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Panic Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder is the development of a pervasive sense of unease, excessive worry and apprehensive expectation, in a number of areas in your life. It is difficult to control the worry. The worry takes on a physical aspect: feeling restless or on edge all the time, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, muscle tension or fatigue, and sleep problems. The worry has become such a proment area of distress in your life that it has effected or dominated multiple areas such as your family life or career success.
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Recurring panic attacks--an abrupt surge of intense fear or discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes. Physical signs of panic attacks are pounding heart, sweating, shaking, shortness or breath, chest pain, sensations of choking, numbness, feelings of unreality, fear of "going crazy" or fear of dying.
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Dysthymia (Persistant Depressive Disorder)
Rathing than having the blues MDD is a medical disorder that has moderate to severe physical symptoms: Sadness/hopelessness, Loss of interest in things usually enjoyed, weight loss or weight gain, sleep disturbance, fatigue, poor concentration. Research has shown that the best treatment for this kind of depression is a combination of medication (determined by your doctor) and psychotherapy.
Having the same kind of symptoms as Major Depressive Disorder Dysthymia has long-duration of at least 2 years.
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Counseling is the collaborative effort between client and therapist. Together we will determine the priorities and goals you have and discuss treatment modalities in a team effort to get forth our plan to help you meet your goals. You will be interviewed, perhaps answer questionnaires, and discuss with your therapist what you would like to achieve in counseling. Sometimes it is also a collaborative effort that includes your physician for medication management of a mood disorder. With medication stabilization we can add scientifically researched interventions that are practical steps toward your goals. The "Services" page on this website provides more information on treatment modalities. Most important in the process is the relationship and collaboration of client and therapist. It is my great honor to assist you in the growth you endeavor to achieve. All of the methods of counseling used at Thrive Clinical Counseling are scientifically researched and considered the gold standard of psychotherapy.
Sometimes people come for counseling not because of depression and anxiety so much as due to difficulties with other people or situations in their lives. We might need fresh new eyes or new solutions for pervasive or difficult to solve issues in our lives. This too is treated with collaboration and gold standard methods.
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Counseling services are available in person or via zoom meetings for persons residing within the state of Texas.
Social Anxiety - Social Phobia
People with social phobia have intense feelings of fear or terror when encountering social situations in which the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny by others. The fear of social exposure is out of proportion to the actual threat posed by the event or setting. This is a persistent fear that lasts longer than 6 months, and creates distress and problems functioning in everyday life. The distress can include panic attacks, and many of the same physical effects of panic such as shortness of breath and chest pain.
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In the majority of menstrual cycles the person may have strong mood swings, irritability or anger, depression and /or anxiety, poor concentration and sleep disturbance among other symptoms.
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar I and Bipolar II have mood swings from depressive (feeling sad/hopeless, diminished interest in things normally enjoyed, sleep disturbance, changes in eating, poor concentration and then conversely feeling inflated, decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts, distractibility, excessive involvement in things like shopping sprees, foolish business investments, sexual indiscretions. Persons with Bipolar II bipolar II disorder can be depressed for longer periods, which can cause significant impairment.
Alcohol Use and Social Phobia
About 20% of persons suffering from social anxiety or social phobia become dependent upon alcohol as they rely on that substance to cope with their unease in social settings. Alcoholism can occur and it is very hard on the body and difficult to stop.
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