Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Understanding Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a mental health condition characterized by excessive, uncontrollable worry about everyday situations. Individuals with GAD often find it difficult to relax and may experience physical symptoms such as restlessness, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating. GAD can interfere with daily life, making it hard to manage responsibilities and relationships.

How Therapy Helps Manage GAD

Therapy, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), is highly effective in treating GAD. Counselling helps individuals understand the root causes of their anxiety and develop strategies for managing worry. Therapy focuses on challenging negative thought patterns and replacing them with more balanced, realistic perspectives.

Building Coping Skills

Through therapy, individuals with GAD learn practical coping skills to reduce anxiety and manage stressful situations. Counsellors provide tools for relaxation, mindfulness, and emotional regulation, helping individuals regain control over their anxiety.

Improving Quality of Life

Therapy helps individuals with GAD improve their overall quality of life by reducing the impact of anxiety on their daily activities and relationships. Counselling provides long-term strategies for managing anxiety and maintaining emotional well-being.

  • Understanding the causes of anxiety
  • Developing coping strategies
  • Challenging negative thought patterns
  • Improving quality of life and emotional well-being
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Therapists who can help with generalised anxiety disorder (gad)

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Alan Sparkes Hove

Alan Sparkes

Psychotherapist & Counsellor

I am a qualified UKCP registered Psychotherapist. I aim to help people heal and integrate. I’m a parent, a skateboarder, a basketball player and I’ve done a lot of therapy.I don't do psychic amputation. I believe you can't cut off a part of yourself you don’t like or that causes you pain - and that you will run into more problems if you try. I do believe you can reach into your heart and soul through therapy and establish a healing relationship that will give you the resources you need to live well and fully.  

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Joana Miranda Brighton

Joana Miranda

Psychotherapeutic Counsellor

I believe that feeling genuinely heard, understood, and accepted can be an important part of the therapeutic process. I aim to create a warm, compassionate, and non-judgmental space where you can feel safe to explore whatever may be bringing you to counselling.I know that reaching out for support can feel daunting, so I strive to make our sessions feel welcoming and comfortable. You don't need to have everything figured out before you come to counselling. We can take things at your pace and explore what feels most important to you.I am naturally a good listener and bring empathy, curiosity, and openness to my work. My aim is to support you in developing a better understanding of yourself, your experiences, and the patterns that may be affecting your wellbeing and relationships.

NCPSAccredited
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Jaz Stroe Brighton

Jaz Stroe

Therapist / Counsellor

A Registered Member of the BACP, I've trained extensively in psychodynamic psychotherapy and counselling, working with the past, memories, dreams and the unconscious. I also volunteer with two leading mental health organisations and benefit from bi-weekly supervision to deepen my knowledge and approach.I’m also a third-culture person. I grew up in the UK with mixed Romanian and Serbian heritage. I know what it's like to perform versions of yourself while quietly feeling like someone else. Cultural identity, migration, belonging and othering are all woven into my psychology and therapeutic practice.I aim to maintain a genuinely inclusive space across culture, identity, sexual orientation, relationship structure, faith, and background. I don't work from a single script of what a person, a relationship, or a life should look like. I work within an ethic of non-harm, to self and to others, and I ask the same of the therapeutic space we share.Ultimately, I came into this work wanting to understand and aid my own mental wellbeing. I've had personal therapy for over a decade. I can only take you as far as I've gone myself, and I've gone deep. In other words, you're in safe hands, and you will be held week after week, for as long as you keep showing up.

BACPRegistered
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