Stress Therapy in Davie, FL
Are You Feeling Exhausted By Stress?
Do you feel regularly overwhelmed by work-related stressors, relationship issues, or simply the challenges of daily life?
Are you constantly trying to get through the next task or the next day but have trouble envisioning or building the future that you want?
Have you been experiencing any of the following negative patterns or symptoms:
Physical: fatigue, headaches, muscle tension, sleep disturbances, lifestyle changes
Emotional: anger, irritability, sadness, low motivation, difficulty concentrating
Social/relational: withdrawal, isolation, feeling unsupported or misunderstood
Maybe much of what you’re going through stems from work-related stress, and you feel overworked and underappreciated. Or perhaps your stress is rooted in ongoing relationship issues with your partner, your kids, your parents, your extended family, or your friends. Whatever the specific causes, unaddressed stress can take a toll on you.
Unmanaged Stress Can Negatively Impact All The Areas Of Your Life
Stress can come in many forms and from many directions at once. You may feel overwhelmed at work because of extra responsibilities brought on by staffing shortages, or dealing with workplace conflict or bullying. This can in turn spill over into your personal life and your closest relationships, especially with your partner/spouse or children. Or perhaps you’re struggling to balance taking care of your kids and taking care of your aging parents. You may be forgetting things, struggling to focus, losing motivation, or questioning whether you’re doing enough.
These symptoms can be your mind and body’s way of telling you that you’ve been carrying too much for too long, and recognizing these signs and receiving proper support can help you thrive again. At Mindful Lotus Therapy, we provide client-centered stress-management counseling grounded in compassion, respect, and understanding.
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Most Of Us Get Stressed Out At Least Some Of The Time
We live in a world that can prove incredibly stressful in so many ways, many of which are completely out of our control. On top of those larger stressors, we all face difficult challenges or circumstances in our individual lives that add to our feelings of stress and overwhelm. Our specific stressors may vary, but we all experience stress at some point, nonetheless.
In addition, our cultural background, family values, faith, community, or personal experiences can shape how we view stress, emotional well-being, and how—or if—we ask for help. Many have been taught to handle issues privately, remain strong for others, or seek support in less healthy forms, completely ignoring the options offered by therapy.
Many Of Us Cope With Stress In Unhealthy Or Maladaptive Ways
Excess stress can start to make life feel more like something you’re managing than something you’re enjoying. Many cope through food, substances, social media, overworking, staying busy, or simply avoiding difficult discussions. Others might cope by shutting themselves off from their closest relationships and from their own emotions.
Therapy can allow you to change the pattern. We can help you alleviate your suffering while processing and exploring solutions to problems that might feel hopeless or overwhelming. And once you can restore a sense of safety and balance in your everyday life, you can become far more effective at actually tackling and managing everything that has been stressing you out.
Therapy Can Help You Manage Your Stress In A Healthy Way
When you’re feeling completely overwhelmed by stress in your life, you can remain stuck in survival mode—unable to fully relax, enjoy yourself, or thrive. Over time, you can simply get used to feeling this way or learn to cope in unhealthy or destructive ways. But therapy can help you find relief and reduction from stress so you can build peace and harmony in your day-to-day life.
Your stress therapist will meet you where you are in determining a specific treatment plan that works for you. Typically, we will work toward reducing overwhelm, restoring balance, and navigating difficult life experiences with greater confidence, and your stress therapist will teach you practical coping skills to manage stressful situations and reduce emotional suffering.
A Holistic Approach To Stress Therapy
We use a wide array of modalities in our stress counseling work, including:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy – A highly effective modality for stress and trauma, EMDR helps you reprocess traumatic memories that are contributing to your stress.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – An evidence-based form of psychotherapy, CBT can help you identify and reframe negative and unhelpful thought patterns and beliefs related to your stress.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) – Another cognitive-driven modality, DBT can help you manage and process especially intense or difficult emotions related to the stress you are experiencing.
Mindfulness – A larger set of alternative therapy practices, mindfulness techniques can help you stay grounded in the present moment and release stress and tension stored in your body.
We will pursue a holistic approach to your healing by working to calm your nervous system, change your negative thought patterns, and reconnect you to your body. You will learn practical coping skills that will serve you long after therapy ends and we can connect you with helpful community resources in addition to your work with your stress counselor.
Whatever you are currently going through, we believe “this too shall pass,” and you deserve empathetic support as you move through it. Our goal is to support you as much as possible by providing a safe, compassionate, and confidential space where you can express yourself fully—and where we can help you move through your stress with confidence.
You May Still Have Some Questions About Stress Therapy…
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We take most forms of insurance and can assist you by providing an estimate of the cost of stress therapy. We have a program to determine your copay for sessions, and we offer sliding-scale fees if you need or choose to pay out of pocket. We also offer low-cost options for those willing to see students from local universities completing their internship with us.
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We focus on each client’s particular needs, and you will have control over the direction of your stress treatment plan. Often, medication is not needed when the underlying issues are properly addressed. We do not force anyone to take medication. However, if you determine medication is needed, it can be an important and beneficial aspect of treatment and may only be needed temporarily. We can offer referrals to medical providers should you decide that medication may be needed.
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We believe that as the client, you are the expert—and the clinician is the guide who will use the information you give them to help both of you navigate your situation and needs. Our clinicians include a combination of licensed clinicians and Master’s-level therapists pursuing their license—most of which are trained in EMDR therapy and other modalities to meet your needs.
A More Peaceful Existence Awaits You
If you are feeling overworked and overwhelmed by stress, counseling with Mindful Lotus Therapy can help you find peace and balance in your life again.
Please call 754-248-9589 or utilize our contact page to get started.
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