Therapy services: Anxiety specialist

Anxiety Disorders are vast and effect more than 1 in 5 Americans.  Anxiety Disorders such as Obsessive Compulsive, Panic, Specific Fears, and Generalized Anxiety can often be debilitating; however, they are manageable.  Despite the prevalence of anxiety disorders, concurrent depression and other related stresses, it is still not talked about openly and many still struggle to manage their discomfort alone.   In person therapy or online therapy is an effective tool to help anyone move towards the life they desire vs. avoiding the discomfort in order to face your anxiety and live a meaningful life.  I also provide counseling services to address other stresses including, but not limited to depression, life changes, grief and trauma.

I am a Certified Clinical Anxiety therapist (Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP)) through the Institute of Certified Anxiety Treatment Professionals.  Practice is located in Toledo, Ohio and centrally located near Holland, Maumee, Perrysburg and Oregon.  I also practice online therapy in the state of Ohio.

• Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger post a traumatic event. Trauma is perceived differently by all and multiple traumas can make it more difficult to effectively manage the the post trauma distress and disconnection.  Therapy can help you learn to effectively manage and reduce symptoms and guide you through the process of grief and healing. 

As humans, we do not like pain and its a built in primitive survival mechanism to avoid pain, seek pleasure and survive.  As such, this primitive brain continues to promote avoidance of painful emotions and engage in avoidance behaviors such as use of substances, food and others behaviors to manage or avoid daily stresses.  Despite their immediate effectiveness, over the long term they often become debilitating and reinforce avoidance and maintain distress.   In therapy you can work  towards  realistically and effectively facing your distress, managing your responses to your emotional voice, as well as other factors that often cause barriers in you being the person you want to be and living the life you want to live.