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Anxiety

Anxiety is the most common mental illness in Canada and one in five Canadians will experience a mental health illness in their lifetime (Statistics Canada - Mind Your Mind)

 

Anxiety has been on the rise in recent years and the notion has been that anxiety is strictly an individual issue.  The easiest way for most people to address mental health issues is to place the blame solely on the individual.  However it is impossible to live in the world without being affected by the world.      

Anxiety has a number of tools at its disposal that can be used to alleviate symptoms in the present moment.  Anxiety throws you into the future, anticipating what might go wrong.  Symptoms might include racing heart, sweating, tension, dizziness, dread, fear, fainting, etc.  However, treating the symptoms and not the origin will only reduce symptoms short term. 

 

Anxiety is a sympathetic nervous system state (freeze, faint) that drives the individual to run, panic, avoid, worry, and live in fear.  In the moment, the response is necessary as it helps the individual avoid scary situations or removes them from danger/perceived danger.  The issue arises when the anxiety continues, leaving the individual in a constant state of flight.  Helping the individual process and release these experiences, learn to regulate their emotions and nervous system, and develop ongoing connections with supportive individuals will result in optimal outcomes. 

  

Outpatient treatment for anxiety allows the individual the time, space, and support within an intensive format to learn, manage, and heal for optimal brain health.

Secure Online Sessions

GPS Inc. has moved all services online.  All current services are administered online via Zoom and all sessions are in Mountain Standard Time (MST). 

This may be a big change for some clients but has proven to be as effective, if not more effective than in-person sessions, due to factors such as no travel time, staying in the comfort of your own home, and increased attunement from the therapist.   

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Guidance Professional Services Inc.
Stephen Roberts, MPCC-S (Provisional)

Counselling Therapist (ACTA)

Brain Health Directed Counsellor

Certified in Brainspotting

Brainspotting Consultant

​Phone:  403.302.0031

Email:  gpsinc@telus.net

Alt:  gpsincbsp@gmail.com

Online Booking:  gpsinc.janeapp.com

Website:

www.guidanceprofessionalservicesinc.com

Online Schedule

Weekly:

Tuesday 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Thursday 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Every 4th Week

Monday 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Tuesday 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Wednesday 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Thursday 6:00pm to 8:00pm

 

Additional session times may be available upon request. 

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