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Anxiety Treatment Centers in NC
Therapy and Medication for Social Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety, Performance Anxiety, and Anxiety due to Trauma
Anxiety
You don’t have to live your life constantly worrying about every action you or your loved ones take.
Anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, phobias, and panic disorder, are common but manageable. While anxiety is a natural response to stress and life transitions, it doesn’t have to control your life.
Our goal is to help you understand how anxiety affects your mind and body, while also equipping you with tools to create a meaningful life. For many, a combination of therapy and medication proves highly effective. Moreover, this approach is safe at any stage of life, including pregnancy and breastfeeding. Additionally, we offer tailored support for those navigating these unique periods.
Anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum
When you become a parent, it’s like delivering the baby… and a 10lb bag of anxiety. If it feels like that bag is heavier than 10 lbs, you might benefit from help in managing your anxiety. How can you tell?
Anxiety is a natural response to situational stressors, and the transition to parenthood is full of them—even if you have an uncomplicated and healthy pregnancy and delivery. There’s so much to learn, less sleep, body changes, and the cultural pressure to get it all right without help while looking good and smiling. (That pressure alone can be a major stressor and anxiety producer!)
Postpartum Anxiety Treatment in NC
Anxiety during pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenting can manifest in several different ways. It may include generalized anxiety (uncontrollable and unnecessary worry about routine things), specific phobias, intrusive thoughts or images (ranging from mild to postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder), and social anxiety. Postpartum anxiety can be especially tricky to recognize because it often feels so common, “normal,” and expected that it is brushed off or ignored until it becomes more problematic. Postpartum anxiety doesn’t discriminate—both parents can be affected.
How can you tell if your anxiety is on the spectrum of routine adjustment and love and care for your child or something more?
If your anxiety is interfering with your ability to function—whether it’s eating, sleeping, working, playing, or maintaining relationships—or if it is preventing you from enjoying these aspects of your life, it’s time to seek help! Safe and effective treatment options for perinatal anxiety are available to clients in NC and VA, ensuring care for both mom, dad, and baby.
Treating Postpartum (or any parental) Anxiety Doesn't just help the Parents
For parents experiencing anxiety, the physical symptoms can be overwhelming—stomach upset, racing heart, nausea, decreased appetite or comfort eating, difficulty sleeping, dizziness, and fatigue. Additionally, intense fear and worry may lead them to withdraw or avoid situations, which is the brain’s preferred method of coping with anxiety. Postpartum anxiety often prevents parents from being present, enjoying, and even remembering their time with their children. It can also rob them of the joy they should experience during self-care time. (Yes, self-care time is essential!) Untreated postpartum anxiety can persist for YEARS. Although we refer to it as “postpartum anxiety,” it often develops before pregnancy and intensifies during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Postpartum anxiety isn’t just damaging for the parent—it also affects the child. Research consistently shows that infants and children whose parents experience anxiety during pregnancy and the postpartum period are at an increased risk of developing their own anxiety symptoms and disorders. However, treating a parent’s anxiety has been shown to reduce this risk and improve anxiety in children well into their school years.
