Orlando anxiety therapist providing 6 simple steps for implementing a sustainable self-care plan.

Does 2020 have you feeling exhausted, anxious, or worn out? This year has put every person on the planet through the wringer. It taxed our communities, our nation, and our world. Through all the trials and tribulations, this year has compelled many of us to take a stand for things we believe in big and small. If this year is tugging at you to dig deep and make changes personally, politically, or globally, you will need to bring the best version of yourself to 2021.

Orlando Anxiety Therapist Providing Gift Ideas for People with Anxiety

When gifting a loved one, choosing something personal and meaningful is often the best way to go to provide them something that you know they will cherish. If your loved one struggles with anxiety, a gift that can bring calm, relaxation, and grounding into their life may be the best direction to take.

Orlando Therapist: 7 Tips for Reducing Stress Through a Pandemic Holiday

However, as an anxiety counselor and trauma therapist, I understand that the idea of a new and different holiday can make some people feel anxious. Change can be difficult especially during a sensitive time like a pandemic where our need to feel safe, secure, and supported is already at an all time high.

I invite you to continue reading for ways to help you reduce stress and anxiety during this year’s pandemic holiday season.

Orlando Anxiety Therapist Providing a Guided Mediation for Self-Forgiveness

If you’ve realized it’s time to take steps toward self-forgiveness… I am happy you are here.

I have prepared this guided meditation to give you a space to unpack the behaviour that you are having difficulties forgiving yourself for, validate the need that was being met through the behaviour, and then let it go.

When you’re ready, get started below by listening to the guided visualization or by reading the script.

Looking for Alternative Treatments for Anxiety in Orlando?

Welcome to this blog series on alternative approaches for working with anxiety. In this series, I will highlight professionals and resources that help people who are struggling with anxiety feel settled and calm. This post will be highlighting East Coast Floats who use Floating and Infrared Saunas to help people experiencing anxiety, stress, and chronic pain!

Orlando Anxiety Therapist Providing a Guided Mediation for Anxiety

Did you know that there are scientific benefits to meditation? It is effective in helping to reduce stress, promote emotional health, enhance self awareness, and calm anxiety.

I love to share this tool with my clients as a means to calm their anxiety and I want to share it with you too! This particular meditation is great to do after a difficult event, disagreement, or challenging moment where you are feeling uncomfortable and anxious. It’s also a great meditation to do before bed.

Orlando Therapist: 15 Resources That Will Help Reduce Your Anxiety During COVID-19

I have created a quick list of a variety of resources that will be helpful in reducing your anxiety during COVID-19.

Anxiety Therapist: Shares How to Deal with Stress and Anxiety

I originally wrote this blog post on stress and anxiety prior to ever hearing about COVID-19. Now, just six short weeks later as I am getting ready to publish it, the entire world is impacted. My guess is, if you’ve taken a breath today, you’ve heard about the Coronavirus. This is the first time in my lifetime that the entire planet is experiencing the same stressor at the same time.

Finding Calm Within the Storm: A Guided Meditation for Anxiety

There is no denying that we are now in a global storm of uncertainty. Our lives have been picked up and thrown around. Going into week four of this (in Orlando, Florida), we continue to be tousled around by the impact of the Coronavirus without the ground in sight.

Anxiety Therapy: 10 Tips to Settle Coronavirus Anxiety

As an anxiety and trauma therapist in Orlando, I have been talking to not only my clients, but colleagues, friends and family about how to cope with the stress that is part of our current state of affairs.

Over the last few weeks, there has been an increase in anxiety surrounding the Coronavirus, especially in the last few days as it makes a more personal impact on our lives. I’ve noticed there are two camps of concern around the Coronavirous. The first is on the illness itself and the health implications. The second is the impact a this situation has on the economy, travel plans, and the quality of life.

Orlando Anxiety Therapist Recommending Supplementary Services for Anxiety Treatment…

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a very common modality for Anxiety Treatment. It is a great form of Anxiety Treatment, however, it is confined to the office of a therapist. So, what about the time between appointments? What about a holistic healing approach?

As an anxiety therapist in Orlando, I recognize the importance of being involved in supplementary services for the treatment of Anxiety. I believe it is important to provide my clients, and you, methods and support that can be taken outside of my office and into your everyday life.

Orlando Anxiety Therapist Providing Tools to Combat Insomnia

Last week, I was up with my sick kid multiple times a night. At one point, I struggled to fall back to sleep. As I lay there, I thought back to a session I had with a client earlier in the week where we came up with things to do when you can’t sleep. My mind reviewed all the tools I suggested to my client and rather than employ the tools immediately, I did the exact opposite of what I suggested, and I started mapping out this blog post on sleep hacks.

Alternative Treatments for Anxiety: Hypnotherapy [Interview Series]

Welcome to this blog series on alternative approaches for working with anxiety. In this series, I will highlight professionals and resources that help people who are struggling with anxiety feel settled and calm. Our fifth guest(s) to be featured is Zachary Dodson and Jesse Lyon, the creators of Trauma-Focused Hypnotherapy (T-FH). They use Hypnotherapy to help people work through anxiety.

Orlando Anxiety Therapist Providing Grounding Techniques

As we are in the midst of Holiday Season, I wanted to be able to give you something valuable that you can bring with you into the New Year to have a grounded and mindful year all year round.

When your anxiety is mounting, or when you are experiencing an anxiety attack, try these methods to help ground yourself. These are quick, easy, short activities that will help bring you out of your anxiousness.