Fika Mental Health
Anxiety Therapy
Anxiety can look high-functioning on the outside and exhausting on the inside. If you're dealing with constant worry, overthinking, panic, physical anxiety symptoms, or feeling like you can't switch off, anxiety therapy can give you space to understand what's happening and find ways to cope that fit your life.
Fika offers virtual anxiety therapy, with availability depending on your province and therapist.
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Does this sound like you?
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Constant “what ifs” running through your mind
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Tight chest, racing heart, or panic that feels hard to control
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Overthinking, difficulty sleeping, or struggling to switch off
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Feeling like you should be coping better, but you're exhausted
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Avoiding situations because you’re worried about what might happen
If this feels familiar, you’re not alone. Anxiety therapy can help you better understand what you’re experiencing and find ways to manage it.
You don't need to have a formal anxiety diagnosis to reach out. A consultation can help you explore whether therapy feels like the right next step.
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What Anxiety Therapy Can Look Like
Depending on your goals and your therapist's approach, therapy may help you:
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Understand patterns of worry, avoidance, and anxiety
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Notice triggers and how anxiety shows up in your thoughts, body, and behaviour
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Develop practical strategies for managing anxiety in daily life
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Explore experiences, relationships, stressors, or patterns that may be contributing to your anxiety
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Build greater confidence in responding to anxious thoughts and feelings
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What to Expect
In your first session, we'll:
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Get to know you and what brings you to therapy
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Talk about what you've been experiencing and what you'd like support with
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Explore your goals and what you hope will feel different
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Begin thinking together about helpful next steps
You don't need to have everything figured out before your first session. We'll start where you are.
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Why Anxiety Shows Up
Anxiety is part of your body’s natural protective response. But when that response stays switched on, it can start to interfere with everyday life.
Stress, difficult experiences, life transitions, and learned patterns can all play a role. Understanding where anxiety shows up and what may be keeping it going can be a helpful part of therapy.
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Therapy Approaches We May Use
Depending on your therapist and what feels most helpful for you, anxiety therapy may draw from approaches such as CBT, ACT, DBT skills, EMDR, mindfulness, Polyvagal-informed therapy, IFS or parts work, Narrative Therapy, Expressive Arts, or breathwork.
Your therapist will work with you to find approaches that fit your goals and needs.
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Finding Your Way Through Anxiety
Anxiety can take up a lot of space in your life. Therapy can give you a place to slow things down, understand what you're experiencing, and work toward feeling more grounded and capable in your day-to-day life.
Anxiety Therapy FAQ
Q: How do I know if I need therapy for anxiety?
If anxiety, worry, panic, overthinking, or avoidance is affecting your daily life, sleep, work, relationships, or ability to enjoy things, therapy may be worth considering. You don't need to wait until anxiety becomes overwhelming to seek support.
Q: Can I start anxiety therapy without an anxiety diagnosis?
Yes. You don't need to have a formal anxiety diagnosis to reach out to Fika. A consultation can help you explore what you're experiencing and whether therapy feels like the right next step.
Q: What does anxiety therapy look like?
Anxiety therapy can involve understanding patterns of worry and avoidance, exploring experiences or stressors that may be contributing to anxiety, learning practical strategies, and working on thoughts, emotions, body responses, or behaviours that keep anxiety going. Your therapist will tailor the work to your goals.
Q: Can I do anxiety therapy online?
Fika offers virtual counselling, so you can meet with your therapist online rather than travelling to a clinic. Availability depends on the therapist and the province where they are registered to practise.
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