Interesting thoughts by a gestal therapy student I hired to write an article on whether someone should consider psychotherapy or counseling. I think it contains some helpful pointers.

The article is a brief description of how anxiety can cue us to be cautious or create change and also the way anxiety can overwhelm us and lead to paralysis and dysfunction. Several strategies for managing anxiety and changing our relationship to it are discussed. Most importantly the article emphasizes the normality of some anxiety as part of the human experience. The philosophy underlying the treatment strategies comes from the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy model of psychotherapy.