Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, M.S., LPC-A, NCC
So many of us are experiencing high levels of anxiety during this time of extreme uncertainty. I offer a supportive, safe and creative environment to access, express, explore and process conscious and unconscious anxieties and fears.
Anxiety is meant to keep us safe. It tells us that we need to walk carefully when walking in tall grass or look both ways before and as we cross a street. Unfortunately, clinical anxiety tells us that all grass is poison and that crossing the street brings certain death. I can help you learn to release the tension from your body before attempting to work through the underlying thoughts that feed the anxiety.
Anxiety and fear can be helped using meditation, talk therapy, hypnosis, and using different ways of thinking. Sometimes body work (or sensory motor psychotherapy) makes the most sense.
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC and Brainspotting certified
Fear or anxiety is a normal emotion experienced by everyone because it has a purpose--to show you what's important to you and to protect you. The problem is when anxiety takes control of you and begins to limit you from truly LIVING. For this reason, my goal is not to help you stop feeling anxious but rather to accept it as a natural part of the human experience. We will explore what drives it and harness it (through coping skills), while allowing it to motivate you toward courageous living--one small step at a time.
Anxiety and fear are common. Our therapist, Crystal Shi, LPC is trained in helping clients with anxiety and fear. She has created interventions in order to treat anxious and fearful thinking.
Anxiety and fears often come from the dismissal of our own feelings. In many areas of our lives, we need to be witnessed and affirmed. By identifying what these obstacles are we can eliminate or reduce their negative impact on our lives.
Are you looking for weekend or evening hours? Do you need help with yourself or your teen? I am very passionate about mental health and provide a safe, soothing, empathic environment for you to heal and process your life struggles.
Anxiety and Fears are based in the stories we tell ourselves. Each can develop throughout our lives in many different ways. My experience with clients has been that anxiety is steaming from previous traumatic experiences. These experiences can be childhood abuse or neglect, being bullied at school, to name a few. Or simply from a negative experience that becomes a story we continue to tell ourselves and believe. My role is to listen and allow the story to unfold over time. I understand takes time to trust a therapist. And it takes time to tell your story. I enjoy adding Expressive Arts to the process because it tells so much nonverbally. There has been times where it uncovered issues the clients never thought about or shared. I have discovered through my own work and working with clients that it can connect us to our inner self that is full of the insight we need to heal.
Fear and anxiety can interfere with functioning on many levels. Regal Oak Counseling can help with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, general or specific phobias/fears, and panic. Experience freedom through proven methods that help you regain control and live confidently.