Stress really depends on how you look at it. Some amount of stress is a required part of being human—literally, if you never felt stressed, you would wonder if you were alive. Too much stress or unrelenting chronic stress, though, will literally kill you. Your body is designed to get stressed to deal with an urgent threat, and then shift into rest and recovery mode. If you stay in a high stress state perpetually, it will lead to major health problems, like diabetes or heart disease.
I like to utilize DBT techniques to help folks who are struggling with stress. We will work to develop coping strategies to help you navigate life's challenges.
Stress can have negative effects on your mood, physical health, relationships, and quality of life. We can work together to identify sources of stress and create plans for hope to cope effectively with stressors while working to alleviate as much stress from your life as possible.
Stress takes many forms including anxiety, irritability, procrastination, overwhelm, avoidance, and overthinking. Let's work together to identify areas of stress, problem solve, and increase mechanisms to cope with challenges that you face.
Mindfulness and meditation are going to be perfect to help you deal with your stress. I think first of all it's important to know your history to see if there are factors that are unknown causing your stress. And then we can assess your daily life. We can create specialized meditations to help you deal with your daily stress.
Stress at some level eventually impacts everyone. It can help motivate us to achieve higher results and it can become overwhelming and destructive. By learning to understand your sources of stress you can start making changing in how you think about and react to life's challenges.
Do you have too much on your to-do list and don't know how to relax and find peace? I get it, and I can help you to find a way to find more acceptance and compassion for yourself so that you can let go of responsibilities and live a more balanced life.
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, NCC, National Certified Counselor
Experiencing periods of stress, instability and change are expected during life, although can feel uncomfortable and often intolerable. In my practice, I like to help clients process challenges and adversity through a broader lens of self care and wellness. Addressing sleep, nutrition, exercise and movement, socialization, and friendships are incorporated in treatment.
Stress. What should be a fleeting experience sometimes doesn't subside. This can lead to panic and anxiety. My goal is to help you process the stress you are experiencing, make sense and meaning from your experience and develop coping strategies so that you can find relaxation and peace.