Anxiety-Related Difficulties
Anxiety can show up in many forms – constant worry, racing thoughts, panic attacks, a tight chest, or a need to check and re-check for certainty. You might be particularly anxious in social situations or you might have OCD or Health Anxiety. Or you might just feel anxious about "everything."
Whatever the focus of your anxiety, I can help.
I’m a qualified and accredited therapist with over 15 years’ clinical experience in NHS Talking Therapies services and private practice, specialising in high-intensity CBT and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for anxiety and related difficulties.
With a warm, non-judgemental approach, we’ll work together to understand what’s fuelling your anxiety and how it’s affecting your life and relationships. We’ll map your triggers, explore your unhelpful thinking cycles and possible avoidance behaviours and then build practical tools to help you manage your anxiety in a more helpful way.
Is this you?
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A sense of dread in the background, or sudden surges of panic
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Constant worries that you can’t dismiss. These may make it hard for you to concentrate and can leave you feeling exhausted.
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Repeatedly checking things or engaging in compulsive behaviours to keep yourself and others safe.
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Avoiding situations, because you are worried something bad will happen
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Difficulty sleeping because you can't switch off and relax
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Worrying about your health and constantly fearing the worst
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Anxiety in social situations and struggling with confidence
How I can help
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a very effective therapy for all types of anxiety disorders. Together, we can map out your anxiety cycle, and then work on developing practical tools to help you manage your symptoms more effectively.
Some strategies we might use:
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Grounding techniques: skills to calm the body and mind
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Thought challenging so that you do not always jump to the worst possible conclusion
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Behavioural experiments: small, safe steps that reduce avoidance and rebuild confidence
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Reducing compulsive behaviours so they do not take up so much of your time and energy
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Worry management techniques
What to expect
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Session 1–2: assessment and clear picture of your anxiety patterns and your goals
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Ongoing work: working towards your goals and putting into practice various CBT techniques
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Sessions are online via Microsoft Teams, usually weekly
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Cost per session: £50/hour
Next steps
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Send me a message and we can book in for an initial free, no obligation call to discuss your needs and to see if therapy might help
