Anxiety Therapy
in Austin, TX
Does Anxiety Prevent You From Living Life To The Fullest?
Are you dissatisfied with the status quo—maybe your career, relationships, or social life—and sense that anxiety may be what’s keeping you stuck?
Do overthinking, procrastination, and fretting over potential outcomes get in the way of achieving your goals?
Have you ever wished you could spend less time people-pleasing and striving for perfection and more time focused on finding—and executing—your soul’s purpose?
Perhaps you’ve reached the age in life when you thought you would have everything figured out, and yet still feel rudderless. You may lack confidence and reassurance, and instead find your inner dialogue stuck in a constant loop of self-doubt and “what-if” thinking, leading you to question everything. Anxiety could be calling the shots, casting a shadow over how you move through the world.
A Fear Of Failure Could Be Stopping You Before You Start
When you’re bogged down with anxiety, energy gets diverted away from what you truly care about and have passion for, like tending to creative pursuits, spending time with the people you care about, and feeling connected to your surroundings. If most of your bandwidth is consumed with anxious, fear-based thinking, you become disconnected from the quality of life you’re striving for. Procrastination, second-guessing, and fear of failure keep you frozen in place, unsure how to move forward.
The good news is that therapy can help alleviate the symptoms of anxiety, so they’re no longer an obstacle to living your best life. With anxiety in check, you’re free to focus your energy on the things that fill your cup, discovering more meaning and purpose in all that you do.
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There Are Reasons Why Anxiety Has Become So Widespread In Modern Society
With the rise of technology, our planet has reached an unprecedented level of technological interconnectedness. And while this is a net positive overall, one downside of these technological advances is that anxiety is on the rise. In fact, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health condition in the United States, affecting 40 million adults—or 19.1 percent—of the population every year.
As humans, we are highly sensitive to each other. With immediate access to all the troubling events happening around the world via our phones and laptops, our bodies and minds are exposed to an ever-present, collective anxiety. Responding to the worry and fear the media showers upon us, our nervous systems can become dysregulated, thrusting us into states of anxiety that impact both mind and body.
Disconnection From Intuition And The Natural World Can Negatively Affect How We Think And Feel
As a result of the high value our culture places on achievement and following a prescribed playbook for “success,” many of us get pushed off track. Despite our innate desire to connect to nature and follow our intuition, we feel obligated to stick with jobs we don’t like and, perhaps, embrace a lifestyle that doesn’t suit us. And when we become overly reliant on technology, it can throw our system out of balance.
The anxiety you’re feeling is likely a messenger, a warning sign of an incongruency in your life. By helping you tune in and listen to what anxiety is trying to tell you, counseling can help you reevaluate your priorities and make changes that attune to your authentic self.
Alice Blue Therapy Offers Connecting With Nature As An Antidote To Anxiety
Perhaps you’ve tried therapy in the past, but it didn’t resonate with you. You couldn’t help but feel like some essential ingredient was missing or being overlooked. Maybe your sessions felt too clinical and lacked an intuitive, holistic-based quality that considered all aspects of your lifestyle to promote overall well-being. While more traditional forms of talk therapy work for some, you may be looking for a fresh approach that integrates mind, body, and soul.
As a nature therapist, I offer a unique approach to anxiety treatment that is far from cookie-cutter. Drawing from a tailored blend of wilderness, somatic, and expressive arts therapy, our work together will be guided by intuition and alignment with your soul’s purpose.
What To Expect In Sessions
Taking a “soulistic” approach, we will incorporate nature-based therapy techniques to help regulate your nervous system, signaling to your body that it is safe and capable of restoring calm. In addition, we will take an inventory of your current lifestyle habits—sleep, relationship with food, movement, engagement with technology, time spent in nature, etc.—and make adjustments that foster holistic wellness. And by exploring your creative side, we can uncover what your soul is truly yearning for, instilling more purpose and meaning into your day-to-day activities.
Anxiety serves as protection against the feelings that make us most vulnerable, such as sadness, shame, and grief. These tender emotions are often suppressed in our pursuit of success and in trying to please those around us. In therapy, we can tease out what your anxiety may be masking, and, with self-compassion and curiosity, get in touch with who you want to be moving forward—physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
Anxiety Therapy That Nourishes The Soul
I like incorporating an eclectic mix of modalities into therapy to maximize mind-body-soul integration. A pillar of my practice is wilderness therapy, a nature-based approach to wellness. While in the forest, you can interact with the natural beings that surround you—trees, water, plants, and creatures—allowing you to ground and center yourself authentically while also regulating your nervous system.
Using a blend of natural environments and virtual sessions, we can introduce other somatic practices into therapy, such as breathwork, meditation, yoga, and mindfulness. Depending on your preferences, we may also decide to bring in expressive arts, parts work, and psychodrama to ensure therapy is well-rounded and provides you with the resources not only to heal but also thrive.
Anxiety is a powerful life force energy within you that’s trying to send a message, whether to convey that you need more support and resources to achieve balance or that you may benefit from altering your current routines and habits in some way. We will find a way to meet your anxiety with love and compassion and help you redirect this energy towards what you truly desire and are meant for in this life. It is possible to find the deep brilliance behind the anxiety and to live a life of resilience and calm.
You May Still Be Wondering If Anxiety Therapy Is Right For You…
I can’t afford anxiety counseling.
Understandably, the cost of therapy can be daunting. However, focusing energy towards creating safety and support in your life is a worthwhile investment in yourself. The dividends experienced by putting yourself first often lead to more success, monetarily, emotionally, and spiritually.
Won’t talking about my anxiety disorder in therapy make me feel worse?
Opening up to a therapist about anxiety isn’t always easy at first. You may have grown accustomed to bottling up intense emotions inside, too afraid to share them with others. But in my years of therapeutic work and personal experience, I have found that the safety and support of a trusted other to explore these emotions and discover the wisdom behind them is how we find freedom.
How can I be sure anxiety therapy will be helpful in the long run?
If you’ve been struggling with anxiety for a long time, it’s hard to imagine that things will get better simply by meeting with a counselor once a week. However, when you are able to be vulnerable and receive the support, it’s amazing to witness the shifts in your life unfold. Connecting eye to eye—whether online or in person—and being deeply seen and heard by a therapist creates something powerful.
Embracing The Natural World Can Help Alleviate Anxiety
If you’re searching for an alternative approach to therapy, let’s talk. To find out more about online anxiety counseling at Alice Blue Therapy and schedule a free phone or video consultation with me, please call (513) 307-2463 or visit my contact page.
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Anxiety Therapy
in Austin, TX
6012 W William Cannon Dr
Austin, TX 78749, United States