What is anxiety therapy?
Anxiety therapy helps people better understand and manage their anxiety. Anxiety therapists at Thriveworks in Georgetown, TX 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 Georgetown 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?
What Are the Symptoms of Anxiety?
Anxiety can manifest differently for everyone, but you may feel the following symptoms:
- Difficulty sleeping or insomnia
- Dry throat, especially in social or public speaking settings
- Racing thoughts that are difficult to manage
- Chronic fatigue or bowel conditions like IBS, acid reflux, or IBD
- Nausea or dizziness, rapid heartbeat
- Restlessness, agitation
- The sensation of being emotionally drained
Without treatment, these symptoms can become a constant and malignant disruption to your daily life. Interpersonal relationships and professional environments can also become hard to manage.
Some of the most common forms of anxiety disorders are:
- Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): As the name implies, this disorder often doesn’t arise from a specific source. Those with it often struggle to describe or understand where the sensation of constantly being on edge comes from.
- Post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD): PTSD is usually triggered by a specific event or set of events that the sufferer witnessed, or was part of. These memories can be recent or from the distant past. Those with PTSD are often plagued by nightmares, and flashbacks, and might seem withdrawn.
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): People affected with OCD often fixate on irrational thoughts, or repetitive actions or behaviors. Those with this condition may additionally have extreme superstitious beliefs.
- Social anxiety disorder: This condition causes individuals to face extreme anxiety during or before social interactions. It can be triggered by everything from concerts to small family gatherings.
- Panic disorder: This anxiety disorder is well-known for causing panic attacks. People with panic disorder, when triggered, experience chest pain or tightness, cold sweats, dizziness, and nausea as a result of their anxiety.
Anxiety Therapy Services at Thriveworks in Georgetown, TX
Talking to a therapist or counselor about your anxiety is a great way to reduce the emotional weight of your mental health challenges. Our therapists and counselors will listen and do their best to offer you coping strategies that target your anxiety and serve to help you control your emotions. Some of their techniques may include:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Dialectal behavioral therapy (DBT)
- Exposure therapy
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
Talking to a therapist or counselor is often beneficial for many people, but for some with more intense or persistent anxiety, our psychiatric nurse practitioners (NPs) may be preferred.
Psychiatric Services for Anxiety
Psychiatrists are licensed providers who are also medical doctors, while psychiatric nurse practitioners are skilled professionals who can assist our clients. With helpful prescription medication, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners are aptly equipped to diagnose and treat complicated disorders that affect the emotions and behavior of those who are suffering from anxiety.
While not every person will need a prescription, those who do can receive them discreetly with our online psychiatry option. Online psychiatry is a great way to cut back on the time it takes to travel to a brick-and-mortar office for treatment.
Scheduling Anxiety Therapy at Thriveworks in Georgetown, TX
If it seems like you have symptoms of an anxiety disorder, then considering therapy or psychiatric care could offer you relief. You can go online to book your first session, or if you decide to call a scheduling specialist will be there to offer:
- Help find you the psychiatric NP or therapist you need for anxiety treatment
- High-touch assistance 7 days a week
- Assistance in adding your insurance, or even Medicare for some locations (check web availability)
- Help talk you through online and in-person session options
- Help find your weekend and evening session times
The decision to seek psychiatric or psychological assistance for anxiety is your own choice, but dealing with anxiety is not something you need to do by yourself. At Thriveworks in Georgetown, TX, we understand how anxiety feels and how harmful it can be—and we know how to help.
