Anxiety & Anxiety Disorders

I can help with anxiety and anxiety-related difficulties, including generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety, health anxiety, and specific phobias.

Understanding Anxiety & Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety is a natural human response that helps us stay alert and safe when faced with danger through the body’s fight, flight, or freeze mechanism. However, this system can sometimes become overactive, sending alarm signals even when there is no real threat. Over time, this heightened state can lead to persistent worry, fear, or tension that interferes with everyday life.

While everyone experiences anxiety at times, it can develop into an anxiety disorder when these feelings become overwhelming or difficult to manage. This can leave you feeling constantly on edge, exhausted, or unable to relax – even in situations that once felt comfortable or safe.

Therapy for Anxiety & Anxiety Disorders

Because anxiety affects everyone differently, therapy is shaped around your unique experiences, needs, and goals. I offer a supportive and safe space where you can explore what lies beneath your anxiety and understand how it influences your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours.

Together, we will examine the patterns and triggers that maintain your anxiety, helping you recognise and challenge unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. We will also develop coping strategies and practical skills to manage anxious feelings and physical symptoms more effectively, while gradually building confidence in facing situations you may currently avoid.

Through this work, you can begin to feel more balanced, resilient, and in control – equipped with the awareness and skills to respond to challenges rather than being overwhelmed by them. Over time, this process supports you in moving toward a steadier, more confident, and fulfilling life.