Anxiety can be a very debilitating condition. For some, it can be so severe, that they seem "stopped in their tracks" and unable to move forward in their lives. It can be accompanied by feelings in the body - chest, stomach, headaches and teeth grinding are common. It can prevent sleep and it is possible to feel very stressed - even when waking in the morning, or going to an appointment for example. Sometimes, anxiety is accompanied by panic attacks that seem to come "out of the blue", from nowhere.

Coinneach Shanks works with those who have anxiety, so that clients can tackle anxiety for themselves and be able to reduce their own symptoms. Sometimes, anxiety can be tackled through cognitive exercises where client and therapist work together to manage and get rid of anxious feelings. If anxiety has been a problem for a long time it may be "deep seated" and the therapeutic process can take longer.

Very often, anxiety is physically stressful. Coinneach Shanks works with mindfulness exercises that help the autonomic system (the system that controls the body's fight or flight response) to adjust.