Anxiety treatment can be difficult to find. We've made it easy. AnxietyClinics.com is a network of therapists and other professionals able to treat anxiety conditions.
While our therapists have experience in treating anxiety, they may also treat a wide variety of other psychological conditions. We recommend contacting your therapist of choice directly to learn about their full scope of practice.
Anxiety Treatment Options:
Cognitive Therapy:
Cognitive Therapy focuses on learning to separate realistic and unrealistic thoughts. By doing so, the therapist and patient are working together in an attempt to alter unwanted and alarming thoughts.
Behavioral Therapy:
Behavioral Therapy focuses on learning to cope with difficult situations. The goal in behavioral therapy is to ultimately reduce unwanted behavior.
Relaxation:
Practices such as exercise and breathing retraining help the patient gain the ability to utilize coping mechanisms for the stressors that contribute to their anxiety.
Medication:
When used in addition to other forms of treatment, medication can be a short or long term option to help ease severe symptoms so that other forms of therapy can be more beneficial.
What To Expect From Treatment
Anxiety disorders are believed to be caused by a combination of biological and environmental factors. Most are treatable with professional aid. Depending on the severity of the disorder, treatment plans can vary for each individual. Treatments are generally customized for each patient because it is not abnormal for a sufferer to have more than one diagnosis. Although each situation is unique, the same common practices and combinations of techniques are used as a guideline in the majority of treatments.
