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What are the treatment plans for anxiety?

I have anxiety and want to treat it. What are the treatment plans for anxiety?

4 Answers

Typically therapy first and depending on the level of anxiety will do meds along with therapy.

Hope that helps.
Hello and thank you for your question,

Therapists typically treat anxiety by identifying the core cause and teaching coping strategies to manage symptoms. Psychiatrists treat anxiety using benzodiazepines. You should choose the treatment you feel is best for you.

Thank you,

Patricia Harris | MA, MS, LPC
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Treatment plans for anxiety are diverse and vary in intervention. Understanding the core issues and triggers to anxiety are important to investigate in therapy, to determine the best approach or treatment plan. If one has frequent physical symptoms when anxious, belly breathing is useful. If one is highly distracted, emotionally overwhelmed, possible grounding techniques, mindful coping skills , or DBT may be helpful. If one is engaging in negative thought processes, CBT and psychoeducation in regards to distorted styles of cognitive thinking are discussed, to enable clients to gain awareness and self identify their own styles of cognitive distortions. Trauma focused therapy or internal family systems therapy can also be a part of the treatment plan if the trauma and anxiety symptoms appears to relate to trauma experiences or family dysfunction. Many other tools and strategies are available and utilized based on client's individual needs.