Anxiety Winnipeg

Anxiety Counselling

Anxiety counselling and therapy in Winnipeg to help you overcome your anxiety symptoms to be well now.

What are anxiety disorders?

Anxiety is a normal response to stress, but anxiety disorders involve excessive feelings of generalized anxiety. Mild levels of anxiety can be helpful in overcoming dangers or risks in life. But, anxiety disorders are not helpful, as they often amplify the perception of danger or risk. Anxiety is an anticipation of a future concern, associated with muscle tension and avoidance behaviour.

The main categories of anxiety disorders are:

Specific phobia
Panic disorder

Agoraphobia
Generalized anxiety disorder

Social anxiety disorder
Selective mutism
Separation anxiety disorder

Anxiety Symptoms

What are anxiety symptoms?

Although anxiety disorders are distinct in some way, they mostly have similar symptoms:

Irrational or excessive fear
Apprehensive and tense feelings
Difficulty managing daily tasks
Anxious thoughts, predictions or beliefs

Avoidance behaviours of situations or activities
Safety behaviours to minimize fear to feel safer
Excessive physical reactions relative to the context

Anxiety Causes

What are causes of anxiety?

Like many mental health problems, anxiety disorders are caused by a combination of biological and psychological factors, which are often triggered by environmental stressors, such as:

Stressful or traumatic life events
Family history of anxiety disorders
Childhood development issues

Alcohol, medications or other substances
Other medical or psychiatric problems

Anxiety Diagnosis and Treatment

How can you treat anxiety?

Many psychological treatments can help with anxiety disorders, including relaxation training, meditation, biofeedback, and stress management. Many people also benefit from psychotherapy or psychology counselling services, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), in reducing anxiety symptoms.

Individual Therapy

Psychology counselling or psychotherapy aims to improve your mental health and well-being, change or improve your behaviours, beliefs, compulsions, thoughts and emotions, in order to be healthy and happy.