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What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a common and highly treatable mental health condition that affects thoughts, emotions, physical health, and daily functioning.
While anxiety is a normal response to stress, it can become overwhelming when worry feels persistent, difficult to control, or begins to interfere with sleep, work, relationships, or parenting.
Anxiety activates the nervous system to help prepare for perceived challenges or danger. However, when the nervous system remains in a prolonged state of alert, individuals may experience significant changes to their ability to function.
Anxiety can develop gradually or increase during periods of uncertainty, major life transitions, trauma, postpartum changes, health concerns, or ongoing stress. Therapy for anxiety can help reduce symptoms, improve emotional regulation, and support overall mental wellbeing by providing practical tools to manage worry and feel more grounded.
Symptoms of Anxiety
Anxiety symptoms can impact emotional, cognitive, physical, and behavioural functioning. Common symptoms of anxiety include:
- Excessive worry or intrusive thoughts
- Racing thoughts or overthinking
- Feeling on edge, tense, or restless
- Difficulty relaxing or feeling calm
- Fatigue or difficulty sleeping
- Difficulty concentrating or feeling mentally overwhelmed
- Irritability or increased sensitivity to stress
- Physical symptoms such as muscle tension, headaches, digestive discomfort, or rapid heart rate
- Avoidance of situations that feel stressful or overwhelming
- Persistent sense that something bad might happen
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT helps identify and change unhelpful thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, worry, and avoidance. You will learn practical strategies to challenge anxious thinking and build confidence in managing stress.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT helps you develop a more flexible relationship with anxious thoughts and feelings. This approach supports mindfulness, self-compassion, and taking meaningful action aligned with your values, even when anxiety is present.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Skills
DBT skills strengthen emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and mindfulness. These tools can help you feel less overwhelmed, respond more effectively to stress, and build greater emotional stability.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
EMDR Therapy may be helpful when anxiety is connected to past experiences or trauma. EMDR supports the brain in processing distressing memories so they feel less overwhelming and have less impact on your present wellbeing.