What is Anxiety?

We dive into anxiety in today's episode.

Show Notes

Our Hosts:

• YOLANDI RAUSE, MS, LCMHC - Counselor
  • As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Associate, Yolandi has a heart for students and young adults. She has experience in the school system, working alongside families and educators by compassionately processing life's hardships and moving towards holistic healing and growth.
• STEVEN PRICE, MA, LCMHC - Counselor
  • Steven is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor committed to understanding each person's story. Steven seeks to engage in past memories of struggle and pain to make sense of the whole person and work towards healing individually and in relationships. Steven has experience in many therapy areas, but he also offers to coach as life has many transitions and sometimes hard changes.
• CATHERINE SAUNDERS, MA, LCMHCA - Counselor
  • Catherine is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate who deeply enjoys walking beside those on their path to personal and spiritual growth. She has a passion for helping others set and attain realistic goals to conquer the ever-changing obstacles of life. Catherine uses an integrative approach to tailor therapy to the strengths of each client to meet them where they currently are. Catherine’s areas of experience include depression, anxiety, grief/loss, life transitions, and identity.

In today's episode: 

• We talk about the difference between the feeling of being anxious or nervous and the clinical definition of anxiety.
• The American Psychological Association. And they define anxiety for the sake of the rest of this discussion, as an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased blood pressure.
• People with anxiety disorders usually have recurring intrusive thoughts or concerns. They may avoid certain situations out of worry. They may also have physical symptoms such as sweating, trembling, dizziness, or a rapid heartbeat.
• We share some examples of what anxiety can feel like for an individual.
• We discuss and define the differences between automatic thoughts and intrusive thoughts.
• We talk about some of the branches of anxiety like:
  • OCD
  • Social Anxiety
• We also talk about cognitive distortions and catastrophizing.
• What is mental filtering, polarized thinking, and mind-reading in terms of anxiety?

Creators & Guests

Host

STEVEN PRICE, MA, LCMHC

Steven is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor committed to understanding each person's story. Steven seeks to engage in past memories of struggle and pain to make sense of the whole person and work towards healing individually and in relationships. Steven has experience in many therapy areas, but he also offers to coach as life has many transitions and sometimes hard changes.

Host

YOLANDI RAUSE, MS, LCMHC

As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Associate, Yolandi has a heart for students and young adults. She has experience in the school system, working alongside families and educators by compassionately processing life's hardships and moving towards holistic healing and growth.

Guest

CATHERINE SAUNDERS, MA, LCMHCA

Catherine is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate who earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from North Carolina State University and a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Liberty University. Catherine understands how difficult it can be to take the first step in asking for support. Because of this, she strives to meet her clients exactly where they are in terms of individual characteristics, preferences, needs, abilities, and spiritual beliefs. Catherine knows this will look different for everyone which means therapy must be tailored specifically to each client. She recognizes that often our emotional challenges are complex in nature and, therefore, seeks to treat the client as a whole by exploring the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual components to obstacles and growth.

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