Anxiety Treatment - Hope For The Journey

Effective Anxiety Treatment

Offices in Round Rock, Austin and Online for All of Texas

It's 3AM. You're awake...again.

You can’t get your mind to stop or even slow down long enough to get to sleep. You may feel worried about the panic attacks coming back. Or, you have no idea why you can’t relax. No matter what you do, you can’t seem to manage it and you’re getting tired.

If this sounds like you, we have your back. Struggles with anxiety, panic attacks, and constant worry can affect your health, relationships, and work. In time, your anxiety can even lead to depression. Luckily, there is an effective anxiety treatment for you right here in Texas. Are you ready to take back control of your emotions?

Clinical Director Katy Harmon, LCSW, EMDR, IFS Level I

Advanced Clinician Sophie Chudleigh, LCSW, EMDR

Advanced Clinician Heather Hammock, LMFT, EFT, EMDR, Sex Therapist

Senior Therapist Maegan Woytek, LPC, EMDR Certified

Traci W. Pirri, LCSW-S, Owner/Executive Director

Advanced Clinician Shauna Diawaku, LPC, EMDR

Resident Clinician Oliver Papa, LPC-Associate, EMDR, Narrative Therapy

Resident Clinician Presley Black , LPC-Associate, EMDR

Bailey Pellissier, MS Candidate, TF-CBT

What Does Anxiety Look Like?

Anxiety and stress are a part of the human experience.

A little of it can actually be a good thing.

For example, you may be taking a test. In this case, a little anxiety can help you focus and sharpen your critical thinking skills. Imagine taking a test and being 100% relaxed. Instead of taking the test, you might find yourself daydreaming or wanting to take a nap.

Why Do I Need Anxiety Treatment?

Anxiety is different from stress. Stress is a natural reaction to something temporary in our life. But, anxiety can be more generalized. It isn’t always connected with a known trigger and generally sticks around longer. But, anxiety symptoms can still come in waves. It may sound like a helpful idea to wait out stress and let it resolve over time. But, ignoring or avoiding anxiety will likely make it get worse over time. Anxiety treatment can help you manage your stress before it becomes too great.

Conquer Anxiety to Enjoy Life

Good Anxiety Treatment Involves 3 Steps

Learn what works to help your body calm.

Identify & Work Through What's "Driving the Bus"

Find Meaning, Self-Compassion, & Balance

Manage Anxiety Symptoms

Feeling in control of your life means knowing how to regulate yourself. Sometimes, this is quick and easy. You can learn to recognize the signs that you are going into a spiral and take some deep breaths, for instance. Sometimes it takes a lot more effort. This is often affected by how dysregulated you already are. Plus, how much ongoing stress you have in your life.

Our therapists are creative and persistent. We’re determined to help you find a routine that works for you.

Find Out What's "Driving the Bus"

Sometimes, it’s obvious what caused your anxiety. Sometimes, not so much. Whatever the case, we’ll help support you in digging under the surface. Together, we will find the root of your anxiety symptoms .

Once you find it (and can tolerate talking about it thanks to those skills you already learned in Step 1), we’ll help you to find a new perspective about it. Often you’ll also develop a plan for how to handle it when the “old tapes” come back in the future, too.

Find Balance

Balance only means keeping things in perspective. For each person, this might look different. For some, it might involve making time for exercise. For someone else, it might involve having tricks to help you be more unbiased and stay out of “black-and-white thinking.” Your therapist will help you explore what balance looks like for you and help you install it.

All of the anxiety therapists at Hope For The Journey are trained in EMDR, which can be a fast, effective way to shift your perspective in the long run.

How An Anxiety Therapist Can Help

Living with anxiety for a while can start to make people lose hope. We are here to help. Our therapists help kids, adults, parents, and partners to feel alive and whole again.

We constantly work to hone our skills. By doing so, we can offer the most up-to-date, effective treatment options available. We already mentioned EMDR, but our therapists have lots of tools in their toolbox. Your anxiety treatment might also include things like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Or, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to name a few.