Deer Valley Counseling
"Skills for Better Living"
Stress Management
If you want to learn better stress management skills and live in Prescott Valley or another location in Northern Arizona, call Sandra at 928.600.4695.
The Symptoms of Chronic Stress
Chronic stress has severe effects on your health and well-being.
- Health. Chronic stress can cause you to have physical symptoms such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, digestive problems, immune system problems, and headaches.
- Mood. Stress can cause a downward spiral in your mood, in some cases leading to severe anxiety or depression.
- Irritability and Anger. Stress can lead to increased irritability and anger, which can lead you to have relationship and career problems.
- Reduced Concentration. Stress can interfere with your ability to concentrate and think clearly.
A Counselor Can Help
You cannot entirely eliminate stress from your life, but you can learn to reduce tension and obtain stress relief through stress management techniques—
- Identify Stressors. To begin to control stress, you must learn to identify the sources of stress in your life.
- Avoid Stressors. By being aware of stressors, you can work to control and avoid unnecessary stress and anxiety.
- Relaxation techniques. Breathing exercises, meditation, and guided imagery can be used for stress relief and to generate calmness.
- Change Thought Patterns. Your thought patterns can contribute to the your feelings of stress. For example, you may feel like your efforts are never good enough. Challenging this and other thought process may help you to avoid feelings of stress.
Benefits of Stress Relief and Reduction
- Better Health
- Increased Happiness
- Reduced Anger
- Calm
- Increased Concentration
- More Effective Approach to Problems
Stress Management Counseling in the Prescott Valley Area
Effective skills to manage stress can be learned. Deer Valley Counseling offers stress management training to those living in Prescott, Prescott Valley, Cottonwood, Sedona, Camp Verde, Flagstaff and other locations in Northern Arizona. Stress management is offered in individual counseling and the Anger Management Group. Stress can cause problems with health, emotions, relationships and performance. Stress management counseling can help. Call Sandra Nettles at 928.600.4695 if you would like to talk to Sandra about stress management counseling. You can also email Sandra at sandra@deerval.com.