Anxiety – Holistic Health Online

The Anxiety Management Solution

I am often asked, what is the most common thing you treat with hypnotherapy?

It’s a fair question and I say “Anxiety, because it is at the root of so many problems”.

Whether it is performance anxiety, which isn’t just stage fright or pubic speaking, but anxiety about something you have to do, like workplace performance or relationship performance, you get the idea. Anywhere or any time you are expected to “perform”. You can be anxious about anything, llike a rustle in the bushes at night, but it’s fleeting. Anxiety persists, it’s not fleeting, it doesn’t go away and can become worse over time.

Anxiety could be considered to run along a spectrum from feeling slightly emotionally vulnerable or uncomfortable, all the way up to phobias, extreme anxiety about something, sometimes even when that thing is not there. It’s very real, it’s very individual and it limits your life. There are many descriptions or categories, or so-called types of experiences of anxiety, including: Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorders, Social Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder [OCD], Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] and more recently Climate Anxiety or Eco-Anxiety. That’s a sample. It’s serious and unfortunately most of us “deal with it” and when someone is not dealing with it, in Australia, almost half of us believe it is a sign of weakness¹.

Imagine there was a tiger in the room? Would you feel anxious? Of course you would.
But imagine if you felt like that when there was no tiger, no obvious or tangible “threat”.
You wouldn’t like it. That’s overwhelmed, that’s not weak, that’s anxiety and it can limit your life.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics, National Health and Wellbeing Survey 2020-2022 Press Release² stated that:

“Anxiety was the most common group of mental disorders in 2020–2022.
More than one in six Australians (17.2 per cent) had an anxiety disorder
such as social phobia or post-traumatic stress disorder in the previous 12 months.”

I meet people in my clinical practice who are not satisfied with their current therapeutic regime, be it psychotherapy, drug prescription, or no help at all. They want to explore alternatives to what they are doing or have explored in the past. So my experience is biased. My clinical experience and education in science, psychology, hypnosis, psychotherapy, herbal medicine and nutrition provides me with the necessary background to let you know what I can and can’t offer.

I am dedicated to a holistic approach when I meet with you. I want to know your story, your personal background and experiences and what you think you need going forward. And where do you want to go to? And what is currently helping you move in that direction and what is currently getting in the way. Why do you consider yourself “anxious”? Who diagnosed you, what have you tried, what worked, what didn’t work? Its’s a lot, but it will take us to the beginning of a new chapter in your life story. I’ll let you know where I know I can help, which methods I will use and then you decide what route you take from there. It is important that you have a real sense of being in control of your future.

The Holistic Approach

Evaluate your personal situation, based on your medical history, age, gender, weight, dietary habits, sleep and exercise habits, essentially evaluating your current situation with no judgement.

Discuss your current therapeutic strategy, including health professionals you consult, strategies or medications or supplements that you use. I want to know what you are doing now, why you are doing it, what’s working, what’s not working and what you need in terms of skills, resources or support to move forward in you life.

Assist you in providing strategies and techniques to minimise or reduce stresses in your life.

Teach self-hypnosis to provide psychological support and build resilience, so you can make the changes necessary. Provide holistic hypnotherapy if you wish to explore the use of hypnosis to adjust physiological parameters, overcome perceived blocks and build resilience.

In consultation with you, provide herbs to manage your physiological and psychological signs and symptoms of anxiety [whether you are taking medication or not]. If you are taking medication, the herbs will support your progress and you may be able to reduce your drugs over time, possibly eliminate them [with your prescribing doctor’s support].

Adjust your diet and nutritional strategy if necessary, ensuring a proper intake of good fats, proteins and macronutrients, to support your nervous and endocrinal systems.

Suggest medicinal foods that will support your health.

Suggest supplements if necessary to support your changing situation.

Ensure that you are getting enough sleep and appropriate exercise and if necessary suggest strategies or provide herbs or supplements to improve your sleep quality and exercise recovery.

Why Clients Seek an Alternative

My skill set includes listening, first and foremost, with the use of hypnotherapy and herbal medicine as a first line of support and healing. I began my clinical work in 1979 and investigated many therapeutic strategies, typically as a result of an increasing need to support my clients in their journey to health. Combining my therapeutic skills with my university qualifications in biology, sociology and psychology, I have been able to offer support, treatment and guidance for clients moving forward in their life.

I work with each person as an individual, facing their own set of issues. I provide a holistic perspective which is inclusive of the latest research, incorporating remedies and treatments that have been used in traditionally for hundreds if not thousands of years. I am not attached to any “one size fits all” program or therapeutic franchise, I am here for you, for your situation, to help you move forward into your desired future.

To summarise, global research shows that 1 in 3 people will experience anxiety in their lifetime³ and it is clear that in Australia, 1 in 6 people reported suffering from anxiety in the past year⁴. Researchers Andrew Kemp and Maree Abbott were clear about the serious consequences of anxiety⁵:

“Firstly, the risk of suicide is higher in individuals with anxiety or a combination of anxiety and depression, rather than depression alone. Secondly, patients with anxiety have an increased risk of heart disease than those with depressive disorders. Our (unpublished) research shows this may stem from long-term adverse changes in the autonomic nervous system. These changes are more prominent in patients with generalised anxiety disorder than other anxiety disorders – this may be due to a constant fear of not coping, coupled with a heightened perception of threat.”

In Summary

I use a holistic multi-disciplinary approach, based on my clinical experience and background in biological science, traditional herbal medicine and clinical hypnotherapy, counselling and psychotherapy. I want to work with you in a way that gets you maximum benefit and results in a timely manner. Managing your life situation that has been characterised as depression, can improve your health and wellbeing now and protect you against future complications.

As your program may run over one to several months after your first consultation, I typically schedule follow up sessions 2, 4 or 6 weeks apart, as we adjust the program to suit your unique situation. Herbs and supplements are charged separately.

All the best for your healthy future,

Michael Z Schubert

Book a package of 3 General Consultations (and receive $100 AU discount). Most client issues are resolved in 3-5 sessions. During our first session I will discuss what I consider to be the best strategy for your particular situation. All consultations and treatment strategies are suited to your current situation and the transformation that you want. Working holistically with you means you will be supported as you make the changes in your health and lifestyle.

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