Anxiety Treatment

Anxiety is a common condition that countless people face every day, leaving many individuals feeling helpless. At some point in their lives, one-third of women and one-fifth of men will experience some form of anxiety disorder. If your life is being affected by anxiety, support and treatment is available to help you regain control. You will know if you are anxious from a range of symptoms that you may experience. It is worth noting that not everyone gets all of them and some may trouble you more than others.  When these symptoms impact your enjoyment of life, then it is time to do something about it.

Symptoms that anxiety sufferers may face include:

There are many different forms of anxiety:

• Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)- concerns you have that may be related to life circumstances
• Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)- concern around how you are perceived in social settings including fears around being rejected, judged or humiliated
• Panic Disorder- avoidance of certain situations or actions due to concern of triggering a panic episode
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)- negative thoughts that are relieved through repetitive behaviour or behaviours
• Agoraphobia- avoidance of public areas due to the feeling of being trapped

Anxiety may be affected by difficult life circumstances such as finances, employment, health, relationships and conflict.

 

Should I Seek Help?

Although many individuals may feel some anxiety from time-to-time, if anxiety is affecting your work, relationships and day-to-day life on an ongoing basis it is important to seek professional help. As a result, anxiety treatment aims at supporting you to take steps to take control of your life again.

 

Anxiety Treatment –  the Armchair Approach

Here at Armchair Psychology, our experienced psychologists understand that anxiety and anxiety disorders are different for each and every individual. Therefore our anxiety treatment program located in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is tailored to your individual needs. We have a range of psychologists who work with adults, adolescents and children.

In the first session you will get to know the style of your psychologist, as they work with you to understand your life and concerns. Therefore, the sort of things you discuss may include the sources of your anxiety, how it affects you, the challenges you face and information about your family background. As a result, you should come away from the first session already feeling more empowered, perhaps with some tools that you will be able to utilise and be able to talk with your psychologist about on your next session. If you are feeling too overwhelmed to try new things initially, our caring psychologists at Armchair Psychology will know how to pace the work you do together so that you feel safe in anything new that you try.

Further sessions will encourage you to continue to work through the issues you face and assist you in developing strategies to tackle your anxiety and work towards minimising its impact on your life and relationships.

 

Put Your Anxiety In Its Place With Armchair Psychology

Armchair Psychology is based in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs only 1 minute from Edgecliff train station. We’d love to help you put anxiety in its place. So take your first step to an anxiety free life with our anxiety treatment program and book an appointment today with Armchair Psychology or take a look at our team to find out more about which psychologist might suit you best.