Self-help guides
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Anxiety therapy in Brighton and online
Understand anxiety. Regain a sense of control.
Anxiety can take many forms. It may show up as constant worry, panic, physical symptoms, intrusive thoughts, fear of social situations or the urge to avoid particular places and experiences.
The first step is understanding which pattern fits your experience. From there, therapy can help you change the thoughts, behaviours and physical responses that keep anxiety going.
Different patterns of anxiety
Which description sounds most familiar?
These short descriptions can help you identify the form of anxiety that most closely matches what you are experiencing. Select a card to read more.
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Worry and generalised anxiety
Frequent nervousness, excessive worry, “what if?” thoughts. Repeatedly imagining worst-case scenarios. Difficulty relaxing often feeling anxious about not worrying.
Social anxiety
Fear of social situations because of concern about how you will be perceived, judged or criticised, often accompanied by embarrassment and avoidance.
Panic attacks
Intense physical symptoms such as a pounding heart, stomach pain, dizziness, choking sensations or terror, sometimes triggered by situations and sometimes appearing “out of the blue”.
Phobias
A particular object, activity or situation causes a strong sense of panic or anxiety, such as insects, enclosed spaces, vomiting, driving or flying.
Health anxiety
Physical sensations lead to persistent fear about illness despite reassurance. This can involve repeated checking, researching symptoms or seeking reassurance from other people.
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Intrusive thoughts and a need to check, repeat or perform behaviours to reduce anxiety, prevent feared events or manage a heightened sense of responsibility.
Post-traumatic stress disorder
A traumatic experience leaves a powerful sense of threat or loss of control. Sounds, situations or memories may trigger anxiety, avoidance or flashbacks.
How therapy can help
Changing the cycle that keeps anxiety going.
Anxiety is not simply a matter of “thinking positively”. It is maintained by the interaction between threat-focused thinking, physical arousal, avoidance, reassurance seeking and other safety behaviours.
CBT helps you understand that cycle and test out different ways of responding. Hypnotherapy can support relaxation, focused attention, confidence and the rehearsal of new responses.
The approach is adapted to your particular anxiety pattern, goals and preferred pace.
Continue exploring
Free resources and practical support.
Use the existing resources and specialist pages to learn more about anxiety and begin identifying the patterns that affect you.
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CBT worksheets
Use practical worksheets for monitoring thoughts, testing predictions, planning exposure and understanding maintaining cycles.
Talk to Kim
Discuss your symptoms, what you have already tried and whether CBT or hypnotherapy may be suitable.
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Is anxiety taking too much from your life?
Contact me for a free initial conversation. We can discuss what you are experiencing, what you would like to change and whether my approach feels right for you.