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2,097 people sought anxiety therapy help at Spring in the last year

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Abigayle Majul

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What is your go-to approach for anxiety therapy?

My go-to approach for treating anxiety is CBT because it helps to guide you into a healthier way of thinking that tends to lessen your anxiety.

What tools do you teach in anxiety therapy?

I teach about the following in anxiety therapy: scheduling “worry time,” challenging negative thoughts, and analysis paralysis.

How do you know when a client is making meaningful progress in anxiety therapy?

A client is making meaningful progress when they are able to regulate and talk through their emotions before acting on them.

What can clients do in their personal time to supplement anxiety therapy?

A way to supplement someone's time in anxiety therapy is to journal; writing thoughts and worries down can be helpful in making sense of them. As they reread it to themselves, clients may develop more insight into their feelings, along with seeing how others may perceive them.

What should someone do to prepare for starting anxiety therapy?

To prepare for starting anxiety therapy, it is best for clients to take notes and track down negative automatic thoughts that tend to rule their day.

Starting Anxiety therapy

What is anxiety therapy?

Anxiety therapy helps people better understand and manage their anxiety. Anxiety therapists at Thriveworks in Spring, 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 Spring 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?

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.

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?

According to the DSM, one of the most common anxiety disorders called generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) manifests with the following symptoms:

  1. Excessive anxiety and worry that’s hard to control
  2. Three or more of the following: 
    • Restlessness 
    • Being easily fatigued
    • Attention difficulties 
    • Irritability
    • Muscle tension
    • Sleep disturbances
  1. These additional types of anxiety disorders are ruled out:
  1. Symptoms cause significant distress or impairment
  2. Symptoms aren’t caused by a substance or another medical condition 

Because anxiety can sometimes have physical symptoms, as when someone experiences gastrointestinal problems related to feeling anxious, people often present to their primary care doctor first. But anxiety requires specialized psychological treatment from a mental health professional. Physicians often refer people to Thriveworks for authoritative care.

What Is Anxiety Therapy?

Anxiety therapy aims to help individuals address and manage their anxiety symptoms, as well as set them up with effective tools that will help them outside of therapy. The two most common treatments for anxiety are psychotherapy (or talk therapy) and medication, often used side by side.

Psychotherapy is a very standard form of therapy, but what makes it effective against anxiety is the targeting of specific anxieties and working to overcome them. If the therapeutic approach is too generalized, it may not work as well, which is why individualized treatment is a point of emphasis at Thriveworks.

Medication is the other common treatment for anxiety disorders. Though medications will not cure anxiety, they can lessen the severity of symptoms, allowing people to move through their lives a bit more easily.

How Does Anxiety Counseling Work? What Therapy Is Good for Anxiety?

Different kinds and degrees of anxiety respond to different types of therapy and treatment plans. The anxiety therapists at Thriveworks in Spring, TX will tailor any of the following treatments toward individual clients, using approaches such as:

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Exposure therapy, especially for specific phobias of an object or situation (also called systematic desensitization)
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Psychiatric medication like antidepressants, prescribed by a licensed Thriveworks psychiatric NP
  • Relaxation techniques like progressive muscle relaxation or deep breathing
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
  • Panic-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy
  • Applied relaxation training (ART)
  • Supportive-expressive therapy
  • Biofeedback 
  • Support groups
  • Substance abuse counseling
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR)
  • Nutrition and exercise modifications
  • Family therapy or couples counseling 

Treatment plans can always evolve based on client feedback, goals, and responses. 

What Is Separation Anxiety Disorder?

Separation anxiety disorder is when someone experiences acute distress when they’re separated from someone to whom they have an emotional attachment. This condition is normally observed in children, and typically wanes with age. 

Adults can also experience separation anxiety disorder. They might worry about the distance between themselves and another person or a beloved pet.

They may need to know someone’s exact location at all times so they won’t feel a sense of panic. The anxiety therapists at Thriveworks in Spring, TX can diagnose separation anxiety disorder and treat it with CBT or other talk therapy methods. 

Is There Anxiety Counseling Near Me? Consult an Anxiety Therapist at Thriveworks in Spring, TX

Anxiety therapy at Thriveworks in Spring, TX can be short-term or long-term, depending on individual symptoms and responses. Thriveworks providers accept most major forms of health insurance. They also offer self-pay rates for clients who are paying out-of-pocket. 

Lastly, Thriveworks offers clients the choice of traditional, in-person counseling sessions or online counseling sessions. By giving us a call, our staff can help match you to an exceptional anxiety therapist. Or, browse our providers and book an appointment yourself online. We look forward to helping you feel good again!

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our Spring therapists and counselors accept 42 insurance plans

  • APEX Memorial Hermann

  • ARIA | Covenant Management Systems

  • Aetna

  • Ambetter by Superior Health Plan

  • Auto Club Enterprises (Employers Health Network)

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Buist Byars and Taylor (Employers Health Network)

  • Carelon

  • Christus Health Plan Exchange

  • Christus Health Plan Medicare Advantage

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Self-pay costs at Spring
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Talk therapy

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

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★★★★★
Thriveworks helped me realize that I do believe people can change. I’m not the person I was three months ago, broken and fearful. I’m healthy and happy and for the first time being kind to myself. Thank you for giving me my life back.
Read more Thriveworks helped me realize that I do believe people can change. I’m not the person I was three months ago, broken and fearful. I’m healthy and happy and for the first time being kind to myself. Thank you for giving me my life back.
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks in Spring, TX is located in the same building as Mindful Transformations, Prime Physicians, Bayou City Hospice, Evermotion Chiropractic, Root Level Technology, Dr. Austin Hoyt Chiropractic Care, and many other offices. Children’s Lighthouse is nearby, as is Klein Fire Department Station 8. At the intersection of Champion Forest Drive and Crescent Clover Drive, south of our location, is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Phone number

(469) 812-8434

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