Generalised Anxiety Disorder
A condition characterised by anxiety and stress that are extreme, prolonged, and difficult to impossible to manage.
Anxiety disorders are psychological conditions that result in someone experiencing overwhelming anxiety, worry, and stress, disproportionate to their circumstances. The feelings continue to persist and are challenging to control or to stop. You will discover many types of anxiety disorders, which include generalised and social anxiety disorders, that can result in unreasonable concern, however frequently with distinctive triggers. Anxiety disorders can be effectively treated with anxiety counselling, medication, changes in your lifestyle and relaxation strategies to name a few.
Anxiety is overwhelming and can initiate deterioration in an individual’s life. It can trigger inadequate performance in a job role or education, an incapacity to meet obligations, or social isolation.
Encountering anxiety or being worried is perfectly normal in some cases, for instance when planning on delivering a speech, meeting someone new, completing an exam. Conversely, the fear and horror that a person with an anxiety disorder feels considerably more overpowering, and it commonly develops even in scenarios where there are no rational motives to be apprehensive. The sensations persist and are not easy to manage or reduce without having specialist help.
At Breakthrough Psychotherapy, we offer therapy for the following forms of anxiety disorders, and associated conditions.
A condition characterised by anxiety and stress that are extreme, prolonged, and difficult to impossible to manage.
Characterised by an overwhelming fear or anxiety when there are no genuine threats.
A pervading and frequently powerful anxiety of social interaction and assessment of other people.
A phobia is a drastic and irrational fear, for instance a fear of spiders or a fear of heights.
An increased level of resistance to being segregated from a parent or any other main care giver.
OCD was previously categorised as a form of anxiety disorder, however these days it has its own classification of mental illness. OCD is characterised by chronic, distressing feelings that cause acute anxiety and uncontrollable behaviour produced to alleviate that anxiety or to avoid the emotions.
Anxiety disorders of all forms are treatable, and the prognosis is excellent for someone who receives thorough, long-term care. The most essential element of treatment is anxiety counselling.
Dave use evidence-based treatment, founded on emotion focussed therapy to teach patients how to become more conscious of their destructive emotions and responses, how to manage causes, and how to modify harmful thoughts and behavioural patterns.
At Breakthrough Psychotherapy our anxiety counselling specialises in the diagnosis of and the treatment of, intricate psychological and emotional matters particularly anxiety disorders. Dave offers compassionate and beneficial care in a tranquil setting so can concentrate on their therapy and recovery.