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How to deal with workplace anxiety: Treatment Options and the Six Stages of Change

by John Nolan
28th February 20256th March 2025

Overcoming workplace anxiety requires a tailored approach that considers individual needs and readiness for change. By understanding the Six Stages of Change and utilising various interventions, including Havening Therapy and anxiety coaching, individuals can successfully manage their anxiety, improve their well-being, and thrive in the workplace.

How to deal with stress and anxiety at work: Tools, Strategies, and Coaching

by John Nolan
25th February 2025

Managing stress and anxiety at work involves a multifaceted approach. It includes utilising various tools and strategies, ranging from mindfulness and relaxation techniques to assertiveness and environmental adjustments. An anxiety coach plays a crucial role in providing personalised support and guidance. This includes tailoring strategies, teaching practical skills, and offering objective perspectives. Ultimately, effectively dealing with workplace stress and anxiety requires a combination of self-awareness, proactive strategies, and professional support, leading to a healthier and more productive work life.

When to Consider Coaching for Overwhelm

by John Nolan
2nd February 20256th February 2025

Coaching for overwhelm is worth considering when persistent stress, difficulty managing tasks, and an inability to say no disrupt daily life. It can help with time management, planning, boundary setting, and coping strategies. It also helps to clarify values and prioritise self-care. Coaching for overwhelm offers practical tools, strategies, and support to individuals who are seeking to regain control and live a more balanced life.

The Contribution of a Stress Therapist in an Organisation9th March 2025
In an organisational setting, the role might lean more towards that of a stress therapist, addressing general workplace pressures and promoting well-being for a broader range of employees. However, they would still need to be equipped to recognise and provide initial support for individuals experiencing significant anxiety. They might also refer employees with diagnosed anxiety disorders to specialist anxiety therapists either within or outside the organisation.
Understanding Somatic Flashbacks and Their Neurological Basis8th March 2025
Somatic flashbacks are the re-experiencing of physical sensations linked to past trauma, often occurring without a full narrative memory. Neurologically, they involve heightened activity in the right brain hemisphere and limbic areas, while areas responsible for logical processing, verbalisation, and sensory integration may be deactivated. Flashbacks can arise due to the way traumatic memories are encoded and stored in the brain, particularly in the amygdala and hippocampus, and can be triggered by sensory reminders. They impact the brain by reinforcing trauma-related neural pathways and disrupting normal cognitive and emotional processing. Strategies to reduce their severity and frequency include grounding techniques, mindfulness, various psychotherapies like SFBT, ACT, Havening, and EMDR, as well as somatic approaches and self-compassion practices.
Understanding Havening: A Novel Approach to Anxiety Relief8th March 2025
Havening Techniques® is a psychosensory method using touch, attention, and imagination to create electrochemical changes in the brain, primarily leading to the depotentiation of traumatically encoded memories in the amygdala. This approach differs from traditional anxiety treatments that often focus on cognitive restructuring and symptom management by directly addressing the neurological encoding of emotional distress. Havening enhances traditional therapies by acting as an integrative and rapid tool that can break through resistance, provide content-free processing, and create a sense of safety, thereby accelerating therapeutic progress. It positively impacts mental processes such as memory processing, emotional regulation, the sense of safety, and resilience. Self-Havening empowers individuals with a tool for self-care and stress management.
The Role of a Therapist for Anxiety7th March 2025
A competent therapist for anxiety will have specialised training in treating anxiety disorders and will prioritise the establishment of a good therapeutic connection with their clients. They recognise that seeking help for anxiety is a sign of courage, not weakness.
Clean Language: Facilitating Client-Led Exploration and Change7th March 2025
Clean language is a precise communication method for therapists and coaches that prioritises the client's perspective by using ambiguous, content-minimal questions. It aims to facilitate client-led exploration of their unique experiences, particularly their metaphors and symbolism, leading to organic insights and change. While direct self-application might be difficult, the principles of self-inquiry and attention to one's own language can be beneficial. The core of clean language lies in respecting the client's model of the world and trusting their capacity for self-discovery.