Therapy for Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety
Do you often feel a sense of worry or dread that is hard to ignore? Do you feel constantly on edge, like the weight of the world is on your shoulders? Do you have difficulty sleeping because of intrusive thoughts? If this sounds like you, you might be experiencing anxiety.
It is important to remember that everyone experiences anxiety occasionally, especially when faced with new or important challenges. The biological purpose of anxiety is to alert you to the possibility of danger so that you can take action and ensure your safety.
This is why anxiety causes sweaty palms, an elevated heart rate, increased alertness, and feelings of physical restlessness. Despite the evolutionary benefits, prolonged feelings of anxiety can interfere with your professional success, relationships, physical health, and ability to function in everyday life.
However, though anxiety may have you feeling trapped, therapy with Cinthia Taylor can help you feel more at ease and ready to take on life.

- If you regularly experience excessive anxiety seek help.
- Anxiety interferes with your ability to work, form healthy relationships, and maintain a healthy routine.
- Chronic anxiety can damage your physical and mental health.
- Therapy with Cinthia can help you build healthier relationships and professional success.


Don’t let anxiety overtake your life
Anxiety can impact your life personally, professionally, socially, and romantically. Anxiety impairs your ability to experience joy, limits your professional growth by getting in the way of your goals, and strains your relationships. The effects of anxiety can extend to your physical health as well, leading to sleep disturbances, weakened immunity, and increased vulnerability to physical and mental health issues.



The physical and psychological effects of anxiety
Anxiety can adversely impact your physical and mental health in significant ways:
Physically, persistent anxiety is linked to disrupted sleep, headaches, stomach problems, elevated blood pressure, and other aches and pains. These can lead to potentially serious long-term health ramifications if left untreated.
Mentally, anxiety can cause unease, panic, and difficulties with concentrating and decision-making. Long-term anxiety is linked to negative thought patterns, excessive worry, and an increased risk of developing or worsening mental health conditions. These include struggles such as depression and substance abuse disorders.
It is critically important to address anxiety as soon as possible to protect your physical and psychological well-being. Cinthia Taylor can help you do that.

How therapy with Cinthia can help you
In therapy sessions with Cinthia Taylor, each session is tailored to meet your unique needs and challenges. While Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides a structured framework, sessions are flexible to accommodate your experiences.
Each session encompasses progress checks, mood assessments, and discussions on recent events or experiences that may have triggered your anxiety. Through the sessions, you will be able to better understand the roots of your anxiety and gain coping skills for its management. With Cinthia, you will continually reflect on the techniques that have been the most beneficial to you, and receive recommendations for further practice or focus areas.
You will be encouraged to provide feedback and ask any questions, as therapy is a collaborative journey towards achieving goals.
Together with Cinthia, you can navigate towards sustained balance and calm in your life.


Get help with anxiety today
With expert support from Cinthia Taylor, the journey toward healing from anxiety takes on a new dimension of possibility. With evidence-based techniques and an unwavering commitment to your well-being, Cinthia provides a safe and non- judgmental space for you to confront your fears, cultivate resilience, and gain greater self-awareness, empowerment, and inner peace. If you’re ready to reclaim your life from anxiety, reach out to Cinthia Taylor today. With her guidance, you can heal and rediscover the joy and freedom that anxiety has stolen from you.
Depression
Feeling down, low on energy, or struggling to make healthy choices? If persistent low motivation affects your life, it’s time to seek help. Depression can hinder your professional success, damage relationships, and impact your physical health. Therapy with me offers evidence-based solutions to help you develop coping skills and tools to recover from depression and move forward.
- Persistent low mood or low energy may be an indication of depression.
- Expert evaluation is the first step to map a path forward.
- If depression impacts your life, reach out for help.
- In a collaborative environment, therapy for depression is often effective.

Do you experience symptoms of depression?
If you struggle with depression, you are not alone. Depression is the most common mood disorder, affecting an estimated 4-6% of adults globally and 5-10% of adults in the US. If you experience any of the following symptoms, you may have depression and should seek help.
- Persistent feelings of sadness or gloom for at least two weeks without a clear cause
- Feeling unmotivated and having trouble with simple tasks
- Feeling exhausted or sluggish even after getting enough sleep
- Struggling to maintain a healthy diet and weight/making poor food choices
- Losing interest in previously enjoyable activities
- Becoming withdrawn and socially isolated
Our therapy sessions draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), self-compassion, self-care, and building a robust support network. We will focus on creating practical tools to help you achieve sustained relief from depression.
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Restructure negative thoughts
In our therapy sessions, you can learn the techniques of cognitive restructuring to challenge and reframe the negative thoughts that drive depression. Cognitive restructuring is a core component of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and it can enable you to:
- Catch the negative thought.
- Check the thought. Is it accurate, true, or beneficial?
- Change or reframe the thought to one that is more beneficial and more accurate.


Challenge cognitive distortions
Are you hindered by unclear, inaccurate, and biased ways you perceive the world around you? Our therapy sessions can help you challenge those cognitive distortions together.
Thought patterns that skew how we see ourselves and others often trigger difficult feelings that feed depression. Gaining the skills to challenge cognitive distortions is key to developing a more balanced mindset.


Develop a healthier mindset
Our therapy sessions will focus on practical strategies that we can start applying right away and sustain over time to strengthen our well-being and manage depression. These tools can mitigate the impact of negative thoughts and build resilience.
Recording your thoughts can help you identify and challenge negative thoughts. Journaling can cultivate a sense of gratitude and appreciation. By identifying activities that boost your mood, you can choose to schedule those activities. Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) and mindfulness can promote relaxation and reduce stress. Assertiveness training can help you communicate your needs. Building your social support network can provide resources you can access when you feel you are starting a downward spiral.
You can cultivate self-compassion to counter the guilt, shame, and self-judgment that often accompanies depression. Positive self-talk can replace negative thoughts with self-compassion.



Zero in on what drives depression for you
The causes of depression are complex, and your unique experiences drive your mental health challenges. In therapy, we can better understand the roots of your difficulties and build a strategy tailored to your needs.
Low energy or low mood are more likely to occur after a significant change in your life, such as divorce, bereavement, job loss, retirement, empty nest, finishing school, or moving. Starting or ending a career, getting married or divorced, and becoming parents or empty nesters can all be challenging times that require us to adjust our sense of identity and self- worth. With professional support, you can become more resilient and build coping skills to help you navigate these life transitions.
Identify the factors that can
trigger depression for you
Research has identified risk factors that can increase your likelihood of experiencing depression.
Have you experienced one or more of these risks?

