Therapy for Stress
Palo Alto & Del Mar, CA
Do You Find Yourself Completely Overwhelmed At Times?
Is stress eating away at your life?
Do you even question whether your goals are worth all the stress?
Is it possible to manage stress better?
Rest assured that you are not alone with having some of these thoughts. While stress in life is normal, so are your concerns about managing it all.
Stress is normal. Having difficulties managing stress is a common problem. No matter how well you function in many areas of your life, there are times when the burden of demands can feel overwhelming.
You may be very successful professionally, but paying a price of sleepless nights, difficulty concentrating, or inability to enjoy while you are off. At times, you may feel like you are not able to cope with it all. It may come to a point where it interferes with your normal level of functioning or your ability to experience joy. You are not alone with this and there is nothing wrong with you.
The underlying issue behind feeling overwhelmed by stress, may be how you handle it or your lack of selfcare. But rest assured, everyone can learn to take better care of themselves, and be better managers of their stressful lives.
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So How Can I Better Deal With Stress If It Inevitably Is Part Of Everyone’s Life?
Therapy for stress can help. A crucial component of handling stress more effectively is first and foremost to identify the problem and investigate it together. This can be done in therapy for stress reduction and better stress management.
In session, we identify not only the triggers of your stress reaction, but ways to cope with it such that you feel more in control of your life. In our therapy together, we help you build tools to effectively manage your stress so that you can also enjoy your life outside of the inevitable triggers.
Truth is, even joyful events, like embarking on a new career, remodeling a home, planning a wedding or starting a family, brings us stress.
Of course we also have to navigate the consequences of negative events. Unemployment, relationship breakups, divorce or custody issues, or loneliness are also major stressors for many. Being better able to set boundaries and limits around how we allow those events to affect us negatively, is something stress counseling can help with.
How Does Stress Management Or Stress Counseling Help Specifically?
Therapy for stress helps because once we put words unto what causes our stress, and identifying the physiological and psychological impact, we have taken step number one toward relief. It is important to be able to put words unto our experiences and sharing them aloud with a therapist is part of that process.
The collaborative approach in stress reduction management is particularly helpful. Not only because you don’t feel alone in the process, but also because we can specifically tailor our approach toward your personal issues with stress management. There are absolutely ways to better deal with the piles of demands that can escalate in various phases of life and the accompanying stressors of each phase.
Together we figure out what will be most helpful to you, given your particular issues.
Common Questions About Therapy For Stress
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While expenses for any psychological or counseling services for stress can add up, consider also the potential financial, psychological and medical losses for stress related illnesses. Many GI related diagnoses, relationship problems or breakdowns, and associated fees may equal or top the financial investment in therapy. Put in other words, maybe you can’t afford not to.
You also risk paying a high price in so many other important parts of your life. This may include your ability to enjoy and relax, or emotional closeness and intimacy with others. If you are internally consumed by stressful thoughts, it is hard to be fully present in your relationships.
Also, if cost is a primary concern, be aware that many insurance plans will reimburse you for out of network providers seeing that stress related problems is a billable diagnosis.
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No, counseling for stress does not have to take months and months. I have helped many individuals establish a much better way of structuring their lives such that stress levels feel much more manageable in a few weeks or months, with occasional follow up sessions as needed.
While length of treatment varies from individual to individual, a couple of intake sessions should give us an idea. Most issues addressed in therapy depend on some level of individual issues at the beginning of therapy which is why it is difficult to give an exact timeframe. But stress counseling should not take more than a few months, given our mutual investment in our defined goal and treatment plan. What you do outside of sessions is of course paramount.
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Therapy for stress is similar to therapy for other issues in that it is important to have an initial intake session or two. This helps us better identify your specific issue and establish a mutually agreed upon goal. This should help with a blueprint for a treatment plan which can be modified as needed, depending on your progress.
I have helped thousands of people better manage their stress levels and participate more fully in other areas of their lives. These include areas which have often suffered, like relationships for example. I have helped people feel more in control in the areas where they experience the most stress. It is all about how you manage yourself and your life.
When we meet together you will get a feel for how I work and decide if this is a good fit for you. I am very active in therapy and work collaboratively with you. I have over 30000 hours of therapy behind me, and I have also lived through many life phases which I know inevitably brings us stress.
How Do I Know If I’m Ready For Stress Therapy?
Clicking on this link and reading this page means you are ready to at least consider taking a step toward helping yourself better manage your stress. I am glad you are here and please feel free to reach out for an initial session to take the second step toward a more manageable and enjoyable life. Not free of stress, but less overwhelmed by stress. Maybe now is the perfect time.
