Anxiety can feel overwhelming and isolating, but it doesn’t have to control your life. Erica Thomas, LMFT, offers compassionate anxiety therapy services to individuals across Lafayette, California. With her expertise, you can learn to understand, manage, and overcome anxiety, while regaining a sense of peace and confidence in your life.

What Causes an Anxiety Disorder?

While feeling anxious is a normal response to certain situations, chronic or intense anxiety that disrupts your daily life may indicate an underlying disorder. Anxiety disorders can develop from a combination of factors, including those that are genetic, environmental, and psychological. Life stressors, traumatic events, a family history of anxiety, and chemical imbalances in the brain can further contribute to the onset of an anxiety disorder.

Types of Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety is a broad term that encompasses various disorders, including:

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Worrying excessively about normal, everyday situations.
• Panic disorder: When panic attacks occur on a regular basis and include physical symptoms like rapid heart rate and shortness of breath.
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): This includes intrusive thoughts that lead to compulsive behaviors.
• Social anxiety disorder: This occurs when there is an intense fear of social situations or being judged by others.
• Specific phobias: Having irrational fears of certain objects or situations.
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Anxiety stemming from a traumatic event.

How Therapy for Anxiety Can Help

Each type of anxiety disorder presents unique challenges, and Erica will tailor therapy to address your specific symptoms and triggers. In the process, she uses evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness techniques, and exposure therapy to help you manage symptoms and reduce anxiety. Over time, she will empower you to face fears, challenge negative thought patterns, and restore balance to your life.

Find Relief from Anxiety With Therapy in Lafayette

If anxiety is taking over your life, it’s time to get help. Contact Erica Thomas, LMFT, in Lafayette, CA, for compassionate anxiety therapy services and a tailored approach to care.