Stress Counseling and Therapy in Mt. Pleasant, SC—Counselors and Therapists
Stress is a natural response to demands or threats, whether real or perceived. It triggers your body’s fight-or-flight reaction, helping you stay focused, energized, and alert. In extreme cases, it can even save your life. However, when stress becomes constant, it can harm your health, mood, productivity, relationships, and overall quality of life.
Thriveworks Mt. Pleasant offers stress counseling to help you manage stress effectively. Call us at (843) 588-1846 to schedule your appointment.
Understanding Stress and Its Impact
Stress can be helpful in small doses, such as during a presentation, competition, or exam preparation. But chronic stress takes a toll on your well-being, affecting your nervous, digestive, endocrine, immune, and circulatory systems. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of chronic stress is crucial for taking steps to reduce its harmful effects.
Common Sources of Stress:
- Losing a job
- Going through a divorce, separation, or breakup
- A change in financial status
- The birth of a child
- Relocation
- Starting or finishing school
- The death of a loved one
- A serious illness
At Thriveworks Mt. Pleasant, our counselors provide stress reduction strategies and techniques to manage the stress you are experiencing. If you’d like help working through your stress, call us to schedule your appointment at (843) 588-1846.
Symptoms of Chronic Stress
Chronic stress can complicate many diseases and lead to issues such as:
- Insomnia or hypersomnia
- Irregular appetite
- Substance abuse
- Negative impact on relationships
- Anger, depression, anxiety
- Decreased enjoyment in social activities
- Memory problems
If you are feeling persistently anxious, overwhelmed, or worried, it may be time to consider counseling.
How Counseling Can Help
Thriveworks Mt. Pleasant will help you understand the sources of your stress and explore techniques to manage it. One effective method is guided meditation and mindfulness, which reinforce a positive vision of yourself and help relieve stress.
Our counselors offer flexible schedules, including evenings and weekends, and are available by phone and email between sessions. We accept most major insurance plans and offer affordable self-pay options.
Schedule Your Session at Thriveworks Mt. Pleasant
Thriveworks Mt. Pleasant is conveniently located adjacent to the Queensborough Shopping Center at 1131 Queensborough Blvd., #100 in Mt. Pleasant. Call us today at (843) 588-1846 to schedule your first counseling session and take the first step toward a less stressful life.
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