Marriage and Family Therapist, Woodland Counseling
Life can be challenging and there are so many reasons people start feeling stressed. I will partner with you to alleviate your stress by making lifestyle changes, learning relaxation techniques and changing unhealthy thinking patterns. Our brains have evolved powerful tools for coping with threats and danger—but in the face of modern stresses like stress at work, information overload, financial concerns and relationship issues, our survival reflexes can do more harm than good. In small doses, stress can help you perform under pressure and motivate you to do your best but chronic stress can wreak havoc on you physical and mental health. Our bodies were not designed to function in a chronic stress mode. If you frequently find yourself feeling frazzled and overwhelmed, I will partner with you to bring your nervous system back into balance. You can protect yourself and improve how you think and feel by adding calming and soothing routines into your life each day to decrease the symptoms of chronic stress and take steps to reduce its harmful effects. If you tend to get stressed out frequently—as many of us do in today’s demanding world—your body may be in a heightened state of stress most of the time. Chronic stress disrupts nearly every system in your body and can lead to serious health problems. It can suppress your immune system, upset your digestive and reproductive systems, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, and speed up the aging process. It can even rewire the brain, leaving you more vulnerable to anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems. Health problems caused or exacerbated by stress include: Depression and Anxiety, pain of any kind, sleep problems, autoimmune diseases, digestive problems, skin conditions, such as eczema, heart disease, weight problems, reproductive issues and thinking and memory problems. I invite you to partner with me to utilize feeling stressed out as an opportunity to make healthy changes in your life and create an internal sense of peace.
Stress is inevitable in life. We look at what is causing stress and break down the issues into smaller parts. Identifying what you do and don't have control over. The end goal is to feel better able to set boundaries, manage stressful situations and have a toolbox of strategies to navigate stress differently in your life.
We all struggle with stress at various times within our lives, sometimes more than others. I work with clients to look at utilizing different coping skills to help manage the stress, alleviate symptoms and strive to improve overall functioning with less catastrophizing and more progress with better self-care.
Stress management is crucial for maintaining overall well-being. While there isn’t a specific medication specifically for stress, certain medications can help reduce or manage some of the signs and symptoms associated with stress.
Some stress is a part of life, but when it interferes with functioning and relationships, it's time to get help. I have a number of ways to cope with stress that can include homework to practice (a lot of it is fun).
Feeling stress is a completely natural and human response to life's difficulties; however, it can often feel overwhelming and affect our lives in unpleasant ways. Please reach out and learn ways to manage stress more effectively.
Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselors
What is Stress?
Stress is your body’s physiological response to a threat. Also called the “fight or flight response”, stress enhances your reflexes, strength, focus and endurance when your body releases cortisol and adrenaline into your bloodstream. These hormones measurably increase your heartbeat, blood pressure, and breathing rate, while also tightening your muscles and sharpening your senses.
Stress impacts all of us. I take a strengths based approach to understand how stress impacts an individual and to help my clients differentiate between productive and unproductive stress. I also work with clients on managing stress in order to feel as if they are able to fully function in all areas of their life.
A certain amount of stress will ensure that we prepare for an important meeting, practice for an audition, or plan carefully for an event, like a wedding. But, too much stress can make our voice shaky, make us forget our speech, or sabotage our success in other ways. By learning some quick-acting mind/brain/body tools to soothe yourself and interrupt negative thought patterns, and by experiencing hypnotic visualizations where you imagine yourself getting through your situation successfully, you can find focus, clarity and actually enjoy your event.
Stress is ever present in today's world, and often the precursor to more severe mental health issues. There's no shame in being stressed out by life's circumstances. Let's work together to cope with them well.
We all have stress and sometimes stress management seems impossible due to life changes, lack of work life balance and various environmental challenges. Stress has many faces and evidenced based practices such as mindfulness can help relieve and manage stress in the moment while allowing us to move forward.
Stress can come from every corner of your life, especially when you are going through moments of growth and change; whether that be work stress, relationship stress or just overall life stress, Minaret Therapeutic Services is here to help you manage and lessen your stress through a variety of therapeutic methods. Contact me today for a free 15-minute consultation to get started on your therapeutic journey today!
Stress is a part of life... but sometimes it can become overwhelming. Stress takes many forms - it can be an important life transition such as the adjustment from college to a career or a cross-country move. It can also take the form of relationship conflict, family tension, or just feeling burnt out. Therapy can provide a space to problem solve and work to minimize the impact that stressors have on your happiness and functioning. Using an empathic, supportive, and solution-focused approach, my role is to work collaboratively with you to determine practical steps to create positive change and manage stress.
Stress is prevalent due to many different factors. Stress can cause depression or anxiety, anger, irritability, restlessness, trouble sleeping, constant worry, and much more. Through CBT, DBT, ACT, TFCBT, and solution focused therapy, we can find healthy coping skills.
There is no doubt in today's society stress is a common factor in increased symptoms of anxiety, depression, and lack of self-compassion. If you find yourself wrapped up in the world that has decided once again to speed up, come invest in learning how to decrease your stress levels while learning how to become more resilient in your day-to-day life.
Well versed in feeling stressed or on the verge of burnout because you overwork yourself to show you're dedicated to your job, yet also sacrificing your mental well-being as a result? Learning how to find balance in work and life is a key essential to live a life of vitality. Let's work together to help you achieve the balance you desire!
Stress is prevalent due to many different factors. Stress can cause depression or anxiety, anger, irritability, restlessness, trouble sleeping, constant worry, and much more. Through CBT, DBT, ACT, TFCBT, and solution focused therapy, we can find healthy coping skills.
Are you feeling stuck in a toxic work environment? Is a family member or friend ill or struggling? Do you have ongoing situations in your life that feel unsustainable due to the physical and mental toll it's taking on you? Finding ways to understand, cope with and manage our stress can be life changing as it allows us to feel calmer, more confident and more easily navigate stressors as they arise. Come to a supportive, non-judgmental space where you can share your emotional struggles, pain and stress. I have nearly 20 years of experience and a wide variety of methods and techniques to draw from to help clients reduce and more effectively cope with stress.
24 Years Experience
