Anxiety

More than 19% of people in the United States develop an anxiety disorder. At Dreavita, an adult and adolescent mental health telehealth practice serving patients in Michigan, Massachusetts, California, Alaska, Washington, Colorado, and Florida, Andrea Piazza, MA, and the team diagnose and treat anxiety disorders to help you rediscover a sense of calm. Schedule a telehealth evaluation at Dreavita by phone or request one online today. 

What are anxiety disorders?

Anxiety disorders are mental health conditions characterized by fear, worry, and even panic attacks in seemingly normal everyday situations. Anxiety disorders are common but can cause bothersome (even crippling) symptoms when left untreated. See the Dreavita experts at the first sign of an anxiety disorder or other mental health challenges.

What are some different types of anxiety disorders?

Examples of anxiety disorders include:

Generalized anxiety disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder causes excessive anxious feelings in ordinary situations. You might experience extreme worry that’s out of proportion to the situation you’re in.

Phobias

People with phobias experience extreme fear when exposed to specific situations or objects, such as elevators, bridges, heights, snakes, spiders, or other things contributing to irrational worry.

Panic disorder

Panic disorder causes panic attacks in situations that don’t affect many other people. You might feel like you're having a heart attack because of shortness of breath during a panic attack.

Agoraphobia

Individuals with agoraphobia often avoid situations or places that cause panic and intense fear. They may experience helplessness, feeling trapped, or embarrassment because of this condition.

Social anxiety disorder

Individuals with social anxiety disorder often avoid social situations, particularly large group gatherings, because of unrealistic fears associated with social interactions.

What are the symptoms of anxiety?

Symptoms of anxiety include:

• Extreme worry, nervousness, restlessness, or fear
• Sense of impending doom or danger
• Rapid breathing
• Difficulty sleeping
• Increased heart rate
• Sweating 
• Trembling
• Avoiding situations that trigger anxiety
• Trouble concentrating
• Fatigue 

You might develop gastrointestinal disorders and struggle at work, in relationships, or at school because of an anxiety disorder. Anxiety symptoms range in severity from mild to severe. 

How are anxiety disorders diagnosed?

Diagnosing anxiety at Dreavita involves a virtual psychiatric evaluation using a secure platform. Your provider asks questions about your symptoms, moods, emotions, behaviors, thought patterns, and lifestyle. They customize an anxiety treatment that provides symptom relief. 

How are anxiety disorders treated?

The compassionate Dreavita team offers the following anxiety treatments:

• Kintsugi emotional wellness solutions
• Client-centered talk therapy
• Couples and family counseling
• Coaching
• Lifestyle changes
• Medications
• Neurofeedback using Muse™ devices 
• Financial therapy
• Art therapy
• Trauma-informed counseling
• Exposure therapy 
• Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), including trauma-focused CBT
• Sublingual ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP)

Dreavita takes a holistic, integrative approach to mental health care. The team partners with Journey Clinical to provide remote KAP and uses an advanced therapeutic technology rental program. You can rent neurofeedback or similar devices to help ease unwarranted fear and worry. Dreavita also provides workbooks and worksheets that help you overcome anxiety disorder symptoms.

Schedule a virtual anxiety disorder evaluation at Dreavita by phone or request one online today.