Anxiety
As with depression, anxiety is experienced by most people at some time in their lives, especially when in life-changing, uncertain or challenging situations such as changing jobs, interviews, exams or during difficult times in a relationship.
However, if you are experiencing these feelings on a more constant basis and they start interfering with other aspects of your life then you may want to seek help.
Ask yourself these questions:
- Am I constantly ‘on edge’, fearful or worried?
- Are my worries and fears irrational
- Do I experience panic attacks or heart-pounding panic?
- Do I live in a constant state of tension?
If your feelings of anxiety are becoming so extreme that they are causing you distress then you may want to seek professional help.
- Feeling stuck in patterns you can’t seem to shift, even when you’ve tried
- Thoughts or behaviours that feel out of your control
- Using something to cope — even when it no longer feels like it helps
- Shame, secrecy, or self-criticism around how you’re managing
- Emotional or relational strain linked to the behaviour
- Disconnection from yourself or others, or fear of being “found out”
- Struggles at work, at home, or financially
- Cycles of stopping, slipping back, and feeling like you’ve failed
- Exhaustion from trying to manage it all on your own
- Session Duration: Each session typically lasts 55 minutes.
- Frequency: Sessions are usually held weekly with the same therapist to build a trusting and consistent relationship.
- Format: We offer both in-person sessions at our centres in Headley, Bath, and Chepstow, and online sessions for greater accessibility.
If you’re wondering whether something you’re turning to (e.g. a substance, a habit, or a behaviour) may have become something you’re depending on, these questions may help you listen inward:
Do I find myself thinking about it often — when, where, or how I’ll get it?
Do I use or engage with it alone — even when I don’t want to?
Do I hide, minimise, or feel the need to explain how much I’m using or doing it?
Do I turn to it in moments of stress, sadness, overwhelm, or emotional pain?
Do I feel defensive, uneasy or ashamed when someone asks me about it?
Do I feel a sense of secrecy or self-judgement around it?
Has it begun to affect my relationships, work, wellbeing or presence?
Have I tried to stop — but found myself pulled back again?
Would the idea of letting go feel overwhelming, or even frightening?
These questions aren’t a test — they’re quiet openings to reflect on how you’re living, coping, and feeling within yourself.
If you find yourself saying yes to even one or two, it may be a gentle sign that something within you is asking to be met with care. That alone is a meaningful place to begin.
Together, we may:
- Explore the emotional or relational roots of your coping strategies — and the roles they’ve played in your life
- Bring awareness to nervous system patterns and internal triggers
- Work with the shame, secrecy or self-judgement that may have grown around the behaviour
- Strengthen your capacity to self-soothe, stay connected, and make different choices when you’re ready
- Use creative approaches — through image, metaphor, movement or symbolic objects — when words aren’t enough
- Integrate psychiatric or medical support if helpful, and always with your consent
There is no one-size-fits-all path.
You set the pace. We walk with you.