How to know if you suffer from anxiety
Stress is common, and the tendency to imagine worst-case scenarios or experience anxiety is increasingly common. However, when anxiety becomes pervasive, generates distress and negatively affects quality of life, it’s important to take steps to remedy it. But how do you know if what you’re feeling is “normal” anxiety, or if it’s an anxiety disorder […]
Why psychotherapy?
When a person suffers from an anxiety disorder, it usually doesn’t go away on its own. We need to learn to change the ways of thinking and behaving that maintain it. What’s more, in the long term, anxiety can lead to exhaustion and sometimes even depression. To ensure a good quality of life, it’s important […]
What to expect when you visit our clinic
How long does psychotherapy last? Cognitive-behavioral therapies are usually short- to medium-term. The duration of psychotherapy varies from case to case, but is generally between 3 and 12 months. How often do we meet? The frequency of meetings is once a week at the start of therapy, unless this is impossible for the client or […]
Learn more about cognitive therapy
How do I know if cognitive behavioural therapy or another related approach is right for me? When a customer calls the Clinique d’anxiété de Laval, a telephone pre-assessment is carried out to check whether the problem presented corresponds to what the team is able to treat. If this is not the case, the person will […]
What can I do to ease anxiety?
Anxiety is common in the general population. The latter can be triggered by a variety of factors, from stress at work to personal problems. But when anxiety becomes overwhelming, it’s important to find ways of managing it. Here are a few strategies that can help ease anxiety. Deep breathing One of the simplest yet most […]
