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Are you exhausted from constant panic and worry? Are you missing out on the life you truly want?
Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health challenges in Canada. Anxiety can take many forms, with symptoms and intensity that vary from person to person. At its core, anxiety often brings overwhelming worry, fear, or dread. While these feelings can feel difficult to manage, working with an experienced anxiety therapist can help you find relief and develop tools to move forward with greater ease.
ANXIETY CAN SHOW UP AS:
Physical Symptoms
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Rapid heartbeat or palpitations
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Shortness of breath or tightness in the chest
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Excessive sweating, trembling, or shaking
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Stomach issues such as nausea or upset stomach
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Muscle tension, headaches, or chronic fatigue
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Dizziness, lightheadedness, or feeling faint
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Sleep disturbances, including insomnia or restless sleep
Emotional Symptoms of Anxiety -
Persistent worry, fear, or apprehension
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Feeling restless, “on edge,” or hyper-alert
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Irritability, frustration, or mood swings
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A sense of dread
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Overwhelming feelings of panic or impending doom
Cognitive Symptoms of Anxiety -
Racing thoughts or intrusive worries
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Difficulty concentrating, focusing, or making decisions
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Overthinking and rumination about past or future events
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Feeling mentally “foggy” or detached
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Perfectionism or excessive self-criticism
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Difficulty remembering things due to constant worry
Our team provides compassionate, evidence-based support to help you manage anxiety and reclaim the life you want to live.
Our Approach to Anxiety Therapy
At Blue Coast Psychotherapy, we approach anxiety therapy with a focus on creating a safe, supportive environment where you can understand your anxiety or OCD, develop coping skills, and regain a sense of calm and control.
AT BLUE COAST PSYCHOTHERAPY, WE WORK TOWARDS:
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Helping you understand the root causes of your anxiety, panic, OCD, and/or phobias
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Supporting regulation of emotions and nervous system balance
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Teaching practical coping strategies to manage stress and overwhelm
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Building confidence and resilience in everyday situations
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Reducing avoidance behaviours and increasing engagement with life
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Fostering a sense of safety, control, and inner calm
BLUE COAST HOLISTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Who Can Benefit from Anxiety Therapy?
Anxiety therapy can support anyone who feels overwhelmed by constant worry, racing thoughts, or a sense of unease that makes it hard to fully enjoy life. Whether you’re struggling with daily stress, social anxiety, panic attacks, or generalized worry that never seems to quiet down, therapy offers tools to understand and manage these feelings. It can be especially helpful if anxiety is affecting your sleep, relationships, school, or work. With guidance and support, you can learn healthier ways to cope, regain confidence, and begin to feel more grounded and at ease in your everyday life.
THERAPY FOR ADULTS
Therapy designed to help adults manage persistent anxiety, panic, or OCD that affects daily life. With targeted strategies, you can reduce overwhelm, improve focus, and regain a sense of calm and control.
THERAPY FOR TEENS
Supporting youth in navigating school pressures, social challenges, and overwhelming emotions. Helping teens build coping skills, resilience, and confidence in managing worry and stress.
Meet Our Therapists
THERAPISTS IN SARNIA & ACROSS ONTARIO
Finding the right therapist is the first step forward. Connect with our therapists at Blue Coast Psychotherapy who are dedicated to supporting your healing and well-being.
Brianna King, MA
Registered Psychotherapist
Director of Blue Coast Psychotherapy
Focus on trauma, attachment-based concerns, depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, eating concerns, substance abuse, addictions, dissociation, and more.
How We Can Help With Anxiety, Panic, & OCD
Our therapists at Blue Coast Psychotherapy use a personalized approach to anxiety therapy. Incorporating a variety of integrative, holistic methods to help you in managing and overcoming symptoms of anxiety, panic, and OCD.
Cognitive therapies such as CBT, CPT, and DBT focus on understanding the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. These approaches provide practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking patterns, regulate emotions, and build healthier coping strategies. By learning tools to shift perspective and manage difficult emotions, clients can reduce anxiety and panic attacks, and feel more in control of their lives.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful, evidence-based therapy that can help reduce anxiety and panic by addressing the underlying memories and thought patterns that fuel these feelings. During EMDR sessions, guided eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation help your brain reprocess stressful or distressing experiences, lessening their emotional impact. Over time, this allows you to feel calmer, more grounded, and better able to respond to everyday challenges with confidence and ease.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy helps you understand the different “parts” of yourself that contribute to anxiety. Rather than trying to push away or ignore anxious thoughts and feelings, IFS guides you to connect with these parts in a safe and compassionate way, uncovering the protective roles they play. By fostering communication between your parts and accessing your core Self, IFS can help reduce anxiety, build inner harmony, and strengthen your ability to respond to stress with clarity and calm.
Somatic therapy, informed by Polyvagal Theory, focuses on the deep connection between your body and nervous system to help manage anxiety. By tuning into physical sensations, breath, and movement, you can release tension and regulate your nervous system, reducing the intensity of anxious responses. This approach supports a sense of safety, grounding, and presence, helping you feel more in control of your body and mind while navigating everyday stressors.
Mindfulness-based therapies help you cultivate awareness and presence, providing tools to observe your thoughts and feelings without judgment. For anxiety, panic, or OCD, mindfulness teaches you to respond to distressing thoughts and sensations with curiosity rather than fear, breaking the cycle of rumination and avoidance. By practicing mindful techniques, you can strengthen emotional regulation, reduce stress, and create a greater sense of calm, balance, and clarity in daily life.
Exposure therapy is a structured, evidence-based approach designed to help you face feared situations, thoughts, or sensations in a safe and controlled way. By gradually and systematically confronting what triggers anxiety, panic, or obsessive-compulsive behaviors, you can reduce avoidance, build confidence, and retrain your mind and body to respond more calmly. Over time, exposure therapy helps you regain control, break the cycle of fear, and live with greater ease and freedom.
Our Core Values
Client-Centered Care
We offer a safe, supportive space where you can show up as your authentic self. Your voice and experience are at the heart of the therapy process.
Holistic & Trauma-Informed
Our approach looks at the whole person. We integrate trauma-informed care to ensure safety, compassion, and understanding throughout your healing process
Commitment to Growth
We believe that growth is a lifelong journey. We’re passionate about continuous learning, reflection, and professional development, so we can offer the most effective care possible.
Holistic & Trauma-Informed
Our approach looks at the whole person. We integrate trauma-informed care to ensure safety, compassion, and understanding throughout your healing journey.
Commitment to Growth
We believe that growth is a lifelong journey. We’re passionate about continuous learning, reflection, and professional development, so we can offer the most effective care possible.
Health & Wellness Resources
CALM YOUR MIND AND BODY
BUILD TOOLS AND STRATEGIES
FIND BALANCE AND INNER PEACE
You don’t have to face anxiety, panic, or OCD on your own. With gentle guidance, you can find relief and begin to feel like yourself again.
Serving Sarnia, Lambton Shores, Plympton-Wyoming, Oil Springs, Dawn-Euphemia, Grand Bend, Sombra, Warwick, Brights Grove, Petrolia, Point Edward, Port Lambton, Courtright, Arkona, Kettle Point, Camlachie, and online across Ontario
We acknowledge that our practice is located on the traditional territory of the Chippewa, Odawa, Potawatomi, and Delaware Nations.
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