Anxiety Therapy Singapore
What is Anxiety Disorder
Feeling stressed and anxious in small doses can be healthy and normal. Stress and anxiety often go hand in hand, as stressful situations can lead to anxiety. Anxiety is a normal emotion but can become a medical disorder when experienced excessively and regularly. Anxiety disorders develop when anxious feelings become very intense or last too long. Read more to find out how to improve qualify of life through Anxiety Therapy or Counselling for Anxiety.
Anxiety disorders including Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), are marked by persistent, disproportionate anxiety and worry about various events for at least six months. GAD often leads to difficulty controlling worry and is accompanied by physical symptoms like restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbances. Other anxiety disorders include social anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, separation anxiety, and selective mutism.
Seek Help for Anxiety
Our dedicated team is here to support you on your journey to recovery from Anxiety Disorder. With a focus on individualized care, our skilled therapists create a nurturing space where you can explore your thoughts, change your mindset, and build effective coping mechanisms. We are committed to helping you achieve a healthier, more balanced life by enhancing self-awareness and promoting long-term well-being.
Complete the “Meeting Your Therapist “ Form for an introductory 20-minutes session for you to meet the therapist assigned to you. The objective of this session is for you to share briefly your issue with our therapist, ask any questions you may have about therapy and assess if there is a good fit for you and assigned therapist to work together. You will not be charged for this session. We will assign you another therapist if it is not a good fit.
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Understand Anxiety Disorder Symptoms
Understanding Anxiety Disorder Symptoms
Certain risk factors increase one’s likelihood of developing an anxiety disorder, such as genetics, trauma experiences, substance abuse and other health conditions. Triggers for anxiety usually are stressful situations in life, life transitions, health problems, social events, insomnia and caffeine.
Recognizing Common Symptoms of Anxiety
- Rapid heart rate and/or heart palpitations
- Sweating
- Difficulty in breathing
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Dry mouth
- Muscle tension
- Restlessness
- Insomnia
- Not able to control worry
- Irritable
- Difficulty concentrating
- Avoidance of people or situations that trigger your anxiety
(Source: American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.)
Seek Help for Anxiety Treatment
How to Treat Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety Therapy usually includes psychotherapy (also called “Talk Therapy”), medication or a combination of both. The following therapy approach can help to treat anxiety symptoms, and anxiety disorders:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Anxiety
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Focuses on identifying and challenging unhelpful thoughts or beliefs that feed your anxious behaviour. The goal is to change your thinking to impact your feelings and behaviours.
Managing Anxiety with Mindfulness
- Mindfulness: Founder by Dr.Jon_Kabat-Zinn , Mindfulness helps one to focus on the present moment without judgment, instead of excessively thinking about the past or worrying about the future. Mindfulness techniques also help to calm the mind by focusing on the physical senses. When mindfulness techniques are used together with psychotherapy, it helps to reduce anxiety symptoms.
Overcoming Anxiety with Exposure Therapy
- Exposure Therapy: The goal of exposure therapy is to gradually expose one to the fears to learn that those fears are misplaced. It is a safe experience guided by the therapist. With repeated exposure over time, one learn to stop avoiding the fear and hence quality of life improved.
Book Your Therapy Session for Anxiety
Meeting Your Therapist session
Fill in the form for an introductory 20-minutes session to meet the therapist assigned to you. The objective of this session is for you to share briefly your issue with our therapist, ask any questions you may have about therapy and assess if there is a good fit for you and therapist to work together. You will not be charged for this session. We will assign you another therapist if it is not a good fit. If you are comfortable with the therapist assigned, you can extend the session to a full 60 minutes session provided the therapist is available.
Joselyn Loh – Founder and Clinical Director
Joselyn is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She is trained in Trauma-Focused CBT, Schema Therapy, Expressive Therapy in Sandplay and Symbol Work. She is experienced in working with couples who experienced trauma due to infidelity, individual who experienced childhood trauma, relational trauma and children who witnessed and experienced trauma due to parental divorce and other trauma.
Melissa Yoong – Consultant Senior Psychotherapist
Melissa has over a decade of experience and holds a Bachelor’s in Social Sciences (Psychology) from the National University of Singapore and a Master’s in Counselling from Monash University. Her expertise includes working with trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, psychoses, and personality disturbances. Melissa is trained in EMDR, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, and EFCT. She integrates psychodynamic, emotion-focused, and somatic approaches in her therapy.
Juliana Pang is a Psychotherapist
Juliana has a Master’s in Counselling from Monash University. Juliana specializes in addiction and rehabilitation counselling, managing anxiety, depression, anger issues, burnout, and PTSD. She is trained in EMDR, the Gottman Method, and the Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy. Additionally, she is a Certified Partner Trauma Therapist and Certified International Gaming Disorder Professional.