If you are suffering from anxiety then you will know that the associated feelings of fear and worry can be totally debilitating. Constantly experiencing the physical and emotional symptoms can leave you feeling worn out and struggling to cope with everyday life. In some circumstances, the ‘fight or flight’ response or panic attacks will manifest and you will be left feeling totally drained. But help is at hand as there are various forms of therapy that can be used to treat your anxiety.

CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) is predominantly a form of ‘talking’ therapy. Once you find a therapist that you feel happy with and you have been through your first session together, they will decide how many more you need. This will depend upon the condition that is being treated and how well you respond. Your therapist will make use of this proven technique to disrupt and eradicate your damaging thought patterns, replacing them with new ones that do not cause you distress or fear.

Anxiety can take many forms. If you get panic attacks, phobias, experience obsessive thoughts or worry all of the time, then it is possible that you have an anxiety disorder. But don’t feel that you are in it alone. There are many treatments available and one of these is therapy which will help you to control your fears.

Many people that are suffering from anxiety and would benefit from counselling find themselves unable to find a suitable therapist to work with. Maybe they are fearful of journeying to the therapist’s clinic, find face-to-face therapy too expensive or have been placed on an NHS waiting list with no end in sight. If your anxiety is combined with agoraphobia then travelling outside can be incredibly stressful and simply not possible.

Forget having to travel miles, totting up expensive fares or losing valuable time; phone therapy has been proven to be very successful and can be fitted into your weekly calendar easily and simply. Many therapists will even provide evening or weekend slots.

One of the key things to remember is that telephone counselling is totally confidential. Your therapist will be non-judgemental and will aim to build a relationship between you based upon trust.