ARE YOU EXPERIENCING?

COUNSELLING2WELLNESS Anxiety disorder treatment.

ARE YOU EXPERIENCING. • Excessive worry and fear in completing everyday activities • A sense that events are uncontrollable and unpredictable • Uncomfortable physical feelings such as heart palpitations, sweating, rushed breathing, tension and pain • A Physiological response that facilitates escape or self-defense • Negative thoughts about situations and events that cause you fear, worry and nervousness •

TYPES OF ANXIETY • Separation anxiety disorder • Selective mutism • Specific phobia-fear of specific place, person, object • Generalized anxiety disorder-severe and uncontrollable fear • Social anxiety disorder-out of proportion fear of social settings • Panic disorder- often experienced as unexpected “panic attacks” • Agoraphobia- avoidance of specific situations attributed to anxiety • Substance/medication-induced anxiety disorder •

TREATMENT FOR ANXIETY DISORDERSCOGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY • Behavioural Exposure: gradually and repeatedly facing situations that one fears, until they no longer bring about fear.

• Cognitive Restructuring/Thought Record: Track and respond to thoughts in an organized way using various tools and worksheets. Psychoeducation: begin to understand relationship between the thoughts, emotions and behaviours. Relaxation Techniques: certain set of procedures taught to illicit physical and mental calmness (mindfulness meditation).

THANK YOU • 2360 Bloor Street West, Toronto • Office-647-696-0414