Anxiety Therapy
Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can actually be beneficial in some situations. In anxiety, we are energized and our attention is focused on a perceived threat, danger, or problem. This neuro-behavioral response system is designed, by our evolution, for brief periods of identifiable trouble. It is not well designed for modern life's challenges, which are aggravating but non-lethal, and constant rather than passing.
No surprise, then, that for some people, anxiety can become excessive. While the person suffering may realize their anxiety is too much, they may also have difficulty controlling it and it may negatively affect their day-to-day living. There are a wide variety of anxiety disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and panic disorder to name a few. Collectively, they are among the most common mental disorders experienced by Americans.
Anxiety therapy options include medications and psychotherapy. The psychological anxiety therapist will usually take a two-pronged approach. First, the specific anxiety experienced by the client will be explored for meaning in the context of the client's life history and current life structure. Second, the client will be taught to recognize any of classic cognitive distortions he or she is unwittingly committing, which perpetuate the irrational fears which are the anxiety.
As a therapist for anxiety, Dr. Chafetz has helped many hundreds of clients reduce and control their anxiety symptoms.
No surprise, then, that for some people, anxiety can become excessive. While the person suffering may realize their anxiety is too much, they may also have difficulty controlling it and it may negatively affect their day-to-day living. There are a wide variety of anxiety disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and panic disorder to name a few. Collectively, they are among the most common mental disorders experienced by Americans.
Anxiety therapy options include medications and psychotherapy. The psychological anxiety therapist will usually take a two-pronged approach. First, the specific anxiety experienced by the client will be explored for meaning in the context of the client's life history and current life structure. Second, the client will be taught to recognize any of classic cognitive distortions he or she is unwittingly committing, which perpetuate the irrational fears which are the anxiety.
As a therapist for anxiety, Dr. Chafetz has helped many hundreds of clients reduce and control their anxiety symptoms.
