Anxiety Counselling

Feeling stressed or anxious about certain situations is common. We all do it. This is a common human trait.

When the anxiety provoking situation has passed, anxiety ordinarily disappears, and we start feeling more relaxed again. But if this state of anxiousness persists, and gradually turns excessive, it can suppress your sense of happiness and well-being. Difficult thoughts and feelings can then become overwhelming at times.

Anxiety is common for individuals in Adelaide. Not only adults, but also children, and adolescents can face anxiety issues. Terror, nervousness, concentration issues, panic attacks, stress, digestion issues, nightmares, shortness of breath – these are common symptoms of anxiety we see in clients at Adelaide Counselling Practice.

Some types of anxiety people may experience are:
Panic: A sudden moment of acute anxiety with physical symptoms like sweating, a tight chest and shortness of breath.
Social Anxiety: What you fear other people will think of you can become a reason to feel anxious. Fear of negative evaluation by others can make it difficult and unpleasant to want to get out there and socialise. Staying at home can become addictive.
Agoraphobia: When you are afraid of leaving your home for fear of open spaces
Obsessiveness & Compulsiveness: When you are unable to get rid of distressing thoughts and feelings and you start to perform certain routines repeatedly.
Phobias: When you have an extreme fear of certain objects and situations in life.