Therapy for Anxiety: GAD, OCD, Panic Attacks, PTSD, Phobias, Social Anxiety

• You may be feeling stressed.
• Your mind is racing.
• You're having trouble sleeping.
• You feel out of control.
• You're unable to relax.

On top of it all, you may worry that you will feel anxious or stressed about something that hasn't even happened yet!

AND, you might be keeping all this a secret because of how it may sound to tell someone or what they might think about you.

If any of this sounds like you, let me share some good news with you: you can finally relax! Why?

These are all common symptoms related to anxiety, and are very treatable.

"Don't worry

about it."

It may sound a little strange to say "don't worry" to these symptoms. But, we know that change is possible and you don't have to be stuck with these issues forever!

With the help of a great counselor, here in Tigard, you can begin to:

• understand what's going on
• figure out why it's happening
• learn what you can do about it

You don't have to worry or wonder why you feel so out of control.

There is Hope for You Here

The good news for your anxiety is that there is HOPE. We can help you find the internal peace you've been looking for. Our therapists will help you relax and sleep better. Most of all, we will help you enjoy life again or, for the first time.

You are a valuable person who is worth feeling good about yourself and your life. Truly, it would be our honor to walk alongside you. Let us guide you through this process toward the kind of life you've been looking for.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder is the term for common symptoms of anxiety that don't seem to be rooted in any specific event like a childhood trauma or car accident. It may be connected with the setting you grew up in or with aspects of your identity, which we can help you understand and develop with intention.

OCD involves pervasive and persistent thoughts that relate to compulsive behaviors that you believe you must do in order to feel better. Sometimes OCD is related to trauma, but it can also just be a way of feeling in control in an out of control environment.

Many people who have panic attacks have been to the ER thinking what occurred was a heart attack or stroke. However, panic attacks (sometimes also called anxiety attacks) are merely the physical sign of crisis-level thoughts and feelings.

Hot Tip: If doing jumping jacks during an attack helps, it's just anxiety!

Traumatic experiences can sometimes result in overwhelming symptoms that fit into the category of PTSD. These can be single events such as car accidents, bullying, sexual abuse, or even health scares. PTSD can also result from ongoing emotional, sexual, verbal, or sexual abuse or neglect, or from military service not limited to direct combat.

If you've been afraid of public speaking, spiders, snakes, heights, or going out in public, you might have a specific phobia. While some of these may seem normal, how they affect you or limit your functioning can determine how severe your phobia is.

It could be groups or large crowds, out in public or in small private gatherings. Either way, it's normal to feel anxious around people. Feeling insecure or worried something bad might happen when you're around others may be signs of social anxiety.