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Anxiety Counselling in Stourbridge

Anxiety is the feeling of heightened worry, fear or panic. It is a feeling that something bad is happening or will happen and it can affect how you feel physically, how you think, behave and relate and respond to others.

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I've been helping people overcome their anxiety to live happy, healthy and meaningful lives by providing professional and compassionate anxiety counselling in the West Midlands. 

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Whether you're ready to start therapy for anxiety or simply have questions for me, I am more than happy to help.

What can anxiety be triggered by?

Anxiety can be triggered by any number of factors, some include:

  • Work or study related stress

  • Financial stress

  • Relationship breakdown

  • Death of a loved one

  • Trauma 

  • Panic attacks​

What are the symptoms of anxiety?

Anxiety has a range of physical, psychological and behavioural symptoms. These may include: 

 

​Physical Symptoms of Anxiety 

  • Butterflies/cramps in the stomach 

  • Shortness of breath 

  • Hot flushes, sweating and feeling clammy 

  • Loss of appetite 

  • Increased heart rate 

  • Tension in shoulders/neck/chest

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Psychological Symptoms of Anxiety 

  • Difficulty concentrating

  • Difficulty sleeping

  • Getting tired easily 

  • Having difficulty sleeping 

  • Uncontrollable worrying

  • Wanting to escape from the environment 

  • Finding it hard to make decisions 

  • Overthinking and rumination

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Behavioural Symptoms of Anxiety 

  • Your worrying starts to affect your work or studies 

  • You see a change in your relationships 

  • Making excuses to avoid social interactions 

  • Spending more time alone 

  • Avoiding daily tasks that make you feel anxious 

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Kate Alliss BACP,

Qualified Counsellor based in Stourbridge, Dudley, West Midlands

Qualifications

Level 2 Counselling Skills
Level 3 Diploma Counselling Skills 
Level 4 Diploma Therapeutic Counselling

OU Online Counselling

CPCAB Level 2 Substance Misuse

Registered member of BACP

Fortunately, by getting the help you need, anxiety is treatable and many people are able to overcome their symptoms. Many people find that talking to a counsellor for anxiety is one of the most effective treatments for anxiety, as it allows you to talk through what is causing your anxiety with a professional, in a non-judgemental and confidential environment.

 

Through doing this, you can identify practical ways to overcome your anxiety. Everyone experiences anxiety in a different way, so finding the right counsellor or therapist that can relate to you and provide you with support for your anxiety is essential. 

How can therapy help with anxiety?

As trained professionals, counsellors will help you to identify what is causing your anxiety, work through your symptoms, and look at your situation in a new, less frightening way. 

A counsellor will help you by offering practical solutions for dealing with your symptoms, helping you to replace your negative thoughts with new ones that reduce your anxiety. 

 

Whether you have generalised anxiety or only feel anxious under certain environments, you are not alone and there are people out there to help. 

Many people with anxiety are worried to seek help from a counsellor. Whether you feel that you're ready for counselling or simply have questions, I will offer confidential and non-judgemental help.

How common is anxiety?

People often feel alone when suffering from anxiety, but feelings of anxiety are more common than you might think. According to a study by the Mental Health Foundation, approximately 60% of adults have experienced anxiety in the past two weeks, making it one of the most common forms of mental health issues in the UK, according to Mind.

Are you looking for anxiety therapy in the West Midlands?

Whether you know that you're ready to speak to an anxiety counsellor or would simply like some more information from me, I am more than happy to help. Our conversations will be strictly confidential, and I'll provide my honest, professional advice on solutions that may work for you. Feel free to contact me with any questions on either 07535 943958, or by contacting me for a free initial counselling consultation here. 

My Therapy Room in Stourbridge

For counselling work to be successful, it is important to me that I provide my clients with a space in which they feel safe and secure. The therapy room has been designed with counselling in mind - comfortable furnishings, neutral colours, calming pictures on the walls and the chirping of birds in the garden.

As well as helping those who are suffering from anxiety, I have also helped people suffering from Depression, Stress, and Bereavement and Loss. I also help people with couples therapy and relationship counselling.

Clients who have experienced anxiety counselling in this room have told me that they feel relaxed, safe and at ease and that it has helped them on their therapeutic work. Alongside in-person counselling sessions, I also offer telephone and video-call counselling.
Get in touch for more information to discuss the best option for you.

Anxiety Therapy in The West Midlands

Based in Stourbridge, I can cover Oldswindford, Norton, Wollaston, Amblecote, Wollescote, Lye, Kingswinford, and Brierley Hill. I am also able to offer Anxiety Therapy in Dudley, Rowley Regis, Cradley Heath, WombourneKidderminster, Halesowen, Hagley, and the West Midlands.

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