In-Person or Virtual options available.
now accepting new Clients
(503) 841-2142
In-person or Virtual Options are Available | Now Accepting New Clients
(503) 841-2142
Individual & Career Counseling:
$85.00–95.00/ Session
Payment is required at the beginning of each session, unless special arrangements are made in advance.
Counseling Rates
At its core, anxiety is a persistent state of worry or fear, often centered on one specific concern. These thoughts can become so overwhelming that they feel impossible to escape. But here’s the good news: with the right tools and guidance, you can take back control.
Through anxiety counseling, you’ll learn to:
- Identify and reframe the intrusive thoughts that fuel your anxiety.
- Develop mindfulness techniques to quiet your mind and calm your body.
- Build practical coping strategies to manage your symptoms and find relief.
Anxiety doesn’t define you. With support, it’s possible to shift your focus from fear to empowerment. Let’s work together to create the peace and clarity you deserve.
What is an Anxiety Disorder? (And How Anxiety Counseling Can Help).
Breaking Free from the Grip of Worry
Find Relief and Calm with Anxiety Counseling
Do you feel like your mind is constantly racing, unable to focus or find peace? Anxiety can leave you feeling trapped, but you don’t have to navigate this alone. At Pillars of Hope Counseling, Angelie helps you break free from the cycle of worry and find the calm you’ve been searching for. Whether you’re managing overwhelming thoughts or physical symptoms, Angelie is here to guide you toward relief.
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”
—Benjamin Spock
Proudly Serving Tigard, Lake Oswego, and the Greater Portland Area
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Clients wishing to use their insurance will be provided a Statement of Service so they may bill their insurance company directly. Please note the reimbursable amount is set by the insurance company.
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Typical session length is 50 minutes. Pillars of Hope Counseling also offers 90 minute sessions for couples who may need longer times. Family sessions are 90 minutes.
Rates
- Racing heart or difficulty breathing.
- Sweaty palms or shaky movements.
- Feeling hot and cold or experiencing muscle tension.
- A constant sense of danger or fear.
- Wanting to leave places or events unexpectedly.
- Being unable to focus due to too many thoughts at once.
Common Symptoms of Anxiety
How Anxiety Counseling Can Transform Your Life
Breaking Free from the Grip of Worry
Counseling focuses on helping you:
- Identify and understand the root causes of your anxiety.
- Change harmful thoughts into positive, empowering beliefs.
- Develop tools to reframe negative thoughts and build healthier thinking patterns.
- Learn techniques to calm your body and quiet your mind, even in stressful moments.
Anxiety is personal and unique. Not everyone experiences it the same way. For some, it feels like an inability to breathe or an overwhelming sense of restlessness. For others, it’s a racing mind that makes focusing impossible. Whatever your experience, anxiety counseling can help you navigate these feelings and build strategies to manage them.
Anxiety is both a physical and emotional experience, but it doesn’t have to control your life. With the right support, you can move beyond the fear and create a life filled with calm and clarity. Let’s take that first step together.
Understanding Your Unique Experience
Types of Anxiety
and How Counseling Can Help
Seeking help for anxiety takes courage and strength. To learn more or start the process, request an appointment, email me, or text or call directly at 503-841-2142.
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Worrying all the time even when there is nothing to worry about. Find it hard to complete simple tasks.
Generalized Anxiety
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Doing the same action many times in a row, such as washing hands or turning on and off a light switch.
Obsessive Compulsive
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A sudden overwhelming fear when no danger is present. It can feel like a heart attack. Occurs any time without notice.
Panic Attacks
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Caused by living through or hearing about a terrifying event, such as running away from a wild animal. It often involves nightmares, flashbacks, and racing thoughts.
How Anxiety Counseling Helps
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Requires an individual to focus their thoughts on a happy place. Looking at harmful thoughts and replacing them with positives works well because it stops worrisome ideas.
Guided Imagery
Focus on letting worries go. This can be done through breathing which creates calmness because the heart slows. Becoming more aware of thoughts and feelings reduces stress.
Mindfulness Exercises
Is most commonly used to treat anxiety. It focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and turning them into healthy thoughts.
Learn about CBT
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Therapy reduces anxiety in two ways. First, people begin to understand the causes of their anxiety. This is done by focusing on triggers. Secondly, people learn coping skills to reduce anxiety in the moment. This decreases future episodes of anxiety.
Anxiety Treatments
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- More intense and escalated fights
- Fights lasting longer
- It doesn’t feel like both partners are on the same page
- Sexual fulfillment has changed or decreased
- Finding it harder and harder to trust partner
- Not sure how to move to the next steps in the relationship
- Having issues or concerns about partners family or friends
One technique many people find useful is to ask themselves what they know to be true about themselves in the situation that causes anxiety. Becoming aware of your strengths and focusing on positives creates calmness. It quiets unhealthy thoughts that lead to a high sense of fear.
Trying one or more of these tips helps stop the worries because we have something else to think about. To learn more tricks to reduce anxiety read my article: How to Reduce Anxiety
Tips To Reduce Anxiety
Deciding to get counseling is a brave thing to do. To learn more or start the process, request an appointment, email me, or text or call directly at 503-841-2142.
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