Description: Therapy and Counseling- LGBTQ+, Anxiety in and near Portland, Oregon | Call 585.233.3308 for Free Consultation
Eric Goodwin, Professional Counselor Associate and therapist for Anxiety and LGBTQ Issues in Portland, OR
It’s hard to remember when you didn’t feel overwhelmed and like you’re barely holding it together. You’re stuck and it seems like one more challenge and you’ll be in chaos-mode, scrambling to find a way back to just keeping your head above water. Sometimes the rush of anxiety or fear is so uncomfortable that it’s impacting your ability to concentrate and follow through on plans or work. You want relief so that you can get your life back.
The shame and anxiety you’re feeling makes it hard to feel connected and like you belong. You’d like to reach out to others and build solid relationships but worry that if others saw what was going on for you, they would judge you or wouldn’t be able to understand what you face every day. The truth is you’re also judging yourself harshly at times and believe you need to be hard on yourself if anything is going to change, only to find that you retreat into familiar patterns of shutting down, self-doubt and s