Stress
Stress builds when mental and physical pressures accumulate past the point where you can absorb or adapt. What one person brushes off, another might find overwhelming. And what energises you on one day might exhaust you the next. Sometimes stress is situational—loss, illness, work strain, caregiving, relationship tension. Other times, it’s cumulative. Small things stack up until the system begins to fray. Even changes we’d call positive—starting a new job, becoming a parent, moving in with a partner—can place excessive demands on the nervous system.
When that pressure builds without pause, capacity runs dry. Focus slips. Motivation drops. You feel depleted before the day has begun. This is often the point when people stop coping and start bracing. Stress becomes not just a response, but a state of being. When this becomes your baseline, it’s a sign your system needs space—not more effort. In therapy, we make room to notice what’s being carried—and explore how to carry it differently.
Our work will ensure you develop the necessary, practical steps to:
- Reduce excessive pressures in your life
- Alleviate associated symptoms
- Manage situations that exacerbate stress
- Reset your coping mechanisms
- Set suitable boundaries and expectations
- Restore balance and calm
- Implement strategies that prevent stress relapse
- Regain control and ownerrship over daily life