SPARK JOY
SPARK JOY
Counselling
Counselling
Real Relief for Anxiety
Anxiety can feel like a persistent gnawing in your gut, a constant tightness in your shoulders, a deep feeling of not being okay. It’s affecting your sleep, your relationships, your job... It can feel impossible to switch off, no matter what you do. You may know the source of your anxiety, or you may have no explanation for your constant feeling of dread. Anxiety is painful and prevents you from the happiness you want in your life.
Healing from the chains of anxiety or traumatic memories is possible, but often just talking about it isn’t enough.
Anxiety rarely responds to logic.
You cannot simply reason your way out of a physical survival response.
When we address where anxiety or trauma is stored in the body, it signals to your nervous system that the danger has finally passed. Studies show that these changes in the brain are stable and long-term - which means the changes you feel can last.
Van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. Penguin Books.
Polyvagal
Exercises
Learn to understand and modulate your own nervous system to help you move from fight-or-flight to safety and connection.
The somatic approach teaches your nervous system to self-regulate instead of reacting with automatic panic.
Anxiety Relief Techniques
Cognitive Connections
Together, we uncover the core issues that fuel your anxiety. We deepen the effectiveness of cognitive techniques by combining them with practices that send a calming signal to the brain, telling it that it’s safe to relax.
Tools to Take with You
I help you to be your own healer, equipping you with self-awareness and tools to use on your own, whenever you need to manage stress and overwhelm.