Our therapists provide anxiety therapy in Roanoke, VA

Leeann: As a licensed professional counselor (LPC), my go-to approach for treating anxiety is through a person-centered approach while using tools from other theories to help establish an ability to live the life you want. As a therapist, I find the best benefit in meeting you where you are, learning about what you have tried in the past (what has worked and what didn't), where you are in the here and now, and where you would like to be in the future.

Holly: My go-to approach for treating anxiety is CBT. I feel like it has the best benefit in treating anxiety because clients identify the triggers of the anxiety and the subsequent behaviors that follow when they are anxious.

Leeann: As a counselor, I teach the following tools: self-awareness, thought-stopping, reframing thoughts, redirecting thoughts, various coping skills (mindfulness techniques, visualization, and grounding in the here and now), boundary setting, goal setting, etc.

Holly: I teach the following tools when treating anxiety: identifying and utilizing various coping skills such as breathing, grounding, and relaxation techniques. I also assist clients with setting healthier boundaries in their lives.

Leeann: As an LPC, I know a client is making meaningful progress in anxiety therapy when they are having reduced symptoms, meeting their goals, and/or verbalizing a different experience for themselves.

Holly: I know a client is making meaningful progress when treating anxiety by the reduction of anxious episodes in between sessions, better sleep by the client, and fewer angry outbursts.

Leeann: Clients can supplement their time in anxiety therapy by continuing to work on the techniques practiced during sessions, completing their homework/assignments/projects between sessions, reading, writing, etc.

Holly: Clients can supplement their time in therapy for anxiety with journaling to better express those thoughts and feelings that are constantly bouncing around in their minds.

Leeann: To prepare for your first anxiety therapy session, you can reflect on why you are seeking help, write a list of medications you are prescribed with dosages, bring it with you, etc.

Holly: To prepare for your first therapy session for anxiety, you can make a list of the anxious thoughts that you have been experiencing along with any panic attacks and those triggers.