Anxiety Counselling London

If you suffer from stress and anxiety, the symptoms can be frustrating and debilitating. At KlearMinds, our counsellors can show you the steps that you can take, to regain control.

Using proven techniques (including CBT Therapy) for overcoming anxiety, we can help you obtain relief from stress and panic attacks. We can show you how to overcome and manage symptoms effectively and stop them negatively impacting your life.

Anxiety Therapy London

What is Anxiety?

Anxiety is an umbrella term for feelings of fear, nervousness, apprehension, or worry. Everybody gets anxious at times and some anxiety actually helps us to function well, but anxiety can become a problem when:​
  • It happens too often​
  • It goes on for a long time​
  • It stops us from doing things that we want to do​
Anxiety is the body’s way of responding to potential danger. Adrenaline is rushed into our bloodstream to enable us to run away or fight or freeze. It is the body’s alarm and survival mechanism. We wouldn’t have survived for long without this life-saving response.
It works so well, that it often kicks in when it’s not needed – when the danger is in our heads rather than in reality. We think we’re in danger, so that’s enough to trigger the system to kick off. Once anxious, we can get into scanning mode – where we’re constantly on the lookout for danger, hyper-alert to any of the signals, and make it more likely that the alarm system will be activated.
While it’s normal to feel anxious when we face a challenging and stressful situation such as an exam, a job interview, it can be a problem when anxiety is activated during normal everyday situations. If you have overwhelming worries or fears – with or without foundation – that are preventing you from living your life to the full, you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder.

How Can Therapy for Anxiety Help?

Without recourse to effective strategies for understanding and addressing stress symptoms, your anxiety and panic attacks may increase, which in turn could create major problems in your relationships, in your work and your overall wellbeing.

Our London counsellors can help you fully understand the causes of stress, anxiety and panic. We will show you essential anxiety management techniques for dealing with stress, how to stop anxiety attacks, manage stressful situations confidently and calmly and overcome panic – for good.

What Are the Benefits of Counselling for Anxiety?

Working with a KlearMinds therapist will result in two major benefits: Firstly, you will no longer feel exhausted or debilitated by your symptoms of anxiety, stress or panic. Secondly, you can build a reliable tool kit to manage current and future stress situations effectively and confidently.

Here are some of the ways that we can help you learn to become a more confident and happier person:

  • Learn what causes anxiety or panic and how to regain control
  • Discover how to identify anxiety or panic attack triggers and minimise their effect
  • Learn how to change automatic thought, behaviour and physical symptoms which feed anxiety cycles
  • Discover proven, effective panic prevention and removal strategies
  • Learn stress reduction techniques to reduce the physical side effects of anxiety or panic
  • Develop tailor-made coping strategies to manage stressful situations effectively
  • Build a set of tools and techniques to help you to effectively prevent or manage any future anxiety

Learn more about the overall therapy approach we take when working with you here.

Anxiety Symptoms We Can Help With

Our CBT and anxiety counselling program can help you find relief and develop the skills you need to minimise these symptoms and cope confidently with the challenges you face. Below are some of the common symptoms people experience when dealing with anxiety, stress or panic:

  • Shortness of breath
  • Feeling constantly ‘on edge’
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Difficulty communicating
  • Irritability
  • Easily distracted
  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness and tiredness
  • Pins and needles
  • Irregular heartbeat (palpitations)
  • Muscle aches and tension
  • Heartburn
  • Excessive sweating
  • Stomach ache
  • Nausea
  • Bowel or bladder problems
  • Headaches
  • Painful or missed periods
  • Sleep problems

5 Commonly Diagnosed Anxiety Disorders:

  • Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
    Chronic anxiety, exaggerated worry and fear even when there may be little or no apparent cause.
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    Strong feelings of anxiety that develop after exposure to a traumatic event in which serious physical harm was threatened or actually occurred.
  • Phobias
    Overwhelming fear of something that is unlikely to be dangerous, and that may be triggered by certain objects or situations.
  • Panic Disorder
    Unpredictable and repeated periods of intense fear, often with physical symptoms such as chest pain, irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath or stomach pains.
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
    Recurrent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviours (compulsions) that are often performed repeatedly but only provide temporary relief.

Meet Our Experienced Therapists

Paul Glynn - Psychotherapist & Counsellor London
Paul Glynn holds over 35 years experience as a therapist and is KlearMinds Clinical Director. Paul offers a warm, pragmatic and interactive approach to help you understand and go beyond the difficulties you are facing. He is passionate about empowering clients to develop the tools that can help them to resolve stuckness and positively change repetitive, problematic behaviours.
Meet our Team
Kate Thomlinson - Psychotherapist & Counsellor London
Kate is a highly skilled therapist with over 9 years experience. She has worked successfully in a variety of settings, including media, TV, journalism, law and higher education. She draws upon a broad range of therapeutic skills including existential, CBT, mindfulness and psychoeducation to enable clients to achieve the outcomes they want, in terms of professional and personal satisfaction and wellbeing.
Meet our Team
Amanda Reynolds - Psychotherapist & Counsellor London
Amanda is a highly experienced Advanced CBT and Integrative therapist with more than 11 years experience. She draws upon a wide range of therapies and works proactively to help clients understand, process and resolve their concerns and conflicts. Amanda can assist you to quickly identify problematic thoughts and behaviours which negatively impact your personal and professional well-being.
Meet our Team
Judy Harrison - Psychotherapist and Couples Therapist London
Judy holds over 25 years experience as a psychotherapist, with individuals and couples. She utilizes a wide range of therapies, including CBT and psychoeducation and has considerable experience in Career Coaching, Mindfulness Meditation and Mediation. Judy works proactively with clients to help them understand and address problematic situations and experiences and develop positive skills they can draw upon for life.
Meet our Team
Karen Gubb - Clinical Psychologist London.webp
Karen is a highly experienced psychologist, executive and career coach with over 21 years experience. Karen draws upon a variety of therapies and coaching skills, tailoring her approach, to best suit the learning style of each client. Karen works proactively. She can help you understand and constructively change problematic thoughts and patterns of behaviour so you can realise your personal goals.
Meet our Team
Tania Turner Counsellor and Couples Therapist in London
Tania is an experienced psychotherapist and couples counsellor with over 10 years experience. She is highly skilled in helping couples and individuals address a wide range of concerns. She has a warm, collaborative, insightful approach and uses a range of therapies including psychodynamic and mindfulness, to enable her clients to understand and resolve issues constructively.
Meet our Team
Maggie Morrow Award Winning Therapist

Maggie Morrow is an award winning psychotherapist, an accomplished life coach and counsellor, and Founder of KlearMinds. In 2007 she was awarded the BACP National Award for advancing the quality of therapy service provision to the highest standards in the UK.
Maggie’s experience spans over 25 years helping people overcome problems so they can enjoy more fulfilling and satisfying lives.

 

Meet our Team
Jess holds over 20 years of experience as a therapist and is a KlearMinds Clinic Director. She draws upon a range of therapies including psychodynamic, CBT and mindfulness. Jess is skilled in helping clients gain new perspectives for understanding problems which provide powerful foundations for achieving positive change. She works collaboratively, helping you understand and improve problems from the root upwards.
Meet our Team

Anxiety Therapy Reviews

Building Self Confidence & Assertiveness
I decided to book a course of counselling as a 30th birthday present to myself. I was aware of wanting to have a bit more confidence and be more assertive and of having a couple of unresolved issues which I would benefit from working though. I picked Maggie after looking at the websites of several… We had about 10 sessions together and I found them hugely beneficial…she offered lots of insights each week… I would very much… Read More
Consultant
Free from Anxiety – Finally Able to be Myself
I have struggled with anxiety for my entire life and when I first met with Judy I thought she would help me manage it but I would never be able to overcome it. With Judy’s help I would no longer consider myself an anxious person… Therapy is much more than talking to someone… it has allowed me to finally be myself, without anxiety preventing me from doing things or making me act in ways that I am ashamed of…. Read More
A Young Professional
Learn to Create Boundaries and Say No

looked at a number of clinics and therapists and the reviews at KlearMinds speak for themselves…the first day I met Judy, I knew immediately she was the right person for me….My life in a short time has been transformed…I cannot recommend KlearMinds enough….each session… Read More

66 year old Irish woman
Overcome Anxiety, Sleep Problems, Work Stress, Conflict
…I found myself with increasing anxiety, problems with sleeping and lack of appetite. I felt like my head was a muddle of negative thoughts… being antagonised by workplace stress and conflict, as well as a lifelong lack of self-confidence. I immediately connected with Judy…I wanted to move forward with practical techniques to help me cope better… I can honestly say I have felt like a different person ever since… If..you are… Read More
Anonymous
Better Able to Cope with Anxiety & OCD
Amanda was able to help me think through a lot of thoughts that made me feel extremely stuck and hopeless at the time. It’s not a quick fix but with the will to put in mechanisms that Amanda gave me and realisations that I was able to have through therapy, I am doing much better and am able to cope with my anxiety and OCD a lot better… the whole experience was a process but one that I will continue with confidence… Read More
Asuka (Digital Designer)
Overcoming Trauma – Building Confidence in Work & Relationships
I needed to discuss an extremely distressing experience which had happened to me with a trained professional. I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to work with Maggie and the results speak for themselves… all of the areas of my life that I wanted to change (and even those I didn’t know at time needed changing) have changed for the better. she made me feel safe and capable… I learnt a lot… I now have the tools to… Read More
Lawyer
Empower Yourself – Building Self Confidence
Before meeting with Maggie, I had been feeling demotivated, lacking focus and very lonely…. Counselling was something I only considered when I felt there was nothing I could do. Retrospectively, this was incorrect. Maggie gave me support and provided me with the encouragement to empower myself to change. I had always found it hard to deal with questions, getting defensive. Maggie’s questions…helped me… I now realise… Read More
Investment Banker
Developing Lasting Happiness – Overcoming Anxiety and Depression
I didn’t really know whether counselling would help when I first went to see Maggie. All I knew was that I was feeling increasingly isolated and unhappy, anxious about the future and fed up with the way my life was going. All that changed over the next few months… each week I grew stronger, more empowered and liberated thanks to her skill and expertise. She has made a big difference to my life and… Read More
Senior HR Manager
Overcoming Anxiety
I found my sessions with Maggie immensely helpful. Maggie’s approach is not the least bit intimidating and immensely practical in nature. She helped me to identify the issues which cause me anxiety and to find techniques which enabled me to deal with them as they arose. I now feel I have the tools necessary to deal with the various stresses in my life and that I can adapt these tools to… Read More
Investment Banker
Building Self-Esteem – Overcoming Anxiety
I feel so much calmer and happier in myself. Therapy really helped with my anxiety issues and restored my self esteem. I feel so much more positive about the future and feel much stronger in myself. Read More
Lawyer
Overcoming Anxiety & Building Self-Confidence, Career, Relationships
I started to see Maggie for ways to help me deal with old patterns of thoughts which lead to increased levels of stress and low confidence. She really helped me understand the roots of my thinking, how things had changed through time and ways in which I could shape my thoughts differently and break free of my old patterns. As a result, my stress levels have vastly improved… I have also been able to break away from old… Read More
Financial Analyst
Discovering Enjoyable Career Success & Creating Loving Relationships
When I came to see Maggie I was very depressed, but also very cynical about the benefits of seeing a therapist… I was working as a sales director… which I thought was what I wanted, but I had very little confidence in my abilities… I also had very bad relationships… Maggie has helped me to understand why… and…to turn things around so that I am so much happier now than I have been in many, many, years and… Read More
Ex Sales Director
Overcoming Depression & Enjoying Better Relationships
When I first started seeing Maggie I felt very unmotivated, lonely and exhausted. It seemed the more I tried to fix things myself, the worse they got. I sought counselling as a last resort, when I simply didn’t know what else to do… our sessions were incredibly motivating. I have gone from tolerating life to loving it, including the bumpy bits. She was very good at explaining why I felt the way I did. She taught me through exercises that… Read More
Transport Planner

Frequently Asked Questions

CBT Therapy for Anxiety
Many GP’s and professionals recommend CBT therapy for anxiety because it demonstrates good results. It is an excellent therapy which we integrate into our work when helping clients address anxiety. However, it may not fully deal with root cause of anxiety.  For this reason we integrate other therapies into our work with clients, because these therapies demonstrate a continued and increased improvement for individuals post therapy.
When should I get help with my anxiety?
Maggie Award Winning Therapist

Get a Therapist Recommendation

Get in touch for a free telephone consultation with Maggie Morrow, Award Winning Therapist & KlearMinds Director.

Money back guarantee – Not satisfied with your first appointment? Let us know. You can have a refund or try a free appointment with another therapist we recommend.

Get a Therapist Recommendation
Private Therapy Rooms in London
Online Counselling Available

Take the First Step Towards Overcoming Anxiety or Panic

Have you had enough of feeling stressed or anxious and feel ready to change your life for the better? A KlearMinds London City based CBT and anxiety counsellor can help you regain control of your life. Why not contact us today and take the first step to improve your life.

Information & Self-Help Tips for Panic & Anxiety

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety

CBT for Anxiety

17th June 2015

CBT for Anxiety Anxiety disorders can seriously affect the quality of your life. Having obsessive thoughts or panic attacks, or…

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety

How Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Can Help Treat Anxiety Disorders

2nd November 2014

Anxiety disorders can seriously affect your quality of life. If you worry nonstop, have obsessive thoughts or panic attacks, or…

CBT Diagram

3 CBT activities to help you ease your anxieties

5th November 2018

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is based on the idea that thoughts, feelings and behaviours are interconnected and that by changing…

Panic Button

Ten Tips For Managing Panic Attacks

16th November 2014

Once the feelings of panic start to set in, these thoughts have a way of taking over and can give…

Is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy More Effective Than Medication in Treating Anxiety?

17th March 2015

The strong feelings of fear, unease and worry that are hallmarks of anxiety can have a very negative impact on…

Panic Attack Sign

Panic Attacks: How Can Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Help?

1st December 2014

It happened again. One minute you were trying to fall asleep, and the next thing you knew, you were sitting…

CBT For Social Anxiety

17th September 2015

CBT For Social Anxiety When we feel self-confident in social situations, we can make the most out of enjoyable encounters…

Anxiety blog image

How to cope with post-lockdown social anxiety

1st April 2021

For most people, the easing of lockdown can’t come soon enough. We’re looking forward to hugging our loved ones, spending…

Panic Attack Sign

CBT for Panic Attacks

17th June 2015

CBT for Panic Attacks There can be few things in life that are more frightening than experiencing a panic attack.…

Panic Attack Therapy London

Panic Disorder

20th March 2015

Panic Attack Treatment & Therapy in London A panic attack or panic disorder is when you regularly have sudden attacks…

Stress Management Therapy London

Stress (Management Counselling)

6th December 2013

Stress Is Stress Causing You Problems? Stress is the feeling of being overwhelmed or unable to cope with mental or…

Maggie Morrow Award Winning Therapist
Author: Maggie Morrow, Award Winning Psychotherapist, Counsellor & Life Coach
Last updated: 13th March 2024

Our London Therapy Locations

Quality Standards

Our hand-selected therapists have trained in the UK’s most respected institutions. They hold a minimum of 8 and up to 30 years clinical experience within the NHS, private and/or charitable sectors. They are registered with: