Common symptoms include:
- Difficulty making decisions
- Digestive issues
- Excessive worry and feeling overwhelmed
- Fear of making mistakes
- Irritability and Physical tension
- Panic
- Racing thoughts
- Trouble sleeping
Anxiety is not a sign of weakness.
Anxiety develops because the nervous system has learned to remain on high alert. Sometimes this results from stress, life experiences, trauma, family dynamics, perfectionism, or simply years of carrying too much responsibility. It is important to understand that anxiety begins as an attempt to protect us. The challenge is that over time those protective strategies can begin limiting our lives.
Everyone experiences anxiety from time to time, but when anxiety begins to interfere with daily life, relationships, work, sleep, health, or the ability to enjoy the present moment it may be time to seek help.
Many people seeking therapy for anxiety describe feeling trapped in a constant cycle of overthinking, anticipating problems, replaying conversations, second-guessing themselves, or preparing for situations that may never happen. Some have spent years believing anxiety is simply part of their personality. Others struggle to recognize the difference between who they are and the anxious patterns that have developed over time. Living this way is exhausting.
The good news is that anxiety is highly treatable with experienced hypnotherapist, Carson Satterfield.
Therapy Can Help. Moving from surviving to thriving includes feeling more grounded inside the body and therefore less rumination up in the head. When this happens individuals begin to notice an increase in trusting themselves as well as in a greater sense of confidence. Relationships improve. Uncertainty is easier to navigate. Digestion and sleep improve as healthy boundaries become more common place.
Carson believes everyone deserve a life that is guided by their values rather than their fears.
If you are looking for anxiety therapy in Boulder, Longmont, Denver Colorado area or anywhere in world, Carson is ready to support you.
Meet in-person in the Boulder, Longmont, Denver Colorado area, or virtually from anywhere in the world for psychotherapy, coaching and hypnosis for trauma resolution and performance.
Treatment includes:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Exposure-based interventions
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness-based approaches
- Self-compassion practices
- Trauma informed nervous system regulation
Carson's approach
Carson O'Keeffe Satterfield helps individuals understand the underlying patterns that fuel anxiety and develop practical skills that create lasting change. While anxiety often appears differently from person to person, here are some symptoms of anxiety that often affect people's lives.
In collaboration with clients, Carson identifies beliefs and patterns that are maintaining anxiety and introduces clients to tools that create new ways of responding that will develop greater flexibility, resilience, confidence, and freedom.