Treating Anxiety:

Live in Freedom!


Change your life through the power of your mind.

The purpose of my work is is to empower individuals with the skills, competence, and healing needed to live joyous and productive lives.

We all experience stress and anxiety at times.

These feelings, however, can be a wake-up call to think and do things in a different way. Anxiety ranges from a discomfort that leaves a person feeling uneasy, most of the time, to overwhelming fear and panic that dominates a person's thoughts and behaviors.

Anxiety disorders are the most common form of mental illness, and may include:

Generalized anxiety disorder

 

Phobias (social or specific)

 
  • Persistent, exaggerated, worrisome thoughts that you find it difficult to control.
  • Spending a lot of time worrying.
  • Usually anticipating the worst, even though there is little reason to expect it.
  • Being easily fatigued.
  • Difficulty concentrating.
  • Irritability.
  • Restlessness - feeling keyed up.
  • Muscle tension.
  • Difficulties with sleep.

Other disorders (click here)

  • Social Phobia - an overwhelming and disabling fear of scrutiny, embarrassment or humiliation in social situations, which leads to avoidance of many potentially pleasurable and meaningful activities. 
  • Specific Phobia - extreme, disabling, and irrational fear of something that poses little, or no actual danger: The fear leads to avoidance of objects or situations, and can cause people to limit their lives, unnecessarily.

Anxiety may be related to biochemical imbalances, which may respond to medication, in addition to psychotherapy. Many people feel improvement in comfort levels after only a few sessions. Don't suffer needlessly!

For a free telephone consultation to learn more about
how counseling and hypnosis can support your goals.

Call (512) 327-2272
Carolyn Poole, Counseling and Psychotherapy
Office: 2525 Wallingwood, Bldg. 3, Suite 301, Austin, Texas 78746
Southeast Corner of Mopac (Loop1) and Bee Caves Rd (2244)