What is anxiety therapy?
Anxiety therapy helps people better understand and manage their anxiety. Anxiety therapists at Thriveworks in Abingdon, VA can develop a treatment plan that will help you better manage your day-to-day anxiety or your anxiety disorder.
How does anxiety therapy work?
Anxiety therapy involves talking to a therapist about symptoms, potential causes, and more. Thriveworks Abingdon therapists will then work with you to determine where your anxiety might stem from and teach you effective coping mechanisms.
How to deal with anxiety?
One of the best ways to deal with anxiety is to learn about your own anxiety: your symptoms, what triggers it, and what coping mechanisms have been effective in the past. When you learn what your anxiety is tied to, it can help you be mindful of what's really happening as well as prevent and mitigate symptoms by processing and working through the issue in therapy. Other strategies that have been shown to help manage anxiety are meditation, challenging anxious thoughts, exercising, and journaling.
Symptoms of anxiety
Common symptoms of anxiety include:
- Sense of impending danger
- Nervousness/restlessness
- Trouble focusing
- Excessive sweating
- Shaking
- Headaches
- Stomach issues
- Fatigue
- Panic attacks
- Increased heart rate
What is the best therapy for anxiety?
Is anxiety therapy conducted in person or online?
Anxiety therapy is conducted both in person and online, depending on the individual's preferences and their therapist's availability. We suggest choosing the option that best suits your needs.
How long does anxiety therapy last?
On average, people can tend to attend 15 to 20 session of anxiety therapy (five or more months). However, this number is heavily dependent on the type of anxiety that's being treated and its severity, with many choosing to attend anxiety therapy for a longer period of time to ensure its effectiveness long-term.
Is therapy worth it for anxiety?
Yes, it is worth going to therapy for anxiety. If you are struggling with regular anxious thoughts and feelings that are affecting your day-to-day life or you suspect that you have an anxiety disorder, you should seek expert anxiety help.
Need more help deciding?
How to Deal with Anxiety — Therapists and Counselors in Bristol, VA
If you’re having anxiety and aren’t sure if counseling is right for you, know that you’re in good company. In fact, anxiety is one of the most frequent reasons people seek counseling. The good news is that counseling can help reduce or eliminate your symptoms and allow you to get back to your life.
Anxiety Can Cause a Lot of Problems in Your Life
Anxiety is more than just feeling nervous. It can interfere with your eating habits, relationships, sleep, work, school, and every other routine in your life. Anxiety can make you feel that you have no control over your life or your feelings. Counseling can work wonders to help you get back in control.
Identify the Cause of Your Anxiety
For some people, the cause of the anxiety is obvious to them. It may have begun after a trauma, it may have started during a stressful situation, or the end of an important relationship may have brought it on. For others, working with a therapist can help you answer the all-important question: what is behind your anxiety?
Therapy Can Help Address Your Anxiety
Some clients have success with anxiety medications but there’s one important thing to remember about them: they only treat the symptoms. On the other hand, therapy identifies and addresses the root causes of your anxiety.
This is done through a self-reflective process that will help you understand your anxiety, unpack it, and transform it via a variety of techniques that can help you cope when anxiety flares up.
There Are Many Things That Can Help with Anxiety
No matter where you are in your anxiety journey today, Thriveworks Bristol Counseling & Coaching is here to help. We can help you find the individualized road to managing anxiety.
Schedule online or give us a call at (423) 556-3873.
