Self-Help Strategies

Managing Anxiety: A Coaching Approach

John Nolan
7th June 2025

Anxiety management coaching employs a range of techniques focused on empowering the client to manage their anxiety and move towards a life aligned with their values. Clients are taught self-directed skills like breathing, relaxation, mindfulness, reframing thoughts, identifying triggers, journaling, setting goals, and taking action. Coaches facilitate this process through guided questioning, educational explanations, using experiential exercises and metaphors, guiding exposure practices, and providing validation, support, and feedback. Specialized techniques like Havening, NLP, and HeartMath tools may also be integrated depending on the coach’s training. The overall aim is to help clients change their relationship with anxiety, reduce avoidance, and build skills to navigate anxious experiences effectively, ultimately reclaiming control over their lives.

Managing Anxiety: A Coaching Approach7th June 2025
Anxiety management coaching employs a range of techniques focused on empowering the client to manage their anxiety and move towards a life aligned with their values. Clients are taught self-directed skills like breathing, relaxation, mindfulness, reframing thoughts, identifying triggers, journaling, setting goals, and taking action. Coaches facilitate this process through guided questioning, educational explanations, using experiential exercises and metaphors, guiding exposure practices, and providing validation, support, and feedback. Specialized techniques like Havening, NLP, and HeartMath tools may also be integrated depending on the coach's training. The overall aim is to help clients change their relationship with anxiety, reduce avoidance, and build skills to navigate anxious experiences effectively, ultimately reclaiming control over their lives.
Which part of the brain controls anxiety6th June 2025
Which part of the brain controls anxiety. The Brain’s Anxiety Network Anxiety is a complex emotional response that involves several interconnected regions of the brain rather than being controlled by a single area. Understanding how these different parts interact provides insight into how anxiety is generated.… Read More »Which part of the brain controls anxiety
Mastering the Experience of a Panic Attack5th June 2025
Experiencing a panic attack can feel intensely frightening, like an attack on one’s very being, leading to a sense of being gripped and paralysed. These attacks can happen for seemingly no explanation and are often described as the most alarming experiences of a person’s life. A… Read More »Mastering the Experience of a Panic Attack
Comparing Havening Techniques and EMDR for Trauma and Anxiety4th June 2025
Both Havening Techniques and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) are methods for addressing distressing experiences, including those related to work anxiety. Key differences include the perceived speed of the techniques, with Havening often described as faster. Havening can be performed content-free, meaning verbal disclosure of details is not always necessary, unlike EMDR which typically involves more recounting. The mechanisms differ, with Havening focusing on depotentiation of encoded traumatic memories in the amygdala through touch, and EMDR using eye movements or other bilateral stimulation. Havening is also easily taught for self-application and can be effectively integrated with other therapeutic approaches. Havening clients report not being re-traumatised during the process. While EMDR is an established trauma treatment, Havening is a newer approach focused on rapid processing and client empowerment.
Workplace Anxiety: Strategies and Support3rd June 2025
Anxiety about work is a common experience driven by how we interpret and respond to work-related situations, often involving excessive focus on future problems and attempts to control the uncontrollable. Effective self-help strategies include developing awareness of triggers, practising acceptance and mindfulness, gradually facing feared work situations through exposure, reinterpreting anxious thoughts, using relaxation and breathing techniques, and writing down worries. When workplace anxiety is severe, professional help is available. An anxiety coach can provide guidance on tackling avoidance and managing internal states. An anxiety therapist offers structured treatment to understand and modify responses to anxiety. For extreme anxiety or that linked to trauma, a Havening practitioner may provide help, including processing experiences without detailed verbal disclosure. Managing anxiety about work involves understanding its mechanisms, employing targeted techniques, and seeking appropriate professional support when necessary.