Anxiety therapists in Ruston, Louisiana LA
Mr. Foley L. Nash
Licensed Professional Counselor, M.Ed., LPC-S, LMFT-BAS
Mr. Nash uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the recommended approach for anxiety treatment.
40 Years Experience
Christina J. Stein
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, BACS
I am here for you to assist with the pressures, struggles and challenges of every day life and the human experience. You can absolutely handle your situation at hand and I am here to help you uncover and use the strengths and tools you already possess. We will work through this together.
19 Years Experience
Margaret Sigue
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can be beneficial in some situations. It can alert us to dangers and help us prepare and pay attention. Anxiety disorders differ from normal feelings of nervousness or anxiousness, and involve excessive fear or anxiety. Anxiety disorders are the most common of mental disorders and affect nearly 30 percent of adults at some point in their lives.
Anxiety disorders can cause people into try to avoid situations that trigger or worsen their symptoms. Job performance, school work and personal relationships can be affected.
In general, for a person to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, the fear or anxiety must:
Be out of proportion to the situation or age inappropriate
Hinder your ability to function normally
13 Years Experience
Barry D. Schwartz
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Anxieties and fears are experienced by most people. People worry about things that might happen. However the anxious person becomes preoccupied with this condition, thereby, producing further anxiety. Anxiety can be expressed in a number of psychological, behavioral and physical symptoms. For example: aches and pains, sweating, worry, panic attacks, feeling unable to cope, and fearfulness. Anxiety is driven by fear of uncertainty. I will assist you in working through the discomfort in fear that accompanies anxiety. I will do this by using number of approaches that include: biofeedback, cognitive behavioral therapy, breath work, brainwave entrainment and stress management techniques.
36 Years Experience
Peakminds Psychology
Psychologist
With the ability to utilize a variety of psychological methods and techniques, the clinicians at Peakminds are adept at working with a diversity of anxieties and fears, holding the ability to support the needs and goals of clients.
7 Years Experience