PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES

Anxiety Disorders

* Have you ever felt like you were under so much stress and pressure that it felt like someone was sitting on your chest? Have you ever experienced a sense of panic and helplessness that has left you disoriented and too afraid to move? Have you ever been so worried about things that you could not think about anything else and the worry persisted for a long period of time, or you worry about everything in general and can’t seem to stop worrying?

If you can answer yes to any or perhaps all of the above questions, you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder. Anxiety comes in a lot of different forms. It can sneak up on you out of nowhere, wake you up in the middle of the night, keep you trapped inside your house afraid to go out, and cause havoc in your life. Anxiety is not limited to influencing only those areas just noted. It can cause problems across all areas of your life, or may only come up at specific times and in certain places or situations. However it happens, anxiety is a scary thing to deal with and can quickly become debilitating. If you have a general sense that something wrong is always going to happen or that you worry too much, or any of those things listed above are areas of concern in your life, then contact us at Eden Counseling Center for a thorough assessment and diagnosis of the problem. Eden Counseling Center therapists can help you to work through the anxiety by engaging you in talk therapy, or sometimes by a combination of talk and drug therapy that is designed specifically for you and your situation.

If you have questions about Anxiety Disorders and would like information regarding an assessment for yourself, a friend or family member, contact us and our qualified staff will be glad to assist you in beginning the process of getting help.

* Please note that this information is not intended for use as a method for diagnosing any psychological disorder and is intended to be used only as a general guideline by individual’s accessing this website for personal use. No inference of diagnostic criteria is implied and any self-diagnosis is emphatically discouraged.

A psychiatric referral is available for medication or inpatient care.
Eden Counseling Center therapist work with a number of primary care physicians and psychiatrists to ensure that if and when treatment may call for medication, you can receive the appropriate referral for as assessment by a medical doctor. We do not have control over the choices that the medical doctor makes regarding medication use or choice, but we do work closely with them to fully communicate the problems as we see them and make suggestions for medications as appropriate. Management of the medication is handled through the prescribing medical professional. It is important to the therapy process that your therapist be informed about any medications you are taking and any changes to medications. For that reason, your therapist will ask you for updates on how the medication is working for you and if you have experienced any changes mentally, physically or emotionally. It will also be important for your therapist to be able to communicate with your medical professional so that everyone is working together to help you get better. You will be asked to sign a release of information form that allows the Eden therapist to talk with your doctor. You should also sign a similar form at your doctor’s office that will allow her/him to speak to your therapist.