Therapy for Anxiety Relief in Ann Arbor
Empowering Anxiety Healing Through Specialized therapy in Ann Arbor
As an anxiety therapist in Ann Arbor offering in individual counseling and therapy, I understand that anxiety wears many masks, each unique to the individual who grapples with its presence. Not just “nervous nellies,” “worry warts,” and “hand wringers,” anxiety symptoms are both emotional and physical.
Anxiety can also look like high a achievement drive, self-described “Type A personality,” perfectionism, people pleasing and dismissing your own needs, or a desire for control and inability to lean on others. Sound familiar?
For many people, when anxiety is kept in check, they are driven, efficient, and productive people, highly valued qualities in the society in which we live. But always simmering under the surface is a drive for success at work and in relationships, leaving you to feel you’re never doing enough. Functioning on this edge of means one more thing can tip you into overwhelm. Anxiety rears its head when life’s seismic events throw us off course… in the form of a breakup, separation, or divorce, the death of a spouse or loved one, an illness, an unanticipated job loss…
When anxiety takes charge, fear and worry can dictate your life and hold you back. So does living in the shadow of what you’re *supposed* to do, what you *should* do, and societal expectations. You’ve always had all the answers, but what about when there’s no manual for how cope in these new and unplanned circumstances?
Effective Therapy, Counseling, and EMDR for anxiety relief in Ann Arbor
You might ask yourself “what’s wrong with me?” The answer is nothing, you’ve just simply overtaxed the system like a furnace on a negative degree day or the AC when its triple digits outside, the system can’t keep up.
Coping with anxiety in the face of life’s seismic events is never easy. Utilizing elements of CBT, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, and EMDR, Therapy and counseling can offer relief of your anxiety.
CBT can help to reframe those negative thoughts and catch yourself before going down the worst-case-scenario rabbit holes. Mindfulness strategies like paced breathing that calm the mind and the body. Compassionately acknowledging what’s lost and what’s left, but also what’s possible can lead toward feelings empowerment, instead of hopelessness. And EMDR with its ability to reduce the intensity of memories and experiences can help get you unstuck.
Why Choose Nikki Sewell LCSW LLC and Ann Arbor therapy Services for Anxiety Relief?
Not to contribute to your anxiety, indecisiveness, and fear of making the wrong decision, I understand that choosing a therapist when a google search overwhelms you with options, can be, well, overwhelming.
Hi, I’m Nikki. A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Social Work, I have been in the business of support, guidance, and healing in the form of therapy, counseling, and mental health services for the past 17 years. A self-described eclectic therapist, my approach draws from elements of CBT, mindfulness, positive psychology, self-compassion among many other therapeutic perspectives. Unless I’m following the EMDR protocol, and you can learn more about that here.
Therapy is full of analogies and imagery. Imagine riding in a car. You’re in the driver’s seat and I'm the passenger. You’re in control of the destination, how fast or slow we go, what stops or detours we make along the way. And I happen to have a map and a compass for guidance and navigation when you need them.
Alternatively, imagine you’re getting ready for a big trip, a journey. Your suitcase appears to have exploded on the floor, filled to the brim with all the things you might need. Let me support you as you organize your suitcase, what do you need, what’s important, and what are you ready to let go of?
“Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination..." - Drake
Are you ready?
Ready to take control of your anxiety, quiet your mind, and embrace balance, calm, and well-being?
Contact me today for specialized psychotherapy services in Ann Arbor, including EMDR therapy. Your journey to a calmer, more resilient you starts here. You’re busy! Let’s skip the phone tag, just hit the button below and fill out my contact form. Quick and painless, let me know your name, email address, and a little about how I might be able to help, and we can schedule your FREE 15-minute phone consultation!