Anxiety Therapy in Toronto
Although being human means feeling anxious from time to time, anxiety can also become crippling; it can interrupt our daily activities and desires and can limit our lives in many ways. Over the past 20 years we have been helping clients extinguish the impact of anxiety and learn to manage its message rather than be controlled by it. We help our clients break the patterns of anxiety. Anxiety is now the number one mental health struggle, so know you are not alone, and know that anxiety is very treatable through psychotherapy.
What is Anxiety Therapy and Counselling?
We know one of the most important factors for success in therapy is your relationship with your psychotherapist. We provide free consultations to ensure you feel comfortable right away, and if for some reason you don’t feel connected, we have another member of the team waiting to have a consultation with you.
Anxiety therapy is designed to help you understand that anxiety presents itself as a pattern in your life, and it serves a role in your life-which is to protect you from harm-but anxiety can become overactive which can make you feel stuck or even crippled in your life. Through psychotherapy you will learn how to dismantle the power of anxiety, differentiate between the “noise” and “signals” of therapy; you will learn how to use your body cues as an ally, and you will ultimately develop a new relationship with anxiety. Imagine a world where you no longer become anxious about feeling anxious!
When and Why to Seek Treatment?
If anxiety interrupts your daily functioning or gets in the way of you doing things you want to do, then seeking treatment is important. Anxiety can take many forms, but the most common are: constant worry; panic attacks, phobias, OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Behaviours), trouble sleeping, etc. When possible, it is important to seek treatment as early as possible to prevent anxiety from becoming entrenched in your life. But, if it has, it is not too late, treatment can make a big difference in your life.
Types of Anxiety Disorders Treated at Ellis Nicolson+associates
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Social Anxiety
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
- OCD
Our treatment will help you experience emotional regulation, reduce distress, and obtain skills and strategies to keep anxiety in check.
Session Structure: How to get started?
You can choose the convenience of in-person in our Toronto office or can enjoy the convenience of virtual sessions. Sessions are 50 minutes in length. You can expect to feel heard, valued, and that your concerns matter. We will help you identify the patterns that are keeping you stuck and implement strategies to break these unhelpful patterns permanently.
How to book your appointment/consultation?
Step 1:
Book your first appointment or a free consultation.
Step 2:
Create a profile in our booking system.
Step 3:
We will send you our Intake / Consent Form for you to complete before your first session. We don’t like to waste your session time with filling out paperwork!
Step 4:
For virtual sessions, simply click on the Zoom link you received in your inbox from your therapist.
For in-person appointments, your therapist will greet you with a smile in our waiting area.
Our Location
We are located at 120 Carlton Street, Suite 315, Toronto, ON M5A 4K2. We are located at the corner of Jarvis and Carlton, across the street from Allan Gardens. We are in a lovely office building that is full accessible by elevator.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is therapy confidential?
Absolutely. Psychotherapy is built on the foundation of confidentiality. As professionals, it is our responsibility to ensure that we do everything we can reasonably do to ensure your anonymity. If you choose virtual sessions, be assured that we only use the professional version of Zoom which has professional level security.
How long does therapy take?
In the same way that it has taken time to develop patterns that don’t work, it takes time to break these patterns and create new ones. But many clients start to feel better after the first session. Clients can expect to can new insights, identify their patterns and interrupt them after 4-6 sessions. We do not believe in quick fixes since quick fixes never last, in the same way a crash diet is only temporary. We believe that changing one’s patterns has the potential for creating generational change, so doing the hard emotional and behavioural work pays off over time.
Do you offer virtual sessions?
Yes. Every member of our team offers virtual sessions, so no matter which day of the week works for you, one of our team members will be available for you.