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Is social anxiety negatively affecting your relationships and causing you to avoid social interactions?

Many people feel anxious in social situations, where they feel they might be judged or embarrassed. Agoraphobia is a more extreme form of social anxiety where people fear having an anxiety or panic attack around other people and losing control of their body and emotions. No matter what kind of social anxiety you are experiencing, you’ll be glad to know that there is help available.

Wherever you are located in Iowa from Ames to West Des Moines or even Des Moines, or anywhere else nearby, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder

If you’re not sure whether you are dealing with social anxiety, this section will help. It is very normal to feel nervous in some social situations, but people with social anxiety disorder feel a great sense of fear and self-consciousness in everyday interactions, like working around coworkers, going to the store, or riding public transportation.

Here are some symptoms you may experience in everyday social situations if you have social anxiety:

  • Trembling, shaking, or tense muscles
  • Quick shallow breaths that leave you feeling lightheaded
  • An upset stomach or nausea
  • A racing heart

These symptoms may be felt in anticipation of a social situation, during, or afterward. If you experience symptoms like these, you could benefit from seeing a therapist.

If you think you may be suffering from social anxiety, read licensed therapist Alexandra Lambeth’s tips for coping with irrational thoughts, fear, and anxiety.

The Time is Now: See a Social Anxiety Therapist Today!

A social anxiety therapist can help reduce your anxiety and teach you coping skills so you can move forward feeling more confident and carefree. Mental Health Match can quickly match you with a professional therapist in your area. Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Amber Teubert
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Together in therapy, using CBT, we tackle challenges by reshaping thought patterns and behaviors. This approach cultivates resilience, promotes growth, and fosters lasting positive changes in mental well-being.


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Together in therapy, using CBT, we tackle challenges by reshaping thought patterns and behaviors. This approach cultivates resilience, promotes growth, and fosters lasting positive changes in mental well-being.

Something to know about my approach is:

In therapy, I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to empower clients with practical tools. By addressing thoughts and behaviors, we create positive changes together, fostering resilience and enhancing well-being.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abandonment Issues
  • Abusive Relationships
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxiety Management
  • Body Acceptance
  • Celebrities and Public Figures
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Transition
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Human Trafficking
  • LGBTQ+
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Understanding
  • Self-Worth
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Transgender
  • Trauma
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Women
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Collaborate on a path of personal and/or professional self-discovery and improvement. We will create a unique plan incorporating education, self-care, and clarification of your needs and values so you are better able to understand yourself and others


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Collaborate on a path of personal and/or professional self-discovery and improvement. We will create a unique plan incorporating education, self-care, and clarification of your needs and values so you are better able to understand yourself and others

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My approach centers on psychological and emotional safety which are essential for personal growth and development. You are likely to leave therapy with a greater understanding of yourself and the world around you as well as clarity about your needs.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Caregivers
  • Grief
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationship Distress
  • Workplace Issues
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Patrick Harnish
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Do an assessment, create a treatment plan, and work together to reduce symptoms of any disorders that may be present. Life is not simple, and often things come up along in your journey toward healing.


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Do an assessment, create a treatment plan, and work together to reduce symptoms of any disorders that may be present. Life is not simple, and often things come up along in your journey toward healing.

Something to know about my approach is:

I work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(CBT), Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing(EMDR), Internal Family Systems, and many more integrated therapies. I am certified in Trauma based and youth mental health services.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Borderline Personality
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Dissociation
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sex Addiction
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Abraham (Abe) Goetz
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Build off your tools. If one tool isn't working, we'll go back to the drawing board together to see why, and consider another strategy from your toolbox. Therapy and the work will occur during and outside of session to be most effective.


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Together, we will:

Build off your tools. If one tool isn't working, we'll go back to the drawing board together to see why, and consider another strategy from your toolbox. Therapy and the work will occur during and outside of session to be most effective.

Something to know about my approach is:

If you are looking for a therapist with a blank, neutral face who gives an occasional "mhm" while you vent for 50 minutes, I'm not your guy. I think if you're doing therapy right, it is not going to be easy. Sometimes we have to hurt to heal.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Assessments
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Childbirth
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • High-Achieving
  • Law Enforcement
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Overachievers
  • Perfectionism
  • Political Anxiety
  • Substance Use
  • Young Men
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David Foreit
Together, we will:

Together, we will look at the beliefs causing your issues. They may have been appropriate when acquired, often as a child, but maybe not so much today. We have to learn to accept what we can't change and have the courage to change what we can.


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Together, we will:

Together, we will look at the beliefs causing your issues. They may have been appropriate when acquired, often as a child, but maybe not so much today. We have to learn to accept what we can't change and have the courage to change what we can.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe that our behaviors, how we feel, act, in a given situation, are a result of the beliefs we have about that situation. If you are willing to investigate your beliefs and adjust them to fit today's reality, you will feel and act differently.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Depression
  • Gender Transition
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • LGBTQ+
  • Parenting Skills
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Social Anxiety
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David Foreit remote and phone therapy in California, Iowa, Michigan, New York