Anxiety Counselling

Are you struggling with any of these general symptoms of anxiety**?

• Excessive and/or unrealistic worry that is difficult to control or let go.
• Motor tension - muscle tension, shakiness, tiredness, or restlessness.
• Autonomic hyperactivity - shortness of breath, heart palpitations, dry mouth, trouble swallowing, nausea, or diarrhea.
• Hypervigilance - concentration difficulties, feeling on edge, trouble falling asleep, or irritability.

Ian helps clients with the following anxiety conditions**:

• Panic Attacks
• Phobias
• Perfectionism
• Social Anxiety
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Childhood Traumas
• Acute Stress
• Generalized Anxiety

Benefits of counselling and therapy for anxiety include:**

• Resolve your core conflict(s), often outside of conscious awareness, that is the source of anxiety.
• Heal your past hurts and traumas, such as accidents, neglect, and abuse.
• Optimize your brain health.
• Reduction of overall frequency, intensity, and duration of your anxiety symptoms.
• Improve your functioning on a daily basis in work, romantic relationship, family and social relationships, parenting etc.
• Increase your ability to effectively cope with a variety of stressors.

**Please note that this is quite a broad area, so contact Ian if you would like to book a 30 minute consultation to briefly discuss your specific situation, symptoms, and how counselling and therapy can help you.

Read more about anxiety and PTSD.

Ian Bond, MA, BA, RCC, Professional Counselling & Psychotherapy services in Vancouver. Areas of practice include: Marriage counselling, couples counselling, relationship problems, affairs, anger management, depression, professional burnout, parenting issues, anxiety, panic attacks, trauma, PTSD – post traumatic stress disorder, acute stress, childhood traumas, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety, addictions, alcohol & drugs, smoking cessation, individual growth and development, stress management, and others.

Serving clients in the Lower Mainland including: Vancouver, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, Delta, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, White Rock, Tsawwassan, Langley, and New Westminster.