Stress is a normal part of life, but when it becomes chronic and overwhelming, it can have a detrimental effect on mental health. It can lead to symptoms such as anxiety, depression, irritability and decreased ability to cope with life's challenges. It's essential to recognize and manage stress before it becomes too severe. Mindfulness practices, exercise, and seeking support from loved ones or professionals can all be effective ways to reduce stress and maintain good mental health. By addressing stress in a proactive manner, individuals can prevent negative effects on their mental health and live a more balanced, fulfilling life.
Does stress affect your daily life? Does stress come in the way of quality of life and negatively impact your mood? It is time to seek help to learn stress management. Psychotherapy helps you to learn numerous techniques and skills to deal with stress effectively and improve your productivity and balance in life.
I've worked for over 30 years with executives, employees, parents and students dealing with high levels of stress. It can be debilitating. Let's discuss how I can assist you to find calm and inner peace.
Stress is a universal experience, and yet often our understanding of and relationship to it can be greatly improved. While there are many aspects outside of our control, my aim is to turn attention to where we do have influence and autonomy, and increase a sense of empowerment and resilience. A focus on stress can include coping strategies, understanding triggers, as well as learning to sit with and tolerate uncomfortable emotions and experiences, to better move through and away from stuckness and burnout.
Registered Psychotherapist, Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology 1994
When stress goes unnoticed or pushed down in our psyche; it tends to become more intense. It requires that we be conscious of and face what is happening. That in itself can change it. Two resources for this is Elissa Epel; The Stress Prescription.
Stress can manifest from various sources, such as work, relationships, or personal challenges, affecting your mental, emotional, and physical health. Together, we'll identify the primary sources of your stress and develop practical coping strategies to manage and reduce its effects. This journey is about enhancing your resilience, finding balance, cultivating a sense of calm and control in your life, and empowering you to navigate stressful situations more effectively.
Stress was a pandemic before this pandemic. And it has gotten worse for many of us. I can provide you with stress-relief and stress-management tools that you can implement in your every day life and reduce tension. I strive to create a safe space for my clients to explore their concerns and collaboratively work towards their treatment goals, as I strongly believes that clients are experts in their own lives.
All of our therapists can provide excellent supports for changing patterns of stress, including work, family, or relationship - to build strategies of self-care and how to bring about the change you need. Contact our Intake Worker to help determine who will be the best fit for you.