Conquering Anxiety: Counseling in Denver
 
Worrying, negative thougths, low self-esteem and unhelpful habits can be significant contributors to anxiety.  Medication alone doesn't address these issues. Join us in the next Conquering Anxiety workshop to put an end to these problems and tackle your anxiety.  The next anxiety counseling group begins October 13 through December 8 (skipping Thanksgiving week). Learn more and register at http://www.denveranxietyhelp.com/conquering-anxiety-registration.html.
 
 
Our effective and transformative Conquering Anxiety workshop begins again 8/11/10 and runs through 9/29/10.  Stop worrying, eliminate panic attacks, nip phobias in the bud, and get back into your life! Register at Conquering Anxiety.
 
 
People often want to seek out natural ways to solve mental health issues, including anxiety, panic, phobias and stress.  Therapy is one of the most natural ways you can reduce anxiety!  Join us for our next Conquering Anxiety Denver workshop:  Wednesdays, 6-7:30 PM, 6/9/10 - 7/28/10. Registration information here. 
 
 
One can ease anxiety using a variety of relaxation techniques.  We teach many in our anxiety workshop or in the individual anxiety counseling we provide.  According to this article, massage also decreased study participant's anxiety symptoms by half.  Relaxation techniques, however, also reduced symptoms by half.  And, since we can carry relaxation techniques with us anywhere, and once we learn them, they are ours to use forever, relaxation techniques may certainly be a more cost-effective tool.  Check out our next Conquering Anxiety workshop, beginning 3/24/10.  Learn anxiety reduction techniques that can be yours for life.
 
 
The next Conquering Anxiety group begins March 24 - May 12, 2010.  Wednesdays 6-7:30 PM, 8 weeks. 

If you struggle with panic attacks, find your anxiety persists after trying to treat it with medication, or if you have become more anxious after a difficult life experience, Conquering Anxiety might be just what you need. 

With Conquering Anxiety, anxiety is treated in a supportive group environment, where you will gain lots of tools, practice and perspective to decrease the overwhelming disruption anxiety can cause.  You don't have to suffer; effective treatment is available. 

We teach Cognitive Behavioral therapy; behavioral techniques such as relaxation, guided imagery, diaphragmatic breathing, and wellness.  Learn to tackle worrying, panic attacks, and thinking that exacerbates anxiety.  Click on our Registration page to learn more.
 
 
               BEYOND CONQUERING ANXIETY 
                       www.DenverAnxietyHelp.com

 So you benefitted from and enjoyed CONQUERING ANXIETY!  BEYOND CONQUERING ANXIETY is for those who:

 Have done individual work on Anxiety & are ready for advanced Anxiety tools.

Want to focus on specific forms of anxiety such as social or performance.

Want a supportive group and time to focus on improving your life.

Conquering Anxiety Two is an 8- week workshop for those who continue to struggle with:

Ø  Excessive worrying
Ø  Anxiety/panic attacks
Ø  Avoiding places or situations due to worry
Ø  Intense fear about the future or past that deprives you of enjoying the present
Ø  Performance and social Anxiety

In a supportive environment, you will learn:
Ø  EMOTIONAL INTELLLIGENCE and develop this incredible skill to get more out of life
Ø  Explore holistic techniques that WORK
Ø  Eliminate false assumptions and unrealistic fears that feed your anxiety
Ø  Commit yourself to developing a personal action plan that works
Ø  Learn new behaviors that strengthen your social, relational and coping skills

Anxiety can be persistent! Medication does not build skills. Conquer your Anxiety with proven techniques.  You can regain the peace of mind your anxiety has stolen!

DATES: December 1, 2009 – January 19, 2010 (Tuesdays, 8 weeks, skipping 12/22)
TIME: 5:30-7:00
PLACE: 7995 E. Prentice Ave., Ste. 106, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
COST: $265 per person, plus materials fee $35.  Texts: “Beyond Anxiety & Phobia” & ‘Raising your Emotional Intelligence.”

Facilitators:
Bernadine Merker, LCSW, is a therapist in private practice with over 20 years of experience. Bernadine works with Anxiety disorders because of the tremendous success clients achieve.

Allison Rimland, LPC, knows firsthand the incredible transformation possible when anxiety is conquered.  Allison is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) trained and employs her own self-soothing and relaxation methods daily. 

For more information, e-mail: bmerker [at] comcast.net or Allison [at] ThriveFamilyServices.com

www.DenverAnxietyHelp.com or call 303-770-0940. 
 
 
New York Times Health Blog on how exercise can have "profound" impact on the reduction of anxiety.  Learn more about conquering anxiety using a variety of tools, join one of our anxiety groups in Denver.  Next group begins in January, 2010.
 
 
Join us for our next popular Conquering Anxiety Workshop.  Participants find the workshop tremendously helpful in lowering anxiety, minimizing panic attacks, and reducing phobias.  Our next workshop begins 1/20/10 and runs through 3/10/10.  Call 303-770-0940 for more information or to register.  Ask for Bernadine or Allison. http://www.denveranxietyhelp.com
 
 
Join us for our popular Conquering Anxiety Workshop.  Participants find the workshop tremendously helpful in lowering anxiety, minimizing panic attacks, and reducing phobias.  Our next workshop begins 11/4/09 and runs through 1/6/10, skipping 11/25 and 12/23 due to holidays.  Call 303-770-0940 for more information or to register.  Ask for Bernadine or Allison. http://www.denveranxietyhelp.com
 
 

Divorce is a major life event that affects everybody in the family. It is an unexpected and disappointing ending that uproots spouses and children’s plans with an intensity that often takes years to resolve.

As this process begins, many of the symptoms below develop as people try to cope with the major changes that they are undergoing:
 
Physical: Headaches, Muscle tension, Nausea, Intestinal problems, Impaired sleep, Lack of appetite, Lack of energy,
Restlessness, Shakiness, Tearfulness

Emotional: Sadness, Betrayal, Embarrassment, Numbness,
Anxiety, Irritability, Disappointment, Hopelessness, Betrayal,
Sadness, Fear/panic, Abandonment, Irritability, Anger

Concentration: Memory loss, Indecisiveness, Confusion, Difficulty learning, Slowed responses, Increased mistakes,
Disorientation, Poor concentration, Longer to do tasks


Although time often heals, it is important to make sure that these symptoms don’t continue to affect moods, health, and relationships, school and work performance. If they do, it is time to seek professional help for both you and your children.

A visit to your family doctor and an evaluation with a mental health professional are a good place to start!  As with any other thing in life, the sooner you take steps to deal with it, the faster it is resolved. 

Counseling can help everyone work through those feelings that arose from the strain of the relationship, and the divorce. It can provide a safe place to move past these feelings and re-claim your life. It can also be a place to learn techniques to cope, calm anxiety, and feelings of loss and anger and restore stability.

Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness! Getting support at a time in your life when your world feels upside down can only help restore balance and help you get on with your life.


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Bernadine Merker LCSW is a licensed professional counselor with over twenty years of experience. She has counseled children, adolescents and adults who are undergoing major life changes, anxiety, depression, bi-polar disorder and PTSD. 
She co-facilitates CONQUERING ANXIETY, an 8-week workshop designed to provide the tools to manage anxiety/ panic disorders. Her office is located near I-25 in the Denver Tech center. She can be reached at (303) 770-0940.