Therapy for Anxiety In Nashville
You are tired of your mind spinning and anxiety exhausting your body. You feel like your anxiety is holding your back from the life you want. You feel panicked - your mind feels panicked, your emotions feel panicked, and your body feels panicked.
You worry all the time even about things that “don’t matter.” You have tried talking about it with your friends and family, but they do not know how to help you. You are tired of talking about it. Your stress and anxiety are impacting your sleep, work performance, and relationships and you are ready for help.
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is the anticipation of future threats. Anxiety creates thoughts of worry, impacts your body, and you feel emotionally tense.
Anxiety can show up in two ways:
Anxiety can be an emotional experience. You can feel anxious about an upcoming public speaking event, but it is a temporary feeling. You know that your anxiety will pass.
Anxiety can be a more long-term issue that impacts your life. Some people are pre-disposed to experiencing anxiety and have experienced throughout their lifetime. Also, major life events create anxious responses: a stressful job, a difficult relationship, getting divorced, or having a baby are just some life events that can increase your stress and anxiety.
7 Signs of High-Functioning Anxiety
High-Functioning Anxiety is not classified in the DSM-5, the diagnostic manual used to diagnose mental health disorders, but describes a group of symptoms within the anxiety diagnosis. High-Functioning Anxiety shows up when your anxiety moves you towards over-functioning to help you manage your anxiety. Each of these signs of High-Functioning Anxiety is an attempt at helping you feel more in control of your situation and anxiety. While this is not a medical diagnosis, many people are showing up to therapist’s offices stating they are noticing a group of specific set of symptoms.
7 Signs of High-Functioning Anxiety
people pleasing
overthinking
perfectionism
self-judgment
require more reassurance
fear failure
struggle with procrastination
While High-Functioning Anxiety may not be a medical diagnosis if you are noticing these symptoms impacting your mental, emotional, and physical health then it may be time to reach out to a therapist.
Hi, my name is Jessica McCoy, and I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist that specializes in Anxiety in Women.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, worried, and uncertain. I understand, and I’m here to help.
I help people millennial women overwhelmed with anxiety stop avoiding their stress and create a plan to compassionately manage their anxiety.
My approach to Healing From Anxiety
Does your anxiety need a plan? Creating a plan for your anxiety in therapy can look different for everyone, but two main principles will apply.
Therapy for anxiety helps give everyone skills to sit with your anxiety and tools to help your better manage your anxiety.
Both are necessary. Both take practice. Both need skills. Both are a part of the plan.
Sitting with anxiety is one half of the plan. Adding the tools to use before, during, and after anxiety feels really big is the other half of the plan.
I cannot promise that you will live an stress-free life, but we can create a plan that works for you to help you navigate those stressors when the arise. Some of the tools that you will add into your Anxiety Plan will include mindfulness, a self-compassion practice, self-care, and research based coping skills.
Get help from a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist today.
FAQ’s For Anxiety Counseling
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Anxiety disorders will impact 1/3 of Americans throughout their lifetime.
Anxiety impacts more woman than men.
Anxiety can begin as early as childhood.
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No, I am not a medication provider, but if we do work together we can discuss your symptoms and how to share these concerns with your primary care physician or a psychiatrist.
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If you have questions about working with Jessica then check out the FAQ’s page and then schedule your free fifteen minute phone consultation.
