Gestalt Counselling: Overcoming Anxiety

Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety? Do you find yourself constantly worrying, ruminating, or avoiding situations that trigger your fears? If so, Gestalt therapy might be the perfect approach to help you manage your anxiety and regain control of your life.

Gestalt therapy, a humanistic approach to psychotherapy, focuses on bringing awareness to the here and now. It helps individuals understand their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours in the context of their current experiences. This approach can be particularly effective for those struggling with anxiety as it helps to:

• Increase self-awareness: By becoming more mindful of your thoughts, feelings, and sensations, you can better understand the triggers and patterns that contribute to your anxiety.

  
  

• Challenge unhelpful thoughts: Gestalt therapy helps you identify and challenge negative or distorted thought patterns that fuel anxiety.

  
  

• Express emotions: By providing a safe and supportive space, Gestalt therapy can help you express and process difficult emotions that may be contributing to your anxiety.

  
  

• Develop healthier coping mechanisms: Through experiential exercises and exploration, you can learn new ways to manage anxiety and reduce stress.

By focusing on the here and now identifiy unhelpful behaviours can begin to be recognised. Awareness brings choice, and with choice a whole new way of being in the world opens.