Treatment for Depression, Anxiety, OCD, and Social Phobias

Do you ever have recurring thoughts such as:

• My life is out of control.
• I'm not good enough.
• No one cares for me.
• Things will never get better for me.

If so, you may be suffering from one of the following common disorders:

GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
excessive anxiety or worry, occurring more days than not for six months

DEPRESSION
feelings of sadness, emptiness, or worthlessness, which may be accompanied by diminished interest or pleasure, weight loss or gain, insomnia, fatigue and loss of energy, lack of concentration, or indecisiveness

PANIC DISORDER
recurrent, unexpected attacks of acute anxiety, peaking within 10 minutes. Such panic may occur in a familiar situation, such as a crowded elevator

SOCIAL PHOBIA
consuming fear of social interactions, often accompanied by extreme anxiety symptoms

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)
a preoccupation with specific thoughts, images, or impulses, accompanied by elaborate and sometimes bizarre rituals

I also help many clients work through relationship difficulties, life transitions, and career- or job-related issues.

The above issues are particularly responsive to a cognitive behavioral approach, which is my specialty. To learn more about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, click here.

Above definitions adapted from
TIME Magazine, 6/10/02, The Science of Anxiety