Anxiety Counselling
Defining Anxiety
Experiencing anxiety is normal, and it can happen in different situations like work, school, health, or relationships. It’s a feeling of uneasiness, heightened worry, or dread. However, anxiety doesn’t have to define your day.
My name is Toni Maree, I am an anxiety counsellor in Canberra NSW. We can work together to create a calmer life for you to enjoy despite anxiety.
How Does Anxiety Impact You?
Anxiety affects everyone differently because we are all unique. People with mild anxiety may only feel overly anxious before significant events like a job interview, exam, or social function. On the other end of the scale, severe anxiety can be debilitating and cause feelings of dread, fear, heightened stress, or panic that persist even after the event. It can stop you from leaving the house, going on a picnic, or catching up with friends.
Understanding your anxiety and knowing your unique reactions to anxiety can help you discover coping strategies and live a happier life.
Your anxiety may take many different forms and can range in severity. Learning about your unique anxiety reactions and feelings can help you understand it better.
Finding coping strategies that work for you is essential to managing anxiety. With a combination of understanding and new skills, you can control anxiety and live a happier and healthier life without it.
Treating Anxiety
If untreated, anxiety can have a negative impact on your life. It can harm your relationships, career, and well-being, and increase stress. Untreated anxiety can also lead to health issues like depression and heart disease.
Treating anxiety is possible, and there are many approaches available. Mindfulness and relaxation can work for some, while counseling and medication can help others. The key is to find a treatment that suits your unique needs and circumstances.
Asking for help
Counselling is an effective way to improve your coping skills and learn new techniques to manage anxiety. With counselling, you can tailor proven and practical anxiety management strategies to your unique situation and needs, helping you regain the life you want.
If you’re interested in seeing an anxiety counsellor or just want to talk to someone, contact Toni-Maree below.
Benefits of Counselling
We are all unique, so each of us will experience anxiety differently. Getting support when anxiety first appears minimises its impact on your daily life. Counselling therapy helps get rid of the following symptoms more quickly.
Common anxiety symptoms:
- Feeling overwhelmed or uneasy
- Catastrophising about “what if”
- Dread and unease
- Forgetfulness or memory problems
- Ruminating – going over situations/conversations
- Muscle Tension
- Easily startled
- Dry Mouth
- Heart Racing or Irregular heartbeat
- Chest or Abdominal Pain
- Elevated Heart Rate
- Avoid people or social situations
- Trembling
- Rapid or shallow breathing
- Restlessness
- Sleep disturbances – too much/too little
- Excessive sweating
- Dizziness
- Tired a lot – fatigue that won’t leave
- Poor concentration
- Hands shaking
- Irritable
- Out-of-character anger
What is Anxiety Counselling?
Toni-Maree provides a safe, non-judgmental space for discussing worries and concerns. This allows you to understand your unique reactions to stress and regulate intrusive thoughts and feelings. By combining an understanding of the underlying causes of anxiety with appropriate coping strategies, counsellors can help you live happier lives without anxiety.
Left untreated, anxiety can lead to other health issues and compromise our ability to cope with everyday tasks. It infiltrates all aspects of life and leaves us fractured and under stress. Seeking support from counsellors who understand anxiety and provide tools to help you live without it is essential.
There’s no need to feel embarrassed or worried about seeking help for anxiety. It’s a common experience, and you’re not alone in feeling it. Counselling is scientifically proven to minimize the impacts of anxiety on everyday life, making it the best way to get rid of anxiety.
Finding Assistance
Toni-Maree offers high-quality care for anxiety, staying updated on scientifically proven techniques and providing a short waitlist. Having personally experienced anxiety, she knows its negative impacts and offers tailored plans to suit individual needs.
As someone who has personally experienced anxiety and depression, which run in her family, Toni-Maree understands that eradicating anxiety from daily life takes skill and dedication. She knows first-hand the negative impacts it can have on all aspects of life and is dedicated to helping her clients find the unique answers that work best for them.
Toni-Maree is committed to helping you overcome anxiety, acknowledging that there is no one-size-fits-all solution. She will work with you to find the unique answers that work for you.
If you’re ready to take the next step towards managing anxiety, call Toni-Maree. With ten years of experience as a certified counsellor in Canberra, she can help you get the support you need.