Driving Anxiety: Relief is Just a Session Away!

Visualize or imagine…picture or pretend…it’s a beautiful sunny Saturday, and you’re driving with your favorite person in the passenger seat, headed for one of your favorite destinations-maybe to a beautiful hike, the best breakfast in town, or wherever you love to be. As you merge onto the highway, a speeding driver cuts you off, making your merge extra perilous as you’re now stuck next to a semi. Just as you try to change lanes, another driver crosses over two lanes of traffic and hard brakes to make their exit. If your heart is now racing, or if your mind is swirling or sweat is forming on your brow, you may be one of the 60% of Americans who have some form of driving anxiety.

Driving anxiety is the #1 searched term with hypnotherapy, and for good reason: this life-disrupting condition can spiral quickly, and yet is easily managed through hypnotherapy. When drivers have an accident, live in metro areas with heavy traffic, or even suffer from an episode of low blood sugar while driving, anxiety can take hold and make driving uncomfortable or even impossible for some. When driving to work becomes an obstacle, or an inability to drive where you need to go puts a strain on your relationships, it's time to seek help. The good news? Driving anxiety is learned, and whatever you learn can be unlearned! 

As a hypnotherapist, I have extensive tools in my arsenal to manage even the most severe cases of driving anxiety. Working together, we discover the origins of the anxiety and provide relaxation and relief in the first session. Over a period of time, we systematically break down the anxiety response, allowing you to feel calm, confident and in control. Simple changes can be used immediately to train your brain to respond to triggers in a new way.

The best part? The solution to driving anxiety, or any fear or phobia, already exists in your own mind! Your hypnotherapist is simply your guide to understanding how to access that part of yourself that can handle triggers with confidence. You’ll get proven tools to use on your own, in any stressful situation, to “train your brain” to live life freely, fully, and without fear.