers?
Does your worry and anxiety ever get expressed as agitation, irritability, or anger?
Of course, these are just some of the ways worry and anxiety might show up for you. If the above resonates, It might be time to meet with a licensed mental health professional to help you get the right kind of treatment. A diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder or GAD is confirmed if you have excessive anxiety and worry more days than not for at least six months, a difficult time controlling your worries, and at least three of the following for adults: difficulty concentrating, restlessness, fatigue, irritability, muscle tension/aches, or sleep problems. Your mental health professional will determine the next steps for you and the kind of therapy that would be best to treat your symptoms.
How can Anxiety Therapy help you?
At Holistic Psychotherapy & Wellness, I offer anxiety therapy that goes beyond a bandaid approach, I help you get to the root cause of your anxiety, so you can heal and move forward with your life. I will help you navigate:
General anxiety
Social anxiety
Performance anxiety
Panic attacks
Agoraphobia and other specific phobias
Trauma and Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Obsessive mind, obsessive tendencies and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Racing and ruminative thoughts
About Anxiety Therapy NYC
This practice provides a range of psychological & wellness services in NYC and throughout NY state. The goal is to individualize treatment to your unique physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual needs. I have experience working with a broad range of symptoms and approaches in psychotherapy, including but not limited to EMDR Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Holistic Mind-Body Medicine. Therapy begins with a therapeutic consultation, where you will gain a wealth of information about your difficulties. Many people feel better after the first session. The initial consultation also lays the groundwork for future treatment as we determine the best modalities to help you heal.
Anxiety Therapist with nearly 20 years of Experience
This practice offers supportive, compassionate, and comprehensive care and also stays current on research related to mental health. My goal for you is to use my expertise and extensive training to get you back to living your life as quickly as possible.
Book an Appointment for Anxiety Therapy Today
To get started, book an appointment or text at 212-529-8292. Integrative Psychotherapy & Wellness Manhattan can help you in your healing journey toward optimal mental health.