Anxiety Therapist Shares Tips to Reduce Scanxiety

As the days tick forward, your anxiety grows as you await your visit and medical test results. This isn't something new for you; you do this regularly.

So, why does the anxiousness creep up every time? As you go about your day, you notice a familiar worry lurking in the back of your mind. Why do I have to go through this? What if I simply didn't show up? What if I just went on with my life and skipped these damn tests?

Anxiety Therapist Guides You in Choosing Your Word of the Year

As we are rounding out 2022, take a moment and reflect on the year. Do you feel a sense of accomplishment? Do you feel like the year was a struggle and really tested your limits? Or do you feel like it was a blend of both ease and difficulty? In either case, there is a lot of information to garner from reflecting on the year.

Anxiety Therapist Shares: 10 Tips for Dealing With Difficult Family during the Holidays

Do you feel excited about the upcoming holidays? Are you ready to enjoy some much-needed time off, indulge in your favorite foods, and embrace your favorite holiday traditions?

Do you also experience a bit of anxiety and dread when you think about spending time with a difficult family member? You want to look forward to the big family meal together, but a part of you is bracing when you think of the unwelcome advice and commentary that will come your way.

Anxiety Therapist Book Recommendations

It’s almost time to ring in the new year! With 2023 right around the corner we know you might be feeling anxious or stressed with all the emotions that come with the start of a new year. Mindful Living Counseling Therapists understand how overwhelming this season can be for our clients. So we have picked five of our favorite books or journals we highly recommend you read this month or in 2023.

Orlando Anxiety Therapist Shares Gift Ideas

It’s that time again, it’s the season of giving! Your social calendar has started filling up, the holiday music is starting to play and you’ve started working on the list of gifts you need to buy. This year I brainstormed a list of gifts that you can give your loved ones who may be struggling with anxiety and stress.

5 Things to Know Before you Visit Mindful Living Counseling

As an Orlando therapist, I’ve seen many clients who feel nervous or anxious about starting therapy and navigating a new space. I want this experience to be as seamless as possible for you. I’m sharing three things that our team thinks you should know before your first therapy session in Downtown Orlando. I hope that these tips help ease any anxiety you may be feeling. If after you read this blog you still have some questions, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Orlando Counselor Providing Anxiety Relief

Does making decisions give you anxiety? No matter what you decide to do, you are plagued with internal distress? Do you feel stuck in the mud because none of the choices you make seem to be exactly right? Do you agonize over decisions because you are afraid you’ll make the wrong decision?

An Anxiety Therapist Explains: What is High-Functioning Anxiety?

To others, you appear driven, successful, and highly motivated. But on the inside you feel on edge, pressured, and stressed out. People may praise you for your punctuality or hard work ethic. What they don’t see is the anxiety you feel that drives these traits and the insurmountable pressure you put on yourself to achieve in different facets of your life.

Although not formally recognized as a mental health diagnosis, high-functioning anxiety refers to people who struggle with anxiety internally but still excel in daily life. Others may not even know that you’re battling anxiety because they see that you’re always on your A-game. You’re also functioning well at work, school, socially, etc. Even though this drive can be seen as a positive, it can leave you feeling depleted and exhausted.

An Anxiety Therapist Shares Everything You Need to Know About Anxiety

You’re feeling overwhelmed, nervous, and on edge. You’ve heard people talk about anxiety before but you’re not sure if this is what you’re experiencing or not. You want to find answers and more importantly, you want to feel better and in control of your emotions again.

You’re curious… Do you have anxiety? And, if so, what can you do about it? My name is Elizabeth Chambers, I am a specialized anxiety therapist in Orlando, FL. I am here to provide information on the different types of anxiety that are commonly seen in counseling. I will review common symptoms associated with each type of anxiety as well as ways we help you heal from anxiety and feel calmer and in control.

Therapy Orlando: 5 Ways to Become More Gentle With Yourself

You may be going through something in your life right now that has you feeling anxious or depressed. You might be working through some difficult trauma or life-altering event and as a result, you have spent a great deal of time beating yourself up.

As an Orlando Therapist who specializes in anxiety and trauma, I see how my clients speak to themselves when they feel highly anxious, overwhelmed, and stressed out. They will express how they feel as though they aren’t enough, they’re emotionally drained and just overwhelmed. Well, when you’re going through these tough moments I remind my clients that you must take some time to pause and reflect.

Therapy Orlando: 3 Uncomfortable Feelings When it Comes to Setting Boundaries

Have you been attempting to set boundaries that are feeling really uncomfortable when it comes to putting the boundary in place? Do you often feel guilty or anxious because you're not quite sure how the other person is gonna take it? Do you really want to set boundaries, but these feelings seem to get in the way?

Boundaries are one of the most important things to uphold with others in order to have healthy relationships. We should be implementing boundaries when it comes to our relationships with our friends, our job, our family, and ourselves.

Therapy Orlando: 4 Healthy Boundaries for Caregiver Burnout

Are you caring for someone and feeling burned out? Do you secretly resent your responsibilities, but then feel extreme guilt for having those feelings? “I shouldn’t be upset. At least I am healthy,” you think to yourself. Do you feel guilty when you want to take time for yourself? Does setting limits with your loved one put you in what feels like an impossible situation?

Therapy Orlando: 5 Signs You’re Healing From Trauma

Do you ever look in the metaphorical rearview mirror and say to yourself, “I’ve really come a long way.” Do you ponder the person you were and realize you’re now very different?

At Mindful Living Counseling Orlando, all of our counselors are EMDR therapists. We are all highly trained and skilled at helping you heal from past trauma. We see many clients who are just getting started on their healing journey. We help them navigate through their past and help them heal through their trauma for a better future.

In the past few weeks, I’ve had some of my old clients reach out to me who know that we’re moving to downtown Orlando and they’ve requested videos and pictures. I thought I’d take this opportunity to do a video blog and showcase our new space. I’m very excited to show you around our new office located on 605 E. Robinson Street, Suite 710, Orlando, FL 32801, and share with you the names we have given these wonderful office spaces.