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Anxiety & Stress

Anxiety is exhausting precisely because it is trying to help. The work is not to switch it off, but to understand what it is protecting you from and give it less to do.

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You might be here if…

  • Your mind runs ahead to everything that could go wrong
  • You are tired in a way that sleep does not fix
  • You have panic attacks, or you are afraid of having one
  • You hold it together at work and fall apart at home
  • You are managing more than anyone realises
  • Decisions that should be simple feel impossible

None of these need to be true for you to get in touch. If something feels off, that is reason enough.

What the work looks like

Worry, panic, overthinking and burnout look different from the outside but often share a root - a nervous system that has learned to stay alert, and a set of strategies that once helped and now cost too much. Perfectionism, over-preparing, people-pleasing and avoidance all buy short-term relief and long-term exhaustion.

We work on two levels at once. The practical: what is happening in your body, what makes it worse, what genuinely settles it, and how to interrupt the spiral earlier. And the reflective: where these patterns came from, what they are protecting, and what you are carrying that was never really yours to carry.

For some people, anxiety is tied to earlier experiences that have not been processed. If that is the case, we can work on those directly rather than only managing the symptoms.

Most people notice small changes in how they respond before they notice the anxiety itself easing. That is usually the beginning.

Approaches I may draw on
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Emotion-Focused Therapy EMDR

Tired of running on empty?

Book a free 15-minute consultation to see if we are a good fit - no pressure, no obligation. In person and online appointments are both available.

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