Anxiety and depression can affect more than how you feel. They may influence sleep, concentration, energy, relationships, work, and your ability to enjoy ordinary parts of life. You may be worrying constantly, anticipating the worst, feeling depleted, or finding it harder to do things that once felt manageable.
You do not need to wait until things become unmanageable to seek support. Therapy can provide a place to understand what you are experiencing and explore ways to feel more steady and connected.
Anxiety may show up as persistent worry, racing thoughts, tension, irritability, difficulty relaxing, or avoiding situations that feel uncomfortable. Depression may involve sadness, emptiness, low energy, loss of interest, self-criticism, or a sense that progress is difficult. Stress can intensify either experience.
People experience these concerns differently. Counseling begins with your experience rather than assumptions about what you should be feeling or how quickly you should change.
Therapy can help you notice patterns that keep distress going, understand the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and develop new ways to respond. Depending on your goals, sessions may include practical coping strategies, mindfulness, cognitive and behavioral approaches, values-based reflection, emotional awareness, and attention to relationship or life circumstances.
The work is collaborative and individualized. Together, you can identify realistic goals and review what is helping as you go.
Life Therapy Counseling offers online counseling to adults located in Washington. You can discuss concerns and goals with Rebecca Foglietti, MA, LMHC, from a private setting that works for you.
You do not need to determine whether anxiety, depression, stress, or something else is the best description of what you are experiencing. You can begin with what has been difficult lately and what you hope will change.
If you are considering therapy and would like to find out whether Life Therapy Counseling may be a good fit, please get in touch.
You are welcome to ask questions about services, availability, and getting started.