FREE Book:Simple Steps To Overcome Anxiety & Worrying

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Do Any Of These Thoughts Sound Familiar To You?

  •  I can’t get my thoughts to stop going round and around.”
  • “I start thinking of all the things I have to get done and get overwhelmed.”
  • “I wake up with a feeling of dread and I don’t know why.”
  • “I can’t stop worrying about my children, whether they are doing well and questioning myself about whether I am doing enough to help them.”
  • “I lie awake at night, going over things that happened and what I said.”

Worry usually involves thoughts about negative events that might happen in the future or sometimes about things that you have done, or said, in the past that you wish you had handled differently. Often it involves worry about what other people think about you.

Everyone gets anxious sometimes, but if your worries and fears are so frequent that they interfere with your ability to function and relax, you may have an anxiety disorder.

Symptoms of Anxiety – Everyone’s experience is different but can include emotional and physical symptoms:

  • You know that you worry much more than you should
  • You have trouble controlling constant worries
  • You are not able to relax
  • You have a hard time concentrating
  • You have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
  • You might feel tired all the time
  • You can have headaches, muscle aches, stomach aches, or unexplained pains
  • You experience irritability and mood swings.

By providing therapy remotely, by phone or video sessions, I help people access specialist help in the most convenient way. Read more about how remote sessions work Video & Phone Sessions.

In a supportive environment with a therapist who has over 25 years of experience you can learn how to reduce worrying by:

  • Learning a variety of relaxation and breathing strategies which can help you reduce your overall levels of stress and help you face anxiety-provoking situations.
  • Learning how Cognitive Therapy (CBT) helps you to distinguish between worries that require your attention and worries that are unnecessary.
  • Learning skills to manage anxious thoughts and to tackle fears that may have been holding you back.

There isn’t a cookie-cutter approach to treating anxiety. First, we will get to the root of the problem and then our sessions will go over coping strategies and homework tasks between sessions that are individually tailored to your particular worries and concerns.

While all your worries won’t disappear, you will be given strategies to manage them better and tools to reduce the impact they have on your life.

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What Can I Do Right Now That Will Help?

When clients first come in to see me, the main concerns that come up again and again are:

  1. How can I feel less stressed, angry and overwhelmed?
  2. What should I do if I feel panicky?
  3. How can I stop worrying about everything: my children, partner, friends, work, my “to do” list….

So I put together a booklet with some strategies I am always giving to my clients to help them begin to feel less anxiety and to worry less.

I hope that you will find it helpful too.

Add your first name and email address in the box below and you will be sent the steps to download your FREE book.

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Download This Free Booklet

Discover simple steps to alleviate stress, manage panic, and reduce worry with our ebook, ‘Simple Steps to Overcome Anxiety & Worrying,’ filled with strategies to help you feel less overwhelmed and more at ease in daily life.

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Dr. Sarah Allen

If you have any questions, or would like to set up an appointment to work with me and learn how to reduce anxiety, please contact me at 847 791-7722 or on the form below.

If you would like to read more about me and my areas of specialty,  please visit Dr. Sarah Allen Bio.

Dr. Allen’s professional license only allows her to work with clients who live in IL & FL & the UK and unfortunately does not allow her to give personalized advice via email to people who are not her clients. 

Dr. Allen sees clients in person in her Northbrook, IL office or remotely via video or phone.

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    Empowered to Combat Anxiety.

    Dr. Allen has helped me through several difficult times. She has taught me tools to use to combat anxiety which is something I have dealt with my whole life. She has empowered me and given me strength that I didn’t know I had. I am so thankful!

    Beth R.

    Excellent Therapist!

    Dr. Allen is a colleague of mine and she is an excellent therapist. She is warm, caring, and exceptional at her work. I refer clients to Dr. Allen and I highly recommend her if you are looking for a top notch therapist.

    Jodi Petchenik, LCSW

    Dr. Allen Helped Me to Feel More Empowered

    Dr. Allen has really helped me find my own voice. When I began therapy I would swing between being passive and doing whatever other people wanted me to do to being angry and frustrated. I have been on antidepressants for quite a few years but it wasn’t really working. Through therapy I have learned to listen to my own needs and to speak up. I used to worry that people wouldn’t like me if I didn’t agree with them but when Dr. Allen gave me the support I needed I challenged my fears. I spend a lot less time feeling angry and depressed now and I have really widened my social network. This is how I have always wanted to be but didn’t know how to get there. Dr. Allen has a very reassuring manner and makes you challenge yourself but by using small steps so you feel ready to do it. I have really come out of my shell and would recommend anyone who is feeling depressed to come and talk with her.

    Rebecca F.

    Worrier No More.

    I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t a worrier and when my doctor suggested therapy instead of an antidepressant I didn’t think it could really help. I was totally wrong. I don’t spend so much time worrying about the “what ifs” now and concentrate on working on things that are in my control to change in the “here and now” rather than in the past or future. I spend much less time in my head worrying about everything and now have useful strategies to deal with many situations at home and at work. Life is much less stressful and I find myself teaching people I manage at work the strategies Dr. Allen taught me.

    Marcia B.

    Worry & Panic Attacks Transformed by Dr. Allen

    Last year I was so crippled by anxiety and panic attacks and I didn’t believe that anything or anyone would be able to help me. Since seeing you my life has changed forever and I am finally turning into the person that I always wanted to be…and the person I never thought I could be. You will be the person I call if I start to feel that way again.

    Wendy T.

    Trusted & Knowledgeable Therapist.

    When I need to refer any of my patients for talk therapy I immediately think of Dr. Allen as she is wonderful at helping people with severe and complex issues really get to the root of their problems. She is very caring and knowledgeable and I have found her extensive experience really helps people to change their lives for the better.

    Dr. Teresa Poprawski