Many complain of feeling nervous or anxious, but few understand how severe anxiety can be debilitating and life-altering. Even if it's just occasional fears or specific phobias, some things can be done to help alleviate these concerns. It's important that anxiety is treated as it's often a symptom of other issues in your life and relationships and therapy can help you understand why it happens and how to improve the outcomes. Consider booking a free 30-minute consult to explore more.
Experiencing anxiety or irrational fears can be overwhelming, but effective help is available. We use a range of therapeutic techniques to help you understand and reduce your anxiety. Through cognitive-behavioral strategies and mindfulness practices, you’ll learn to confront and manage your fears, paving the way for a more peaceful and confident life.
Anxiety and Fear often come up during life transitions, new diagnoses, or changes in functioning. We will work together to explore the fears and find healthy coping skills that will allow you to find joyful moments in each day.
Ashburn Psychological Services was founded in 2005 by Dr. Michael Oberschneider. The practice has been well received by area professionals and families and has grown to be the home of some of the area's leading psychiatrists and psychologists. We are here to address your needs.
My sensitive and engaging, direct and practical, style is reported by my clients as one of their attractions to working with me. I work with Children, Adolescents and Adults, addressing ADHD, depression and anxiety, divorce, loss and medical trauma. . I would be honored with your trust in me.
If anxiety is casting a shadow over your daily life, seeking psychotherapy can be a transformative step towards finding relief and building resilience. Anxiety can manifest in various ways, including persistent worry, fear, and physical symptoms such as tension and restlessness. In therapy, you'll have a supportive and confidential space to explore the root causes of your anxiety, identify triggers, and develop effective coping mechanisms. A skilled therapist can provide practical tools, such as relaxation techniques and cognitive-behavioral strategies, to manage anxious thoughts and behaviors. Together, you and your therapist can work towards understanding and challenging irrational fears, ultimately fostering a sense of control and well-being. Seeking psychotherapy for anxiety reflects a proactive commitment to your mental health, offering a personalized journey towards greater calmness and a more balanced life.
Life Coach, Hypnosis and NLP, shamanic healing, Energy Psychology (including "tapping"), Voice Dialogue
As a non-licensed practitioner, I cannot legally claim to work with anxiety (because it’s a diagnosable condition). That said, I’ve have several effective tools to help clients who are anxious (officially diagnosed or not) and can almost guarantee dramatic improvement when clients are willing to do some homework to empower themselves.
In my experience, typical talk therapy only goes so far. Many people who suffer from anxiety are empaths or HSPs (highly sensitive people). If you are, that needs to be addressed first. And when clients grow up in a dysfunctional family environment that makes anxiety a way of life, it gets “wired” into the brain. I approach anxiety with this in mind, starting with nutritional support, and then help clients use tools that “rewire” the brain. There's no reason to go through life with more worry and stress than it already has!
“If you are experiencing extra anxiety during these ever changing times, you aren’t alone. Covid-19 has us all struggling with more stress, uncertainty and change than usual. It has a lot of us wondering how to tend to our feelings and how to stay calm during an extremely challenging time." We also offers more information and advice on our website. Many of our therapists have special training for working with anxiety, stress and fears such as Mindfulness- Based Stress Reduction (MBSD) and CBT.
The specialties we offer enable us to meet your specific needs, whether you are feeling depressed, anxious, struggle with issues around food, alcohol, or other substances, sexual or gender identity, grief, trauma, family and relationship issues and more.
Do you excessively worry about what others think of you? Do you struggle to make friends or avoid pursuing relationships because of what they may think of you? Do you find it difficult to start conversations and have a hard time speaking up for yourself ? You are not alone, anxiety can feel crippling but my goal it to balance to the protective nature of anxiety, managed anxiety is natural experience. I use an eclectic approach to meet your needs by teaching adults and children tools and strategies for engaging in conversations, handling conflict, respecting boundaries, and regulating emotions in a supportive, non-threatening environment.
11 Years Experience
