Anxiety Counselling in Montreal
For adults experiencing persistent anxiety, intrusive thoughts, chronic worry, or a heightened sense of being on edge without an obvious external trigger. A structured approach focused on building awareness and developing practical strategies for more effective responses.
You've been managing it on your own for a long time. And it's not getting better.
You're functioning, going to work, keeping up with your life, doing what needs to be done. But underneath that, the anxiety keeps returning. The same thoughts keep cycling. The same situations keep triggering the same responses. You've tried to push through it, understand it, manage it on your own. And you're tired of arriving at the same place.
When you notice patterns like…
Anxiety that returns no matter what you do to manage it
Intrusive thoughts that feel impossible to dismiss or turn off
A sense of being stuck, knowing what's wrong but unable to change it
Overthinking that spirals before you can catch it
Emotional reactions that feel out of proportion and hard to understand
Chronic stress or burnout that doesn't lift even when things settle down
A feeling that you've already tried everything and nothing has lasted
What is Anxiety Counselling?
Anxiety counselling focuses on understanding the patterns that keep anxiety going. While anxiety often feels like the problem, it is usually maintained by a combination of thought patterns, behaviours, physical responses, and coping strategies that unintentionally reinforce the cycle over time.
Sessions focus on identifying these patterns and developing practical ways of responding differently. The goal is not to eliminate anxiety entirely, but to reduce its impact, increase flexibility, and help you feel more in control of your responses rather than controlled by worry, fear, or uncertainty.
Jorgia works with adults across Montreal, primarily in-person at her office, with online sessions available when needed.
What Anxiety Counselling Can Support
SupportsGeneralized anxiety
Persistent background worry that's hard to switch off, even when there's nothing specific to worry about.
SupportsIntrusive thoughts
Recurring unwanted thoughts or mental images that feel impossible to dismiss or redirect.
SupportsOverthinking & rumination
Thought loops that spiral before you can catch them, keeping you stuck in your head.
SupportsSocial anxiety
Heightened self-consciousness, worry about judgment, or avoidance of situations that feel unpredictable.
SupportsPanic symptoms
Sudden surges of anxiety, racing heart, or physical tension that comes on without warning.
SupportsStress-related nervous system activation
A body that stays switched on, tense, or on edge long after the pressure has passed.
You don’t need to have all the answers. You just need a willingness to begin. Jorgia is here to help you figure out what’s next, with steady, compassionate support.
SupportsChronic worry
Ongoing apprehension that lingers regardless of circumstances.
SupportsHealth anxiety
Heightened self-consciousness, worry about judgment, or avoidance of situations that feel unpredictable.
Approaches Used in Anxiety Counselling
Anxiety counselling draws on cognitive behavioural approaches, somatic perspectives, and nervous system regulation strategies. Sessions focus on helping clients understand the factors maintaining anxiety and develop practical tools for responding differently.
The emphasis is on building awareness, reducing avoidance, increasing tolerance for uncertainty, and creating lasting changes in how anxiety is managed day-to-day.
What Anxiety Counselling Can Help You Work Toward
Anxiety counselling isn't about eliminating anxiety entirely. It's about reducing how much it interferes with your life and building the tools to respond to it differently when it shows up.
Over time, you may start to notice that you:
Catch anxious thoughts earlier, before they spiral into something bigger
Respond to anxiety with more flexibility and less automatic reaction
Feel less on edge in situations that used to reliably trigger a response
Manage intrusive thoughts more effectively rather than being pulled under by them
Notice physical tension or activation earlier, and have tools to work with it
Experience less chronic stress and more mental quiet in day-to-day life
Feel more in control of your responses, and less controlled by worry
Sleep better and feel more rested
Frequently Asked Questions
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A brief, no-pressure call to understand what brought you here, what you'd like to work on, and whether Jorgia's approach is the right fit. There's no commitment to continue, if counselling isn't the right step right now, or Jorgia isn't the right counsellor for you, she'll say so and point you in a useful direction.
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Sessions integrate select techniques from Jorgia's EMDR training, focused on grounding, stabilization, and nervous system regulation. In practice, this means working with body-based awareness, developing tools to manage emotional activation, and building capacity to stay more regulated in difficult moments. These techniques are used alongside cognitive and behavioural strategies and somatic approaches, and are always paced to what feels manageable for you.
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These techniques are most relevant for people experiencing anxiety, intrusive thoughts, hypervigilance, emotional reactivity, and physical symptoms of nervous system dysregulation, particularly when those experiences feel persistent or haven't responded well to other approaches. They're integrated as part of a broader, individually tailored counselling approach.
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Many extended health plans in Canada cover sessions with a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC). Coverage varies by provider and plan , I'd recommend checking your policy directly to confirm that CCC services are included. I provide receipts after each session for reimbursement purposes.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation
An opportunity to discuss what you're experiencing, ask questions, and determine whether this approach is the right fit.