Anxiety Counseling & Treatment
Anxiety is a common mental health concern that can affect how you think, feel, behave, and respond to everyday situations. At Dagenhart Health and Wellness, we provide counseling and medication management for people experiencing anxiety, excessive worry, panic, fear, and related concerns.
What Is Anxiety?
Clinically, anxiety is more than simply feeling nervous or worried. Anxiety involves a pattern of fear, worry, or apprehension that can become difficult to control and may interfere with daily life, relationships, work, school, sleep, or other activities.
In everyday terms, anxiety is a state in which worry, fear, or anticipation of problems begins to take up more attention and energy than you would like. Normal anxiety can be useful when it helps you prepare for something important like an interview, test, or . It can become a problem when it is persistent, difficult to manage, out of proportion to the situation, or begins interfering with daily life.
Anxiety can look different from person to person. Some people experience constant worrying or overthinking, while others experience physical symptoms such as a racing heart, muscle tension, restlessness, difficulty sleeping, or panic attacks.
Constant worrying or overthinking
Racing or intrusive thoughts
Difficulty relaxing
Feeling “on edge”
Irritability
Panic attacks
Fear of being judged or embarrassed
What Can Anxiety Feel Like?
People seeking therapy for anxiety may describe experiences such as:
Difficulty concentrating
Trouble sleeping
Muscle tension
Rapid heartbeat or shortness of breath
Feeling overwhelmed by everyday responsibilities
Avoiding situations because of anxiety
Seeking Anxiety Counseling in Maryland?
Dagenhart Health and Wellness provides counseling and medication management for anxiety and related mental health concerns. Treatment can focus on understanding the factors contributing to anxiety, developing practical coping strategies, changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, and improving your ability to manage difficult emotions.
If anxiety is interfering with your relationships, work, school, sleep, or quality of life, anxiety counseling may be able to help.