Anxiety Treatment in Westchester, NY
Your thoughts are restless or nonstop. Chronic worry is keeping you up at night. Your high need for achievement is translating into impossible standards.
You may struggle with physical symptoms of anxiety. Those include a racing heart, shallow breathing, or stomach pains. Or, you can't stop checking things, searching for answers, or having others reassure you. Even worse, you avoid connections and meaningful experiences out of fear.
Anxiety can look and feel very different, depending on the individual. My goal is to provide clients with the most comprehensive, effective, efficient treatment. I appreciate the unique circumstances of every individual who struggles with anxiety. Thus, I take great care to understand your situation and tailor treatment to your needs.
Types of Anxiety and Symptoms:
Anxiety comes in many different forms. Here are some common anxiety symptoms clients report:
Excessive and Chronic Worrying.
You always worry about your family, health, finances, or career. You name it - you worry about it.
Perfectionism:
Perfectionism is characterized by having high standards for yourself or others that are impossible to meet. This can lead to chronic feelings of failing or not being good enough.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:
OCD causes people to experience unwanted, obsessive thoughts/urges and compulsive behaviors. These thoughts and behaviors get carried out to relieve the distress of the obsessive thoughts.
Social Anxiety:
Fear of being negatively judged or rejected in a social setting. You get nervous and self-conscious and might want to avoid the situation that would cause distress.
Panic Attacks:
Panic attacks often include a sudden, intense rush of fear that often comes out of nowhere. Symptoms include:
Racing heart
Chest tightness
Feeling shaky or dizzy
Shortness of breath
Sweating
You may feel like you are going crazy, dying, or losing control. Because they come and go mysteriously, you feel worried about when the next panic attack is coming. Regardless of the anxiety, anxiety treatment will address your negative thinking and avoidance. I can help you to manage your anxiety.
My Approach to Anxiety Treatment in Westchester, NY
You can expect anxiety treatment to be active. I encourage clients to work on skills outside of sessions to meet desired results. After a thorough assessment, I will create a treatment plan that best fits your needs. My experience as a therapist allows me to offer an integrated delivery of anxiety-management techniques. This includes providing resources to cope with anxiety like mindfulness, grounding techniques, and self-care.
I often use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with my clients. It is helpful in allowing us to see the connection between our thoughts, feelings, and actions. I also use a variation of CBT called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT includes components of mindfulness and prioritizing your own values. Both CBT and ACT will provide you with strategies to move forward and not be consumed by your anxious mind.
Other methods I use include Exposure and Response Prevention (EXRP), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Research has shown that these approaches are the most effective therapies for OCD and Anxiety Disorders.
I will help you learn to stop the avoidance cycle that works to maintain your current anxiety. Instead, we will learn to surf the waves. I will also work to help you experience healing at the level of the nervous system. You will gain important self-empowerment tools to handle future situations. Your anxiety therapist will help you feel more grounded and present in everyday life.
How anxiety treatment can help:
You’ll be able to explore and challenge unhelpful thoughts, worries, and your inner critic.
Identify where the anxiety and stress are coming from but also focus on the source of where and how it began.
Become more present and calm. Better understand your thoughts, feelings, and body by using mindfulness and relaxation techniques.
Increased engagement in relationships and in activities that were once avoided.
Feel hopeful and confident in yourself and your choices by thinking in a more clear way.
Begin Anxiety Treatment in Westchester, NY
Batting anxiety symptoms is exhausting. But, treatment can help you move beyond your tendency to avoid what’s uncomfortable. You deserve to start feeling empowered. I will help you set goals, face anxieties in an intentional and careful way, and start living life on your terms. I offer support from my Westchester County therapy practice where I see clients from Pleasantville, Chappaqua, Bedford, and Mt. Kisco. Start coping with anxiety and notice your life become more fulfilling. To start your therapy journey, please follow these simple steps:
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Other Services Offered by Joanna N. Rosenblatt
Anxiety treatment isn’t the only service offered at my Westchester, NY-based therapy practice., and via online therapy for residents of New York. Other services offered include therapy for women, EMDR therapy, trauma therapy, therapy for infertility, maternal overwhelm, and parenting stress. I also offer therapy for OCD treatment, sexuality, and intimacy issues. For more information, feel free to learn more about me!