H O L I S T I C P S Y C H O T H E R A P Y F O R A N X I E T Y & P A N I C D I S O R D E R
"Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be." — Wayne W. Dyer.
TEENS & ADULTS
NEURODIVERGENT ANXIETY
LIFE TRANSITIONS
Anxiety & Panic Support
You don’t have to keep living in survival mode.
Maybe your mind never fully “turns off.”
Maybe your body feels on edge, even when nothing is wrong.
Or panic seems to come out of nowhere — intense, overwhelming, and hard to explain.
You might be wondering:
Why does this keep happening?
Why can’t I just relax like other people seem to?
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone — and nothing about this means you’re broken.
Symptoms of anxiety or panic attacks?
- Feeling anxious, restless, or on edge
- Same worrying thoughts over and over
- Nausea, lack of appetite, or increased appetite.
- Difficulty taking a deep breath or breathing shallowly.
- Insomnia and/or restless sleep
- Racing heart
- Difficulty catching your breath
- Tightness in your chest - sometimes pain
- Body feels out of control
- May think you are having a heart attack
What Causes of Anxiety
Anxiety and panic often develop when your nervous system becomes overly sensitive to stress or perceived danger. Even if there’s no immediate threat, your body may react as if there is, creating cycles of:
- Hypervigilance
- Physical tension
- Racing thoughts
- Fight, flight, freeze, or fawn responses
But these patterns can change.
How Support Can Help
Therapy for anxiety and panic isn’t about “just calming down.” It’s about helping you feel safe again. Together, we can work to:
- Regulate Your Nervous System: Learn tools to calm your body, reduce symptoms, and feel more grounded.
- Understand Your Triggers: Identify patterns behind your anxiety so it feels less random and more manageable.
- Shift Thought Patterns: Gently change the cycles of worry and catastrophic thinking.
- Reduce Panic Attacks: Develop strategies that help you move through panic with more control and less fear.
- Rebuild a Sense of Safety: Feel more at ease in your body, your environment, and your daily life.
A Different Approach
Many people try to fight anxiety or push it away using CBT or distraction, but that often makes it stronger. Instead, our work focuses on:
- Understanding your anxiety, not judging it
- Working with your nervous system, not against it
- Building skills that create lasting change, not just temporary relief
- Mindfulness and Safe and Sound Protocol to help with calming your nervous system.
You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
If anxiety or panic has been taking over your life, support can make a real difference.
Thriving Spirit Counseling
admin@thrivingspirit.net
P: 805-669-6106 | F: 805-710-8882
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