You might have had anxiety for years. That doesn’t mean it has to stay this way.
Anxiety doesn’t have to control your life.
Does this sound like you..You’re tired of feeling anxious
You want your life back.
You might have noticed:
- You overthink things long after they’ve happened
- You worry about things that haven’t happened yet
- You avoid situations because they feel too uncomfortable
- You need reassurance or certainty before you can relax
- You worry about what other people think
- You put pressure on yourself to get things right
- You try to stay in control because uncertainty feels difficult
And if you’re honest with yourself…
You’re tired of anxiety having so much say in how you live your life.
You’ve probably tried everything you can think of to feel less anxious…
• You’ve tried talking things through
• You’ve tried breathing or relaxation techniques
• You’ve tried to think more positively
• You may have tried counselling or talk therapy
And in many ways, those things can help…
But sometimes, even when you understand your anxiety, you can still find yourself reacting in the same old ways.
That’s because knowing what’s happening and changing an automatic pattern aren’t always the same thing.
And when those patterns keep running — the anxiety can keep coming back
What 10+ Years Working With Anxiety Has Taught Me
Over the years, I’ve noticed that anxiety rarely exists in isolation. There are often patterns in the way people think, respond and cope that can keep it going.
– Expecting something to go wrong
– Overthinking and worrying
– Avoiding things that feel uncomfortable
– Needing certainty or control
– Fear of judgement
– Perfectionism and putting pressure on yourself
And often, people know they’re doing these things — they just don’t know how to stop.
What needs to change for anxiety to change
See the pattern
First, we identify the patterns that may be keeping your anxiety going. Because it’s difficult to change something when you can’t see what’s happening.
Change it underneath
This is the part that can be difficult to do on your own. We work with the automatic patterns behind how you think, feel and respond — not just what you consciously know.
Practice the new skill
As the old patterns begin to shift, we practise different ways of responding — so they become easier and more natural to use in everyday life.
Anxiety can be kept going by patterns in how we think, respond and cope. When those patterns begin to change, the way you respond to anxiety can begin to change too.
You don't have to work this out on your own...
What most people are not told about anxiety...
Anxiety & Genetics
Genetics can play a part in our vulnerability to anxiety — but they are only part of the picture.
Anxiety & Learnt behaviours
Stressful or difficult experiences can influence how we learn to respond to situations, people and uncertainty.
Anxiety & Learned patterns
Over time, we can develop automatic patterns — worrying, avoiding, expecting the worst, needing control or fearing judgement.
Anxiety & Change
The good news is that patterns aren't necessarily fixed. By recognising them, we can begin learning different ways to respond.
A Less Anxious Life Starts Here
Experiences from people I’ve worked with
About Anne
You’ve spent more than 10 years helping people understand and work through anxiety, and the patterns that can keep it going.
I know this personally too. I experienced anxiety myself for years, so I understand how much it can affect the way you think, feel, behave and live your life.
And one thing I’ve learned — both personally and through years of working with anxiety — is that simply knowing why you feel anxious doesn’t always change how you respond.
You can know you’re overthinking. You can know the fear doesn’t make sense. You can tell yourself to stop worrying — and still feel anxious.
That’s why my approach focuses on identifying and changing the patterns that may be keeping anxiety going.
Because when those patterns begin to change, you can begin responding differently too.
Qualifications, Experience and Membership:
– Clinical Member of Australian Hypnotherapy Association
– Diploma of Strategic Psychotherapy
– Diploma of Clinical Hypnotherapy
– Professional Hypnotherapy Diploma
– Master Practitioner of NLP, Hypnosis and Time Line Therapy
– Results Coach Certification
– 10 years + working with anxiety, subconscious patterns and behavioural change
Why I Wrote This Book
Surviving to Thriving came out of more than a decade of working with people who’d tried everything on the surface and still felt stuck. What changed things was never more willpower or more talking — it was working with the unconscious mind, and the patterns running underneath.
That same understanding continues to shape the way I work with anxiety today — looking beyond the symptoms to understand and change the patterns that may be keeping them going.
Why Does My Anxiety Keep Coming Back?
Understand the patterns that may be keeping anxiety going — and why knowing what’s happening isn’t always enough to change it.