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Therapy for

Generalised Anxiety

Do you worry about everything that could go wrong? Do you try to stay on top of everything, while imagining the worst and bracing for impact? Does this leave you agitated, tense, exhausted, and unable to enjoy yourself?
 
If so, you may experience Generalised Anxiety (GAD).

One in 10 people experience GAD in their lifetime. The symptoms can be distressing and have a big impact on life. GAD symptoms include:

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  • Ongoing worry about many areas of life, big and small (family, health, finances, education, work, daily tasks and activities, etc)

  • Always having something to worry about - when one thing ends the next is always there 

  • Struggling to not worry, even when things are going okay

  • Feeling tired, restless, on edge or tense

  • Difficulty concentrating, sleeping, or relaxing​​​​​​

I work with adults (18+) who want to develop skills to work with worry, approach problems, and manage life’s uncertainty in more helpful ways. 

Generalised anxiety is maintained by certain beliefs about worry, and behaviours that attempt to reduce risk and uncertainty. This includes:

 

  • Believing that worry is necessary to avoid problems

  • Habitually thinking “What if…......?”, and coming up with catastrophic predictions

  • Overestimating risk, and underestimating the ability and resources available to cope

  • Habits to manage anxiety: like over preparing and planning, seeking reassurance from other people that things will be okay, feeling responsible for predicting and preventing bad outcomes, or trying to avoid thinking about or doing things that might trigger worry.

  • When nothing bad happens, thinking it is due to the worry and preparation.

  • When something bad does happen, thinking you need to worry and prepare more in future.  

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Although these strategies are aimed at preventing mishaps and calamity, they reinforce the belief that anxiety should be managed in these often exhausting ways.

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Therapy helps you to notice and name your thoughts and feelings, work with difficult thoughts and feelings, become more open to uncertainty, take more effective action, and experience more calm.   ​​​

I help people with anxiety​. I have worked with people from all walks of life, including university students, PhD candidates, doctors, builders, CEOs, managers, actors and sportspeople.

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I practice Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)​, while drawing heavily on evidence-based processes and skills. This helps to create a structured and flexible therapy approach to suit your needs.

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Over a number of online sessions (usually 6-18), I will work with you to:

  1. Make sense of your anxiety and clarify what you want and need

  2. Build knowledge, learn skills, and apply them in therapy and in daily life

  3. Solidify your new knowledge and skills, and leave with a greater sense of confidence and calm​

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If this approach sounds right for you, please get in touch about meeting.​​​​​​​​​​​

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