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Overcoming Worry
A focused approach to easing anxiety with Metacognitive Therapy
Support for Anxiety
At Lazy Therapy, I offer tailored support to help you move beyond mental blocks and live with greater ease. My approach primarily uses Metacognitive Therapy (MCT), which focuses on shifting how you think, rather than the content of your thoughts. This effortless approach helps you regain control and reduce distress, particularly for anxiety.
Anxiety often feels like a constant battle with worry, tension, and a pervasive sense of unease. I understand that it's not the feelings themselves that are the problem, but how your mind gets stuck in unhelpful patterns of thinking and coping.
Using MCT, we work on shifting these patterns, rather than endlessly analysing what you're anxious about.
How Anxiety Gets Stuck (The CAS Connection): For many, anxiety is maintained by specific mental habits that are part of the Cognitive Attentional Syndrome (CAS). These can include:
Excessive Worry: Getting caught in endless "what if" scenarios about the future. Threat Monitoring: Constantly scanning for signs of danger, internally (body sensations) or externally (situations, people). Avoidance Behaviours: Trying to push away anxious thoughts, or avoiding situations and activities due to fear. Reassurance Seeking: Repeatedly seeking validation from others to temporarily ease discomfort. These behaviours, though seemingly helpful, can unintentionally fuel your anxiety.
Lazy Therapy's Approach to Anxiety My approach with MCT helps you to:
Recognise Anxiety-Fueling Beliefs: Understand the specific beliefs that keep your worry and threat monitoring active (e.g., "Worrying keeps me safe," "I must be in control of all outcomes"). Develop Detached Mindfulness: Learn to briefly observe anxious thoughts and sensations as mental events, without getting caught up in their content or reacting to them as threats. This reduces their power by limiting attention. Redirect Attention: Master techniques to intentionally shift your attention away from anxious internal chatter and back to what truly matters in your present moment. Break Unhelpful Habits: Gradually reduce avoidance and safety behaviours, allowing you to regain confidence and freedom. Common Anxiety Challenges I Can Help With: I provide support for a range of anxiety presentations, including:
Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)Panic Disorder Social Anxiety DisorderHealth AnxietySpecific Phobias By learning to shift your relationship with these patterns, you can significantly reduce anxiety and rediscover a sense of ease and control in your daily life.
Anxiety often feels like a constant battle with worry, tension, and a pervasive sense of unease. I understand that it's not the feelings themselves that are the problem, but how your mind gets stuck in unhelpful patterns of thinking and coping.
Using MCT, we work on shifting these patterns, rather than endlessly analysing what you're anxious about.
How Anxiety Gets Stuck (The CAS Connection): For many, anxiety is maintained by specific mental habits that are part of the Cognitive Attentional Syndrome (CAS). These can include:
Excessive Worry: Getting caught in endless "what if" scenarios about the future. Threat Monitoring: Constantly scanning for signs of danger, internally (body sensations) or externally (situations, people). Avoidance Behaviours: Trying to push away anxious thoughts, or avoiding situations and activities due to fear. Reassurance Seeking: Repeatedly seeking validation from others to temporarily ease discomfort. These behaviours, though seemingly helpful, can unintentionally fuel your anxiety.
Lazy Therapy's Approach to Anxiety My approach with MCT helps you to:
Recognise Anxiety-Fueling Beliefs: Understand the specific beliefs that keep your worry and threat monitoring active (e.g., "Worrying keeps me safe," "I must be in control of all outcomes"). Develop Detached Mindfulness: Learn to briefly observe anxious thoughts and sensations as mental events, without getting caught up in their content or reacting to them as threats. This reduces their power by limiting attention. Redirect Attention: Master techniques to intentionally shift your attention away from anxious internal chatter and back to what truly matters in your present moment. Break Unhelpful Habits: Gradually reduce avoidance and safety behaviours, allowing you to regain confidence and freedom. Common Anxiety Challenges I Can Help With: I provide support for a range of anxiety presentations, including:
Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)Panic Disorder Social Anxiety DisorderHealth AnxietySpecific Phobias By learning to shift your relationship with these patterns, you can significantly reduce anxiety and rediscover a sense of ease and control in your daily life.