Common reasons people may come for help in this area
- General anxiety, persistent worry or a mind that rarely switches off
- Panic attacks or fear of having another panic attack
- Specific fears and phobias
- Dental anxiety or fear of medical or other procedures
- Health-related worry and repeated checking
- Anticipatory anxiety before journeys, appointments, events or situations
- Social anxiety, fear of judgement or worry about how you come across
- Performance nerves, examination nerves or anxiety before speaking or performing
- Overthinking, rumination and repeatedly running through what might go wrong
- Stress responses that feel difficult to switch off
Different forms, similar patterns
Anxiety can look very different from one person to another. For some people it is a constant background of worry. For others it appears in sudden panic, a very specific fear, or an intense reaction in one particular situation.
We look at what sets the response off, what you fear will happen next, what you do to try to stay safe, and whether those understandable coping strategies are now helping to keep the problem going.
You do not have to choose the method
Depending on the problem and what we agree together, work may draw on psychotherapy, counselling, clinical hypnotherapy, BWRT® or practical behavioural approaches. The method follows the formulation rather than the other way around.
When specialist care is more appropriate
Some anxiety-related conditions have specific evidence-based treatment pathways or may need medical or specialist assessment. Part of working ethically is recognising when that applies and discussing it with you rather than trying to make every problem fit the same therapy.