ANXIETY AND MINDFULLNESS
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health concern in the US, affecting millions of people each year. While everyone experiences anxiety from time to time, anxiety disorders involve persistent, excessive worry and fear that can significantly interfere with daily life.

Anxiety Disorders: Finding Calm Through Mindfulness
At New Horizons Therapy NY, we understand the debilitating effects of anxiety disorders. Our compassionate therapists utilize mindfulness-based therapies to help you regain control and find lasting relief.
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How Mindfulness Helps with Anxiety:
Mindfulness practices cultivate a non-judgmental awareness of the present moment. This helps to:
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Interrupt the cycle of worry: By focusing on the here and now, you can step back from anxious thoughts and prevent them from spiraling out of control.
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Reduce physiological arousal: Mindfulness techniques, such as deep breathing, can calm your nervous system and reduce physical symptoms of anxiety like racing heart, sweating, and tension.
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Develop emotional regulation: Mindfulness increases your awareness of your emotions, allowing you to respond to them in a more balanced and skillful way.
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Challenge anxious thoughts: By observing your thoughts without judgment, you can gain a new perspective and start to challenge their validity.
Anxiety Disorders We Treat:
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Characterized by chronic and excessive worry about various aspects of life.
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Panic Disorder: Involves recurrent and unexpected panic attacks, often accompanied by intense fear and physical symptoms.
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Social Anxiety Disorder: Intense fear of social situations due to worries about judgment and scrutiny.
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Specific Phobias: Irrational and intense fear of a specific object or situation.
Our Mindfulness-Based Approaches:
We incorporate a variety of mindfulness techniques into our therapy sessions, including:
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Mindfulness meditation: Guided practices to cultivate present moment awareness.
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Body scan meditations: Bringing attention to physical sensations to reduce tension and increase body awareness.
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Mindful breathing exercises: Simple yet powerful techniques to calm the nervous system and reduce anxiety.
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Progressive muscle relaxation: A technique to release muscle tension and promote relaxation.
Take the First Step Towards a Calmer Life:
If you're struggling with an anxiety disorder, we encourage you to reach out to New Horizons Therapy NY. Our experienced therapists can help you develop personalized mindfulness skills to manage your anxiety and improve your overall well-being.