Common concerns

Anxiety, depression and relationship issues are the most common concerns brought to therapy. Some of the common challenges and difficulties I work with are:

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Generalised Anxiety Disorder (anxiety due to excessive uncontrollable worrying about a wide range of situations rather than one specific type)
  • Depression
  • Relationship issues
  • Stress (intense or prolonged)
  • Panic disorder (regular sudden attacks of panic or fear)
  • Social Anxiety
  • Agoraphobia (Fear of being in situations where escape or help might be difficult if you feel panicky, such as in a crowd or a bus)
  • Health Anxiety
  • Specific Phobias
  • PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (re-experiencing traumatic event through nightmares, flashbacks or intrusive memories, hyper-vigilance and avoidance of triggers)
  • Binge eating
  • Bulimia
  • Trust issues
  • Negative and extreme thinking patterns
  • Low self-esteem
  • Low confidence
  • Feelings of defectiveness, incompetence or failure
  • Feeling vulnerable
  • Feelings and fear of abandonment
  • Feelings of social exclusion
  • Suffering caused by perfectionism/unrelenting standards
  • Unreasonably high expectations of self and others
  • General dissatisfaction with life
  • Bereavement
  • Separation and divorce
  • Abortions/Miscarriage/Infertility
  • Affairs and betrayals
  • Trauma
  • Life transitions
  • Loss and grief
  • Living with a terminal illness
  • Domestic Abuse (Emotional/Physical/Financial)
  • Childhood abuse & other early experiences affecting the present
  • Issues related to in-laws, family, siblings & parents
 
Contact (women only)
info@zamzamcounselling.co.uk