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 Anxiety Treatment & Counselling

At Cana Counselling, we offer professional anxiety treatment services to help you overcome anxiety and panic attacks. We will work with you to address the root causes of your anxiety and develop a personalized treatment plan to help you achieve your goals. Depending on the length of treatment our clients need, we offer Solution Focused Brief Therapy that aims at targeting present triggers for anxiety. For longer treatments, we may include EMDR treatment which is highly effective treatment for anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences.

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Anxiety Treatment and Counselling 

• Anxiety counselling primarily involves talking to a therapist about your experiences, thoughts, and feelings related to anxiety. 

• Personalized approach:

  The specific techniques and strategies used in therapy are tailored to your individual needs and the type of anxiety you are experiencing. 

• Focus on understanding and management:

  The goal is to help you understand why you experience anxiety, develop coping skills to manage it, and learn how to challenge negative thought patterns that contribute to anxiety. 

• Safe and supportive environment:

  Therapy provides a safe and non-judgmental space for you to explore your fears and anxieties, build self-awareness, and work towards positive change. 

What it can help with:

• Understanding anxiety:

  Counselling helps you identify the specific situations, thoughts, or feelings that trigger your anxiety. 

• Developing coping strategies:

  You will learn techniques to manage anxiety symptoms, such as deep breathing exercises, mindfulness practices, or cognitive reframing. 

• Challenging negative thoughts:

  Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques help you identify and change negative thought patterns that contribute to anxiety. 

• Reducing avoidance behaviors:

  Therapy can help you gradually face situations that trigger your anxiety, reducing avoidance and building confidence. 

• Improving overall well-being:

  By addressing anxiety, counselling can lead to improved mood, better sleep, enhanced relationships, and increased overall quality of life. 

Common techniques used in anxiety counselling:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):

  This therapy helps you identify and change negative thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to anxiety. ​

• Mindfulness-based techniques:

  These techniques help you focus on the present moment, reducing rumination on the past or future worries. 

• Relaxation techniques:

  Deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and other relaxation exercises can help reduce physical symptoms of anxiety. 

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Depression Counselling:

• Focus:

  Addressing symptoms of clinical depression, which include persistent sadness, loss of interest, fatigue, changes in appetite or sleep, and feelings of worthlessness.

• Goals:

  To alleviate symptoms, improve mood, and restore normal functioning.

• Techniques:

  Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) which helps individuals identify and change negative thought patterns, is often used.

• When it's needed:

  When individuals experience symptoms of depression that persist for an extended period and interfere with their daily lives. 

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Grief Counselling:

• Focus:

  Working through the emotional, psychological, and social impact of a significant loss, such as the death of a loved one. 

• Goals:

  To help individuals accept the reality of the loss, adjust to a life without the deceased, and develop healthy coping mechanisms. 

• Techniques:

  This can include exploring feelings about the loss, processing memories, developing a new identity, and finding ways to honor the deceased. 

• When it's needed:

  Grief counseling is often sought when individuals are struggling with the intensity or duration of their grief, or when they experience complicated grief symptoms.