Dr stuart sadler (chartered clinical psychologist) and the specialist anxiety counsellors at newcastle psychologist & counselling can help you to overcome your anxiety whether caused by worry, panic, health anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd). Talking therapies (such as cognitive-behavioural therapy ) and counselling with us in newcastle gives you the chance to discuss your difficulties and learn to challenge your negative thoughts and feelings.
Our team of psychologists, specialist anxiety counsellors and psychotherapists can also help you manage any physical symptoms that you might be experiencing. Talking therapies and counselling at newcastle psychologist & counselling can help you to:
manage panic attacks and constant worry.
I will work with you to resolve stress and anxiety using a variety of therapies. I will talk to you about how stress or anxiety is affecting your life and your wellbeing and will discuss the ways that i can help. On occasions i may use acupuncture to relieve headaches and stomach trouble, hypnotherapy to help boost your confidence, massage to help relieve neck pain and sometimes talking therapy to resolve negative ways of thinking. In essence, i will work with you to help you feel better, more confident, relaxed and able to move forward in your life in a positive way.
What happens when you refer yourself
Because the quality of the relationship between you and your mental health provider can significantly influence the effectiveness of your treatment, finding a good match is important. Here are a few tips to help you find a new therapist:
search for a new therapist online. Google search results can help you find the top psychologists in your area for treating anxiety. The american psychological association and the national alliance on mental illness also offer search engines to find mental health professionals. Check with your insurance provider. Therapy is expensive in the united states. If you’re not sure how to find affordable therapy, ask your primary care physician for an in-network referral.
Sometimes, the symptoms of anxiety can mimic the symptoms of medical conditions , such as heart disease. To take care of your physical health, it’s essential to schedule regular appointments with your primary care provider. After ruling out possible physical health conditions, your primary care doctor can give you a referral to local mental health services.
Anxiety affects people in different ways. Many have different psychological and physical side effects that may interfere with their life such as difficulty controlling worry, sleep problems, heart palpitations, headaches and more. Our anxiety counselling in brighton, hove and lewes can help with a range of anxiety disorders, such as: generalised anxiety disorder (gad) post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) social anxiety if anxiety is affecting your day-to-day life, you may benefit from anxiety counselling in brighton. We offer cognitive therapies such as cbt through to open-ended analytical psychotherapy depending on your needs and preference. Once you have a sense of some control over your anxiety, we will gently start to help you explore what may be causing the anxiety which is often the result of deeper feelings that have not been acknowledged or processed, such as sadness, grief or other uncomfortable feelings.
When is the right time to seek help?
Research has shown that a form of psychotherapy that is effective for several anxiety disorders is cognitive-behavioral therapy (cbt). A major aim of cbt is to reduce anxiety by eliminating beliefs or behaviors that help to maintain the anxiety disorder. The cognitive component helps people change thinking patterns that keep them from overcoming their fears. Specifically, this therapy identifies unrealistic beliefs and helps individuals develop more objective ways of thinking that make stress and anxiety more manageable. For example, a person with panic disorder can learn that the panic attacks are not really heart attacks as previously feared. The behavioral component seeks to change people’s reactions to anxiety-provoking situations.
Feel teary or out of control feel short of breath or breathe very fast feel fear or panic short periods of stress are normal and can often be resolved by something as simple as completing a task which cuts down your workload, or by talking to others and taking time to relax. Long-term stress and anxiety are difficult to resolve by yourself and it’s often best to seek help. It is estimated that 5% of the population suffer from generalised anxiety disorder (gad). Slightly more women are affected than men and it is more common in the 35-39 age group. The exact cause of gad is not fully understood, although it’s likely that a combination of several factors plays a role.
Your therapist may use a specific approach to help you tackle your symptoms, or they may combine several approaches to best suit you. Cognitive behavioural therapy (cbt) is one therapeutic approach that can help you to identify any thought patterns causing you anxiety and learn new techniques to cope with stressful situations. Your therapist can help you to identify any barriers to reducing your anxiety and they might put together a personalised therapy plan, listening to what does - and doesn’t - work best for you.
Jonathan beever 11:25 10 oct 22 niamh shepherd gave an interactive online talk at my work today! it was one of the best anxiety presentations i have seen and very well delivered, from my colleagues and i, thank you! natalie dunning 10:43 07 oct 22 used the service for a vulnerable relative. The therapist appointments were a nightmare and were incorrectly set up via anxiety uk, he never got the perks or discounts for the mindfulness app and everyone i spoke to was either completely clueless and when i spoke to the manager he was so rude that i worried for the vulnerable people using the service!.
We pride ourselves on delivering a high quality, effective and compassionate service to our clients, with respectful consideration to confidentiality and personal dignity. White friars offers a safe and completely confidential setting, conveniently situated in the centre of chester and working with clients from chester, wrexham and the surrounding areas. Our team of both male and female therapists/counsellors work collaboratively with clients to facilitate clarity and perspective, help develop coping strategies to deal with recent or long-standing personal issues and to improve general well-being and resilience. We believe that our team’s expertise, diverse skills-base (person-centered counselling, cbt, emdr, psychodynamic, psychoanalytical, integrative, transactional analysis) and decades of professional counselling experience make white friars counselling and psychotherapy a unique, effective and compassionate service.