Our Services
Anxiety Treatment in Gainesville, Florida
Anxiety is the most common complaint and reason for seeking therapy. Our Wolcott Counseling & Wellness counselors are trained to help you. Anxiety is very treatable.
Many of our clients begin therapy with the following complaints:
- Sleep disturbance, early waking, or difficulty falling asleep
- Panic or anxiety attacks
- Racing thoughts, or a mind that always feels “on”
- Worry, stress and rumination
- Worst case scenario planning
- Pounding heart, muscle tension, headaches, stomach pain
- Fear of public speaking
- Fear of social interactions; avoiding social situations
- Freezing or poor performance in work or social situations
- Avoiding challenges and shutting down
- Feeling hopeless and fearful
- Difficulty controlling thoughts, even if they are irrational
- Eating difficulties/disorders
- Self-medication
- Hyperventilating
- Obsessive and compulsive symptoms
Through behavioral techniques such as breathing exercises, mindfulness, progressive relaxation, evidence based lifestyle education and we help you to not just manage your anxiety, but to understand it and prevent it. We help you understand the neurobiology and science behind anxiety and anxiety disorders, and help you navigate your treatment options. We use somatic techniques such as IFS and Sensorimotor therapy, CBT techniques and ERP techniques to provide real and lasting intervention. You can calm your mind, relax your body, and tame your thoughts.
Our counselors will help you notice your triggers and give you concrete tools to interrupt the anxiety response. We’ll help you manage your stress, understand and prevent runaway anxiety, and shift gears so you can move through your life with more ease, confidence and comfort. Our goal is for you to leave therapy with total confidence to use the tools we’ve shared and the insights you’ve gained in order to live life free of disabling anxiety.