Anxiety Disorders Nenad

• Does you child feel fearful or afraid of certain situations, people, or activities?
• Are you feeling worried or anxious all the time?
• Does your teen panic every time they have a school exam?
• Do you try to talk to others and they don’t understand what you’re going through?

 

While anxiety is part of being human and it’s an important adaptive instinct, for some people, these feelings can become more frequent and persistent and begin to take over their life. It can feel overwhelming and isolating to try to manage these feelings on your own.

 

Wellspring is here to help.  Our skilled therapists specialize in treating anxiety disorders in children, teens, and adults. Wellspring’s therapists are trained in using Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) to treat various anxiety issues. CBT is grounded in research supporting its effectiveness for dealing with these issues.  This therapeutic method can help you identify how your thoughts and behaviors impact your anxious feelings. Through learning skills and tools, you will gain confidence in your ability to manage anxious feelings when they arise. CBT is an active approach to therapy that involves skill building during sessions, assigned practice outside of session, and can result in relief of symptoms quickly. For some people, exposure therapy will also be integrated into the therapeutic process to help you gradually and safely face your fears over time. Exposure therapy teaches you to confront feared situations in a safe, controlled environment.

 

You can expect to work with a therapist who is warm, caring, and able to support you with the feelings that might be hard to share with others. After an assessment, your therapist will work closely with you to develop a specific plan for treatment so

that you can meet your goals and return to your daily life with more confidence and a new set of tools to use if anxiety returns in the future.

 

Anxiety Issues We Treat:

 

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Separation Anxiety
• Specific Phobias
• Social Phobia
• Selective Mutism
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder