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In today's stressful world, sometimes it helps to have a supportive listener who will witness how you are moving through your life and can offer new ways of coping and adapting to past, present, and future issues.
Ellen Moncrief is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 8 years of experience in the mental health field. She is passionate about helping adolescents and adults address mental health challenges and improve their quality of life. Ellen specializes in trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and major life transitions. Ellen completed her Master of Counseling Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, Illinois. Her professional experience in community mental health has enabled her to provide guidance and support to diverse populations and different mental health issues.
Ellen is a person-centered therapist who utilizes a variety of counseling approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and motivational interviewing.
We all face challenges, and sometimes we need extra support. Ellen's main priority is to ensure you feel heard and support you in your journey of finding new ways to adapt from the past, improve the present, and gain new perspectives and techniques. If you are ready to improve your mental health, schedule an appointment with her today.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy is useful due to its ability to help people replace negative/anxious thoughts with positive/calming thoughts.
I implement the use of a workbook on dealing with anxiety, which has several good tools to use. For example, this workbook gives a list of positive/calming self-talk phrases to use.
I see progress when a client reports using therapy tools consistently.
Clients can supplement therapy by working on tools listed in the anxiety workbook I provide, discussing this, and continuing to work together on this during therapy sessions.
You can write down triggers to your anxiety that you are aware of, and try to do this when you do not feel anxious and/or you feel calmer.
Anxiety therapy helps people better understand and manage their anxiety. Anxiety therapists at Thriveworks in Maumelle, AR can develop a treatment plan that will help you better manage your day-to-day anxiety or your anxiety disorder.
Anxiety therapy involves talking to a therapist about symptoms, potential causes, and more. Thriveworks Maumelle therapists will then work with you to determine where your anxiety might stem from and teach you effective coping mechanisms.
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.
Common symptoms of anxiety include:
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be incredibly effective in treating anxiety and anxiety disorders. Other effective techniques include exposure therapy, Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and EMDR therapy.
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.
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.
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.
Stress and anxiety are a normal part of our lives. Stress is the result of frustration, anger or anxiousness from a situation, and it usually stems from things we feel we can’t control. Anxiety is sometimes necessary as a response to stress or danger, and it can help people cope with stressful situations or work to solve problems. However, when we have stress and anxiety disorders, we may feel anxious and stressed every day for long periods of time.
When stress and anxiety disrupt your functioning on a daily basis and keep you from enjoying a truly fulfilling life, it is wise to seek counseling. If you need help with anxiety or stress, Thriveworks Counseling in Maumelle, Arizona will work with you to help pinpoint the triggers that cause stress and anxiety, the ways to deal with it healthily, and lead you on a path to a more productive and enjoyable life. Reach out today to get started.
The following are types of anxiety disorders.
Most people have stress and anxiety from time to time. The most common reasons for stressors are:
Stress and anxiety can affect every part of a person’s life, from emotions and behavior to the ability to focus and physical well-being. People handle stress differently, and the symptoms can vary. The following are some of the most common signs of stress and anxiety.
When you feel on edge or even in full panic mode, it is a very troublesome state to live with. If you feel like you’re not able to cope with stress and anxiety and it is taking over your life, you are not alone. Many people experience stress and anxiety. The good news is that anxiety disorders are treatable, and many people who live with anxiety are able to work, go to school and have healthy relationships with friends and family.
The counselors and therapists at Thriveworks can work with you to teach you how to reduce the intensity, duration and frequency of anxiety attacks, as well as relaxation techniques to help you to manage stress. If you are struggling with stress and anxiety, contact Thriveworks in North Little Rock, AR for an immediate appointment. We know that waiting for days, weeks or months to get an appointment with a therapist or counselor only exacerbates stress and anxiety.
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