If you are prone to feel overwhelmed by fear, anxiety, or panic, it is often largely due to parts of you being stuck in past experiences where you felt fear or terror. Oftentimes, your overwhelm is due to you feeling powerless in the presence of your anxiety. I will work to help you explore your relevant past history, as it relates to your feelings of fear, and I will also help you build inner strength to hold your own in the presence of inner anxiety or panic.
you might be feeling nervous or on edge. You might be lying awake at night thinking about all the things! Sometimes it can be random moments where you just become completely overwhelmed and emotionally exhausted from panic and stress. Anxiety can over take our lives on a daily basis. Symptoms of anxiety can even be debilitating. Together, we can find effective ways and tools to help manage your symptoms.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist who believes in the resilience of the human spirit. Living in society can seem chaotic, yet we yearn for love and harmony. Therapy can offer a means of releasing energy permitting possibilities for contentment.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective form of psychotherapy for anxiety disorders. Generally a short-term treatment, CBT focuses on teaching you specific skills to improve your symptoms and gradually return to the activities you've avoided because of anxiety.
Psychiatric Nurse/Therapist, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
At my practice, we will craft a comprehensive treatment plan that respects and values your input. My goal is to build a warm and genuine therapeutic relationship with you, where you feel heard and supported. I specialize in treating anxiety and fears.
Anxiety and fear are natural responses that can often become acutely exacerbated or chronically disruptive in our lives. These conditions are often multifactorial including biological, psychological, and social factors. Mindfulness, or awareness, is an important first step to understanding why our body responds the way it does. From there, we can work together on tools and practices to help change these responses including biofeedback, functional breathing, and meditation. Additional support could include acupuncture, naturopathic therapies, therapeutic exercise, or even medication.
Due to the fact anxiety and intelligence tend to occur together, many of Ms. Kurz's clients have anxiety. Ms. Kurz will offer you action plans to make your anxiety your friend and not your foe. Tools for using anxiety to improve decision making, become proactive, and reduce conflict will all be available to you.
I treat Anxiety with a combination of behavioral interventions (CBT, DBT, ACT) as well as narrative therapy. Mindfulness is also very effective when treating anxiety.
Anxiety or fear, is a normal human emotion. When our anxieties or fears become so present in our daily lives that they create a monoculture of thought, or disrupt our ability to engage with ourselves or others with balance and diversity, then our quality of life can decrease significantly. I have extensive experience in working with anxiety and can help you manage the anxiety or fear that you face. With thoughtful attention, unconditional positive regard and interventions specific to your needs, we can work together to effectively manage these types of challenges.