We will take a step by step look at the different areas and aspects of your stress. Together we'll help identify its roots and work on ways to manage and improve it. I also have almost 10 years as a yoga instructor and can bring aspects of this practice to treatment if you're interested.
I personally understand stress from the US Army , Orlando Police Dept, to raising adult twins as well as spending 7 days in the intensive heart unit at Baptist hospital for a pulmonary embolism with A-fibs and experiencing the loss of loved ones . A painful divorce believe me I understand what it feels like to wake up at four in the morning and not be able to sleep due to the mind going wild.
Does this sound familiar? You want to feel calm and peaceful, but instead you feel like you might snap at the weight of a feather or are constantly worried about how to keep your cool through the never-ending hassles of each day. Each day it becomes more difficult to manage this level of stress on your own. Life doesn’t have to go on this way. Hi, I’m Dr. Jennifer McManus, and I help ambitious women find relief from overwhelming levels of stress. It is my mission to provide scientifically informed psychotherapy without sacrificing compassion and genuine concern.
Stress is the impact of anxiety and fear on the human body. What begins with a concern, becomes a worry, becomes a fear, becomes an anxious thought, becomes fear and eventually terrifying thoughts. The toll these take on the body and mind can shut down our ability to function in healthy ways. Let's create some space to listen to stress and explore some helpful strategies for alleviating its toxic impact.