Ashley Major

Anxiety can easily take control of your life. One of the most important things to remember when feeling anxious is "what can I control in this situation?" Learning to focus on what you can control and letting go of what you can't control can lessen your daily level of anxiety.

The way that you feel about yourself tells other people how to feel about you. If you don't like you, how can you believe that other people like you? Being confident in yourself leads to better relationships, less anxiety, and overall more satisfaction and happiness in life. You can increase your self-esteem by acknowledging all of the small good things that you do, and that happen in your life.

We are all surrounded by many relationships (romantic, friendship, family, work, education). More often than not conflict arises in these relationships. Learning how to communicate more effectively, problem solve, talk about things that cause anger, and how to express all feelings in an appropriate way is very helpful to relationship life.

Anger is a very easy emotion to express, just not always in an effective way. I teach clients how to identify when they are starting to become angry, by listening to their body. I also teach clients how to identify if there is any feeling hiding under their anger, and how to effectively express all of those feelings.

Becoming mindful can lead to less anxiety and more peace in a person's life. This is a way for a person to be more aware of their thoughts, feelings, and body without judging what they are thinking or feeling. I employ mindful techniques in many sessions, as well as teach clients how to use these skills on their own.

It is important for people to acknowledge what is going on in their life, and how they can or have contributed to their current situation. I often help people to see where they could make changes in their life, and how they can implement those changes. I also discuss with them how they are the only person that can make those changes.