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Fear is an emotion that you feel when you believe you’re in a dangerous situation. On the other hand, a phobia is characterized by an irrational fear of a person, activity, animal, or object. Many people experience fears and phobias related to flying on an airplane, heights, snakes, or spiders.

If you’re dealing with either one of these issues and it negatively affects the quality of your life, it’s time to consider fear or phobia therapy. Whether you are located in downtown Portsmouth, the suburbs of Portsmouth, other nearby places such as Chesapeake, Norfolk, or anywhere else in Virginia, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Symptoms of Fears and Phobias

Some of the most common signs and symptoms of fears and phobias include:

  • Sweating
  • Nausea
  • Fast heartbeat
  • Shaking
  • Stomach upset
  • Dizziness

If you experience any of the above signs, you should consider fear or phobia therapy. Read tips about irrational thoughts, fear, and anxiety in this article from licensed therapist Alexandra Lambeth.

It’s Time: Seek Phobia Treatment Today!

Fears and phobias have the potential to alienate you, isolate you, and restrict your ability to interact with others or in certain social situations. But you don’t have to let that happen. Mental Health Match can match you with a professional, licensed therapist who can help you change your feelings about your fear or phobia and move forward with your life. Start by browsing below or using our free therapist matching tool.

Portsmouth, VA Fear and Phobia Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which is evidence-based, and very effective in treating anxiety, panic, insomnia, and many other issues. I teach concrete skills and assign homework to help you improve as fast as possible.

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  • Agoraphobia
  • Anxiety
  • Assertiveness
  • Communication Skills
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Health Anxiety
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Panic Attacks
  • Perfectionism
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  • Stress
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help you get unstuck with strategies that go beyond just coping, targeting the root causes of ongoing anxiety and pain for long-term success. I want you to build real confidence, pursue goals without fear, and feel genuinely excited about life.


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help you get unstuck with strategies that go beyond just coping, targeting the root causes of ongoing anxiety and pain for long-term success. I want you to build real confidence, pursue goals without fear, and feel genuinely excited about life.

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My clinical team and I have developed a special interest in all things anxiety & OCD. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, OCD, or panic – odds are we've helped someone overcome something similar.

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  • Fears and Phobias
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting Children with Anxiety
  • Relationships
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Work on cognitive-behavioral strategies to address clinical symptoms. We will also address themes from early development that interfere with valued living.

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Expert in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT; a problem-focused, evidence-based approach) and practicing over 25 years. I incorporate emotion-focused approaches (including "Schema Therapy," also evidence-based) for long-standing problems.

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  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Couples
  • Dependent Personality Disorder
  • Depression
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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Together, we will identify the things you notice interfering with the life you want to live. The moments from the past that keep you from moving forward, the anxiety or fear that paralyze you now. Together we will create a plan for your best life.


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Together, we will identify the things you notice interfering with the life you want to live. The moments from the past that keep you from moving forward, the anxiety or fear that paralyze you now. Together we will create a plan for your best life.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is rarely the same twice. I always use Evidence Based Practices, however, my approach is completely dependent on the individual working with me. As a clinical social worker, I work to always put the individual at the center of our work.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Birth Trauma
  • Caregivers
  • Combat Trauma
  • Coming Out
  • Complicated Grief
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
  • End of Life
  • Fears and Phobias
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  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Medical Trauma
  • Military Life Transition
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Religious Trauma
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Teen Depression
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Veterans/Military Families
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Carissa Sietsema
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Together we will explore what is meaningful in your life, face painful situations, and create an action plan so that you can live a life you value. Throughout this process I encourage transparency and open communication, as this is your life not mine


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Together we will explore what is meaningful in your life, face painful situations, and create an action plan so that you can live a life you value. Throughout this process I encourage transparency and open communication, as this is your life not mine

Something to know about my approach is:

In session we will work on understanding factors that impact our mental health and learning new skills necessary to create change. This means going beyond talking and instead taking action. All steps take will be done at your comfort level and wishes

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  • Childhood Trauma
  • Combat Trauma
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma From Abuse
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