Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Sandy Springs, GA
Imagine
what it means to be at peace…
You can find happiness again.
Create a life you can be present and mindful in.
You feel like there’s always something missing or that you’re forgetting something. Your value is based on how much you can achieve.
You never seem to have control of your thoughts or moods anymore. You’re aware that things are how you would like them to be in your mind but you can’t seem to crack the code on creating change and peace in your head.
You wish you could get more out of life and feel life to the fullest again, but nothing ever seems to cut it anymore.
What does therapy for anxiety look like?
It seems those pesky alarm bells never seem to stop. You are flooded out with, “What am I forgetting?” “Did I do that right?” “Am I being a good partner or parent? There’s so much more I could do.” or “What am I not seeing that will hurt me?” Small amounts of anxiety are normal, but the racing thoughts, fast heartbeat, and shallow breathing just seem to be too much. You can’t seem to find the off button or the permission to relax.
Therapy for anxiety calls on you to stop and figure out the root of those alarm bells in your brain. Establishing emotional safety allows the brain to slow down the thoughts and turn down the volume. At The Cozy Couch Counseling, therapy for anxiety is not a series of rapid-fire bandaid solutions, and hoping one of them fits. It’s building a strong internal understanding of your internal dialogue and creating new ways of interacting with that dialogue.
What does therapy for depression look like?
You don’t really enjoy life the way you used to anymore, you find yourself skipping hangouts with friends more often. Sometimes you feel sad, sometimes you feel annoyed, and oftentimes you’re tired but you’re mostly numb. Life seems to take a lot out of you lately and most days you’re thankful to just make it to bed at the end of the day. You wish you had more energy and you don’t really understand why you cry more often now. You’ve tried changing up your routine, adding walks, eating healthier, daily gratitude journals, the works. You’re trying but nothing seems to budge.
Therapy for depression lets you start small. You’ll start to map out where your mood started to shift and life got really hard for you. Through therapy, you’ll better understand how to care for yourself and learn about the warning signs of “dropping back down.” You’ll find lasting relief, the desire to be present and engaged in life again, and get the most out of your world.
Learn to find peace within yourself
We will help you…
Understand where anxiety comes from and how it spills into other parts of life.
Anxiety and depression can prevent you from communicating the way you want to advocate for yourself, it can keep you up at night, tell you to stay home when you actually want to see friends, and so much more that can have a taxing effect on your body and mind.
Explore your body’s sensations and thoughts when emotions get uncomfortable.
Anxiety and depression can pull you out of your body. Instead of checking in with yourself and your emotions, you are completely caged in your own mind pondering how things will go wrong or how you're messing up.
Learn skills to help manage your mood and negative self talk.
Our goal isn’t to overload you with short-term options that may or may not help. However, we want to build up your tool belt with effective skills that work specifically for you and adjust our long-term self-talk.