Coping effectively with stress can help you become healthier, happier, as well as more productive. With proper stress management, you can not only manage pressure but meet challenges that arise. It may also prevent you from developing more serious mental health concerns. Some of these would be depression, anxiety, and also substance abuse issues.
How will our therapists help with stress management?
Our therapists can help you identify the source of your stress, by specifically examining your habits, attitudes, and rationalizations. They often use treatment approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), behavior therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT).
There are many ways to manage stress. Undoubtedly, our clinicians at Jones-Wood Psychological Associates, Inc. can help you find the best approach for you. This might include:
- Achieving a better work/life balance
- Learning meditation, muscle relaxation as well as breathing skills
- Setting effective boundaries with others
- Building a regular exercise routine
- Taking control of your environment
- Practicing improved diet, health, and wellness
- Coping with substance use or addiction
- Developing better sleep routines
- Connecting with supportive people
- Carving out time for hobbies and personal interests
- Improving effective communication skills and ability to express feelings
- Practicing forgiveness
- Adjusting expectations and attitudes
- Developing better time management
There are many specific techniques that our clinicians may teach you to manage stress, such as:
- Cognitive behavioral stress reduction
- Diaphragmatic breathing
- Guided imagery
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction
- Progressive muscle relaxation
- Relaxation response
- Transcendental meditation
Our stress management services can be provided in our Chagrin Falls, Ohio offices as well as via our teletherapy services to anyone in the state of Ohio.
All of our therapists are equally trained in stress management and are happy to help! Click here to meet our team!
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