While it is common for everyone in Newfoundland to experience periods of stress, prolonged or intense stress can negatively affect your life.  Many times, people in St. John’s choose unhealthy coping methods, such as smoking and drinking, to relieve their stress, however this only masks the underlying problems.  Stress can also produce physical symptoms such as headaches, sleep deprivation and high blood pressure.

Stress management through counselling can help you understand sources of your stress and develop healthy ways of coping with them.

• Work pressures
• Family stresses
• Relationship worries
• Difficulty coping
• Panic attacks
• Irritability
• Physical ailments
• Constant tension