Anxiety Counselling Services
Anxiety Treatment
Anxiety is a common term used to describe feeling worried, nervous, uneasy or scared. Anxiety is fear based and future focused; it is a feeling in response to an upcoming event where there is a lot of uncertainty. Many people experience anxiety at one time or another, as it is part of our brain’s response to a perceived danger — even if that danger is not real. Anxiety is a symptom of your thinking and feeling. When anxiety builds over time without being managed, it can turn into something more serious and people may then experience an anxiety or panic attack which is much harder to manage and feels much scarier. There is hope when it comes to anxiety and with proper treatment and support, people can learn to navigate their emotions more effectively.
Symptoms of anxiety can include:
- Panic attacks
- Physical symptoms like sweaty palms, difficulty breathing, heart racing, upset stomach
- Mind racing
- Anticipating disaster
- Forecasting worst case scenarios
- Worrying about the future
- Worrying about others
- Attempts to find relief from anxiety through unhealthy tools, like substances or self-harm
- Difficulty relaxing
- Sleep and eating issues
How we treat anxiety
At HUM, Anxiety therapy is offered from a multi-lens therapeutic approach, combining elements of cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, emotion-focused therapy, and more to support you in developing healthy tools and strategies to deal with your feelings. Anxiety treatment involves getting to know your symptoms, resources, and available support and is there to help you learn how to navigate your fear and work with it, rather than be consumed by it.
Available Services For Anxiety
Comprehensive assessment
If you are concerned about your alcohol use, it is recommended to start with the comprehensive assessment. The assessment includes 3 appointments at our Calgary location and is designed to get to know you, determine the acuity of your issues and appropriate treatment recommendations that are individualized based on your needs. The 3 appointments include an initial nursing assessment, an assessment with a registered psychologist or social worker and thirdly with a medical doctor.
1 hour individual psychotherapy sessions
At HUM, we use a range of techniques based on experiential relationship building, dialogue, communication and behavior change that are designed to improve the mental health of an individual,and improve relationships with others (eg. family). Our goal is to provide an open, supportive, and confidential environment for you to address the issues that are concerning you. These principles can also be provided through couples/family sessions.
1 hour couples/family psychotherapy sessions
This provides the opportunity to clarify boundaries, identify what may be individual issues for people to work on, while addressing issues jointly without telling each other what to do.
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