Counselling for Phobias and Fears in Victoria, BC

Handle Your Phobias and Fears Once and for All

Eliminate Your Phobias Easily, Feel Surprisingly Comfortable

Using a combination of EFT, NLP, Hypnosis, Visualization, and Time Based Therapy, Anne will help you to easily release any phobias you have. 

Many Phobias take only 1 or 2 sessions to resolve, unless there is a deeper Core Issue involved.  In this case, it can take a little longer to resolve the phobia.

According to the Institute of Mental Health, approximately 8.7% of people, or about 21 million North American adults, suffer from one or more specific Phobias. We don't know exactly how a Phobia develops, but we do know that Phobias are rooted in the normal Fear Response.  The normal Fear Response is also called the 'Fight or Flight' response.  It's an absolutely necessary component of being human, designed to keep us safe.   Fear causes the brain to send signals to the adrenal glands which start pumping large amounts of adrenalin into the bloodstream. This increases the heart and breathing rate in preparation for fighting, or running.    However, our Fears need to be in proportion to the situations they're related to, and they should resolve when the situation is complete.  A phobia is more fear than is necessary to keep us safe, and doesn't resolve.  Sometimes a person experiences the Phobia when just thinking about the situation.  

Common Phobias

Some common phobias (in no particular order) are:

• Fear of Public Speaking - It's been reported that up to 75% of people have some degree of nervousness or anxiety about speaking in public.  Different aspects of public speaking can be a fear of being judged, of being wrong, or of not being good enough.
  
• Fear of Spiders - Arachnophobia.  Affects more women than men.
  
• Fear of Insects - Entomophobia (also known as Insectophobia).  As above, affects more women than men.
  
• Fear of Snakes - Ophidiophobia - Fear of Snakes is often attributed to evolutionary causes, personal experiences, or cultural influences.
• Fear of Heights - Acrophobia - Fear of Situations From Which Escape is Difficult - Agoraphobia, crowded areas, open spaces, or going out.  Approximately one third of people who experience panic attacks or anxiety develop Agoraphobia.
• Fear of Dogs - Cynophobia -  This phobia is often associated with specific personal experiences, such as being bitten, chased or scared by a dog as a child.
  
• Fear of Thunder and Lightning - Brontophobia, Tonitrophobia, or Ceraunophobia.
  
• Fear of Needles or Injections - Trypanophobia.  Especially noticeable in dental situations where freezing is necessary, or medical situations such as blood tests or vaccinations.  People with this fear may tend to avoid these situations.
  
• Social Phobias - Fear of Social Situations.  People may avoid events, places and people that trigger an anxiety attack.  This could be or include Fear of Crowds, or Fear of What People Think of You, Fear of Judgement.  Also connected to Fear of Public Speaking.
• Fear of Flying -  Pteromerhanophobia.  Different aspects of Fear of Flying can include a Fear of Heights,
  
• Fear of Being Out of Control 
• Fear of Clowns - Coulrophobia.
• Fear of Being Trapped in Confined Spaces - Claustrophobia.
• Fear of Vomiting - Emitophobia.

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