Anxiety Counselling

in

Cambridge

DAY & EVENING, IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL

Anxiety has a way of making ordinary things feel enormous. The email you cannot bring yourself to open, the social plan you cancel at the last minute, the 3 a.m. replay of a conversation from last Tuesday. If worry has started shaping your decisions rather than informing them, you are not alone, and you do not have to manage it by willpower. At GreenValley Counselling Services in Cambridge, we offer anxiety counselling that treats the roots of anxiety, not just the symptoms.

What Anxiety Can Look Like

Anxiety is not always obvious, even to the person living with it. It might show up as:

Persistent worry that feels difficult to switch off
Physical symptoms — racing heart, shortness of breath, tension, or stomach upset
Trouble falling asleep, or waking early with your mind already going
Avoiding situations, conversations, or places that feel risky
Irritability or a short fuse that does not match the situation
Difficulty concentrating, or a mind that goes blank under pressure
Perfectionism and procrastination, which often travel together
Panic attacks that arrive without obvious warning

Anxiety exists for a reason — it is the mind trying to protect you from something. Therapy helps you understand what it is protecting you from, and build a different relationship with it.

How We Approach Anxiety in Cambridge

There is no single correct treatment for anxiety, and the right approach depends on where yours comes from. At our Cambridge office we draw on several, often in combination:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) — the most researched approach for anxiety. CBT helps you identify the thought patterns that fuel worry and build practical, repeatable skills for interrupting them.
CBT with DBT-informed techniques — for anxiety that arrives fast and physically, DBT skills add distress tolerance and grounding: what to do in the moment, not just how to think differently afterward.
EMDR — when anxiety has roots in trauma or a specific distressing experience, EMDR helps the brain reprocess the memory so it stops triggering the alarm response.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) — IFS treats anxiety not as a defect to eliminate but as a part of you doing a job. Understanding what that part is protecting often loosens its grip more effectively than fighting it.

We will talk through which approach fits your situation rather than fitting you to a method.

Meet Some of our Cambridge Anxiety Therapists

Joel ten Brinke, Registered Psychotherapist.

Joel works extensively with Internal Family Systems, an approach that helps clients understand the protective role anxiety plays rather than treating it as something to be defeated.

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Susan Fehr, MDiv, RPQ Registered Psychotherapist Qualifying

Susan works with teens and adults using CBT alongside DBT-informed techniques, combining practical strategies for managing anxious thoughts with concrete skills for settling the body in difficult moments.

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Inge Packull — Registered Social Worker

Inge brings more than 30 years of clinical experience and offers EMDR at our Cambridge office, which can be particularly effective when anxiety is connected to past experiences. As a Registered Social Worker, her services are covered by many insurance plans that include RSW coverage.

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All of our Cambridge therapists work with anxiety. You can see the full team on our Cambridge office page.

What to Expect

Getting started begins with a quick conversation with one of our client care coordinators, who will listen to what you’re looking for and match you with a therapist who fits. From there you can book a session directly, or, if you’d prefer, arrange a free introductory call with the therapist first — whichever feels more comfortable.

In your first sessions, we will map out where your anxiety shows up, what feeds it, and what you have already tried. From there, the work is collaborative and paced to you — building skills you can use between sessions, not just insight you have in them. Many people notice a shift within the first several sessions, though how long the work takes depends on what is underneath the anxiety.

There’s no shared waiting room at our Cambridge office. You’ll come up to the hall outside our office door, where there’s seating, and your therapist will meet you at your appointment time. It’s a quieter arrival than a clinic waiting area — the hall is shared with the other offices in the building, so you may occasionally pass someone, but you won’t be sitting in a room full of other clients.

Why Choose GreenValley for Anxiety Counselling in Cambridge

A range of approaches under one roof: CBT, DBT-informed skills, EMDR, and IFS — so the method fits you rather than the other way round
Deeply experienced clinicians: including a therapist with over 30 years of practice
Insurance coverage options: our team includes a Registered Social Worker and Registered Psychotherapists, covering most extended health plans
Central Galt location: our office at 24 Queen Square is in the heart of Queen’s Square, serving Cambridge, Preston, Hespeler, Ayr, Paris, and surrounding communities
Flexible scheduling: evening and Saturday appointments available

Ready to Feel Less Anxious?

You don’t have to keep managing this on your own.

Get in touch and we’ll help you find the right therapist for what you’re dealing with.

You can also contact our Cambridge office directly

in a way that feels comfortable to you:

Call: 226-666-2872
Toll Free: 888.699.7817
Text: 226.916.5309

Email us at: info@greenvalleycounselling.com

Finding our office:

Located in the Doctor’s House – 24 Queen Square, Cambridge, ON. N1S 1H6

We are near the Public Library, Idea Exchange, across from Queen Square fountain in downtown Galt.

There is parking available around the Square or at the Library.

Our phones and emails are answered Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm.

Therapists’ Hours:

Monday 10 pm to 8 pm

Tuesday 9 am to 8 pm

Wednesday 9 am to 8 pm

Thursday 9 am to 8 pm

Fridays 11 am to 8 pm