Anxiety Therapy

stress and anxiety therapy in orange countyAnxiety is a normal response to stress, but sometimes it can become so severe that it inhibits the ability to live a regular life. When this happens, a person begins to change their behavior to accommodate their anxiety, hoping to avoid triggering an anxiety attack. An anxiety attack can feel different for every person. For some, it is accompanied by dizziness or lightheadedness, for others it feels like their heart is beating out of their chest, and for still others it as if they cannot breathe and they fear they are dying. The emotions and physical sensations are very real and cannot just be ignored. Often the thoughts of doom with even intensify the negative sensations.

The staff of Harmony Heals understand the importance of teaching you how to manage your anxiety and diminish any potential attacks. By understanding what triggers these attacks, you can gain the self-knowledge needed to reprogram your responses and lessen anxieties hold on your life.

Typical Signs of Anxiety:

  • Sweating
  • Lightheadedness
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Feelings of deep unease
  • Cyclic, repetitive thought patterns
  • Fears and worries that are increasingly severe
  • Avoidance of any situation that is uncomfortable
  • Ringing in the ears
  • feeling “shut down” or disassociated with a sense of self

At Harmony, we utilize different modalities to help treat your anxiety. We use modalities such as hypnotherapy, guided imagery, EMDR, meditation, awakening practice, and bio/neurofeedback to target the symptoms of anxiety and start to alleviate them. You can start today by coming in for a consultation.