What to Expect From Anxiety Counselling and Why People Are Seeking Alternatives
Anxiety counselling typically involves a detailed look at your symptoms, a deep dive into your past patterns, and the teaching of new skills such as mindfulness and defusion techniques. It will likely involve some discomfort as you learn to sit with uncomfortable thoughts and sensations. The process aims to help you identify your values and take action towards a more meaningful life, even when you experience anxiety. However, people may choose coaching or Havening because of a preference for a more forward-focused, solution oriented approach that avoids a medical model. Coaching offers clients practical tools to increase performance and reach work goals, while Havening is a self-help technique that offers a content-free way of overcoming difficulties. Both coaching and Havening can offer a shorter term, client led approach that appeals to those who want a different experience to traditional anxiety counselling.