Counselling Courtenay - Phobias, Anxiety and/or Panic Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), Psychologists, Therapists in Courtenay
Courtenay
Counselling Courtenay contains information about counsellors, psychologists, and therapists in the Courtenay area. These counsellors, psychologists, and therapists may assist individuals, couples and/or families. As is typical with trained counselling professionals they may vary in their areas of expertise. Many are able to help with anger management issues, depression, anxiety and relationship issues.
Explore the counselling listings for Courtenay to get a better sense of which professional might be a match for you.
If you want to search a nearby city then click on the check mark for Courtenay to unselect it and choose another city.
Phobias, Anxiety and/or Panic
Phobias are classified as irrational fears that impede on normal daily life. While everyone has one or two irrational fears, they are minor. However, if irrational fears become so intense that they cause extreme anxiety that interferes with normal life, it is time to get therapy to help overcome these fears.
The most important thing people should understand is that phobias can be controlled and even cured. Between self-help strategies and professional phobia therapy, anyone can overcome irrational fears and start to live a life of freedom from phobias.
Phobias can interfere with life when you are forced to face them on a regular basis. People with phobias are generally afraid of things that pose little to no real danger at all. People with phobias generally fear heights, clowns, flying, driving, insects, small spaces, wide open spaces or needles.However, phobias are not limited to this, but to anything about which the fear is highly exaggerated.
While phobias are usually developed during childhood, adults may also develop new phobias. People will go to extreme lengths to avoid exposure to whatever they are phobic about.
The good news is that phobias are easily treated using a range of therapies. Cognitive behavioural therapy can help a person recognize their phobias and find different ways to react to their exposure to the things they fear. Desensitization therapy helps a person to learn how to manage being exposed to what they fear in a safe environment. A therapist will help the person understand that their fears are unfounded and as such, manage and eventually cure the phobia.
If you are looking for a counsellor or psychologist who offers phobias and related issues you may want to search the directory to find a professional whose approach will suit you best.
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), Mindfulness approaches
The goal of this approach is to help clients overcome resistance to experiencing their true feelings that are too frightening and/or painful.
Mindfulness approaches help clients to be focused in the here and now. Generally rooted in Eastern meditative techniques, Mindfulness approaches offer a non-judgmental alternative therapy for dealing with stress and other psychological issues.
By observing worrisome thoughts and learning to accept situations for what they are, people can learn to cope with issues better and make more productive choices.
Mindfulness approaches include a range of models, including dialectical behaviour therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. These approaches can be used in a wide range of settings to reduce the symptoms of a broad spectrum of psychological issues. These therapies can be practiced effectively in individual or group therapy.
If you are looking for a therapist who offers Mindfulness approaches, please browse our list of practitioners below..
Note: You may narrow your search by selecting more than one filter below.
- (-) Remove Courtenay filterCourtenay
- Abbotsford (9)Apply Abbotsford filter
- Bowen Island (1)Apply Bowen Island filter
- Burnaby (42)Apply Burnaby filter
- Campbell River (3)Apply Campbell River filter
- Chilliwack (3)Apply Chilliwack filter
- Comox (1)Apply Comox filter
- Coquitlam (13)Apply Coquitlam filter
- Dawson Creek (1)Apply Dawson Creek filter
- Delta (2)Apply Delta filter
- Duncan (4)Apply Duncan filter
- Fort Langley (1)Apply Fort Langley filter
- Fort St John (1)Apply Fort St John filter
- Kelowna (8)Apply Kelowna filter
- Langley (25)Apply Langley filter
- Maple Ridge (8)Apply Maple Ridge filter
- Mission (1)Apply Mission filter
- Nanaimo (20)Apply Nanaimo filter
- Nelson (1)Apply Nelson filter
- New Westminster (8)Apply New Westminster filter
- North Vancouver (31)Apply North Vancouver filter
- Parksville (1)Apply Parksville filter
- Pender Island (1)Apply Pender Island filter
- Port Coquitlam (9)Apply Port Coquitlam filter
- Port Moody (16)Apply Port Moody filter
- Princeton (1)Apply Princeton filter
- Qualicum Beach (1)Apply Qualicum Beach filter
- Richmond (14)Apply Richmond filter
- Saltspring Island (1)Apply Saltspring Island filter
- Sidney (1)Apply Sidney filter
- South Surrey (7)Apply South Surrey filter
- Squamish (10)Apply Squamish filter
- Sunshine Coast (6)Apply Sunshine Coast filter
- Surrey (20)Apply Surrey filter
- Tsawwassen (1)Apply Tsawwassen filter
- Vernon (2)Apply Vernon filter
- West Vancouver (7)Apply West Vancouver filter
- Whistler (1)Apply Whistler filter
- White Rock (3)Apply White Rock filter
- (-) Remove Anxiety and/or Panic filterAnxiety and/or Panic
- Abuse - Emotional, Physical, Sexual (1)Apply Abuse - Emotional, Physical, Sexual filter
- Addictions - Including Substances (1)Apply Addictions - Including Substances filter
- Adolescent Issues (1)Apply Adolescent Issues filter
- Anger Management Issues (1)Apply Anger Management Issues filter
- Borderline Personality Disorder (1)Apply Borderline Personality Disorder filter
- Depression (2)Apply Depression filter
- Divorce and/or Separation (1)Apply Divorce and/or Separation filter
- Eating Disorders (1)Apply Eating Disorders filter
- Family Issues (1)Apply Family Issues filter
- Gender Identity Issues (1)Apply Gender Identity Issues filter
- Grief and Loss - Pets (1)Apply Grief and Loss - Pets filter
- LGBTQ Issues (1)Apply LGBTQ Issues filter
- Life Transitions (1)Apply Life Transitions filter
- Marriage and/or Relationship Issues (1)Apply Marriage and/or Relationship Issues filter
- Personal Growth (1)Apply Personal Growth filter
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (1)Apply Post Traumatic Stress Disorder filter
- Professional Burnout (1)Apply Professional Burnout filter
- Self-Esteem Issues (2)Apply Self-Esteem Issues filter
- Spirituality (1)Apply Spirituality filter
- Supervision (1)Apply Supervision filter
- Trauma Counselling (2)Apply Trauma Counselling filter
- Women's Issues (2)Apply Women's Issues filter
- (-) Remove Mindfulness approaches filterMindfulness approaches
- Adolescent Therapy (1)Apply Adolescent Therapy filter
- Body Centred Psychotherapy (1)Apply Body Centred Psychotherapy filter
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (1)Apply Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) filter
- EMDR (1)Apply EMDR filter
- Existential Analysis (1)Apply Existential Analysis filter
- Family Systems (1)Apply Family Systems filter
- In Person Counselling (1)Apply In Person Counselling filter
- Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) (1)Apply Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) filter
- Marriage & Couples Counselling (1)Apply Marriage & Couples Counselling filter
- Mediation (1)Apply Mediation filter
- Motivational Interviewing (1)Apply Motivational Interviewing filter
- Narrative Therapy (1)Apply Narrative Therapy filter
- Online / Virtual / Telehealth Counselling (3)Apply Online / Virtual / Telehealth Counselling filter
- Psychoanalytic Therapy (1)Apply Psychoanalytic Therapy filter
- Psychodynamic Therapy (1)Apply Psychodynamic Therapy filter
- Relational Psychotherapy (1)Apply Relational Psychotherapy filter
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (1)Apply Sensorimotor Psychotherapy filter
- Solution Focused Therapy (2)Apply Solution Focused Therapy filter
- Somatic Approaches (1)Apply Somatic Approaches filter
- Telephone Counselling (2)Apply Telephone Counselling filter
- Video Counselling (3)Apply Video Counselling filter