FIND RELIEF FROM THE CYCLE OF WORRY
Constant worry about your health, repeated checking, or fear that something serious is being missed can feel overwhelming and isolating, but relief is possible. At Invictus Counseling, our counselors specialize in anxiety and anxiety-related challenges, including health anxiety and health OCD, and bring advanced training, ongoing supervision, and access to expert consultation to every step of treatment.
Our approach is practical, evidence-based, and tailored to your unique needs, using proven methods including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), iCBT, anxiety sensitivity work, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), all provided in a
compassionate, supportive environment.
UNDERSTANDING HEALTH ANXIETY
Checking on your health from time to time is normal. When worry about illness becomes constant, and ordinary body sensations start to feel like signs of something serious, it may be health anxiety or health OCD. Reassurance from doctors, tests, or online searching often brings only brief relief before the doubt returns.​ ​Our counselors help you understand the triggers and thought patterns
behind health worry, reduce the fear of physical sensations, and build lasting coping strategies.
​If your worry is more general and not focused on illness
If your concerns center on contamination or germs:
Health OCD / Anxiety
Chronic Illness
Health OCD and health anxiety involve persistent fears about having or developing a serious illness. People may repeatedly check their body, research symptoms online, seek reassurance from doctors or loved ones, or avoid medical appointments altogether. Counseling helps reduce these behaviors and build tolerance for uncertainty, rather than trying to prove that nothing is wrong.
Living with a chronic illness brings real medical concerns alongside anxiety about symptoms, flare-ups, appointments, and the future. Counseling can help you manage that anxiety, cope with uncertainty, and stay engaged in the things that matter to you. This work is a sub-specialty and varies by clinician, so we'll match you with a therapist whose training fits your needs, and we work alongside your medical care, not in place of it.
HOW HEALTH ANXIETY CAN IMPACT EVERYDAY LIFE
Health anxiety can affect much more than the moments worry strikes. Many people begin scanning their body, searching symptoms online, seeking repeated reassurance, or avoiding doctors, news about illness, and activities that trigger physical sensations. Over time, this cycle can greatly limit one's time, energy, and peace of mind.
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Recognizing how health worry and avoidance are affecting your daily life is an important first step. Our counselors help you develop practical strategies to reduce health anxiety and regain confidence, calm, and control.
OUR APPROACH
Our approach is practical, evidence-based, and tailored to your unique needs. With advanced training, ongoing supervision, and access to expert consultation, our therapists guide you through a structured, effective treatment journey. Depending on your situation, treatment may draw from:
Exposure & Response Prevention
ERP
gradually and safely practicing leaving things imperfect while reducing checking, redoing, and other perfecting behaviors.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
ACT
engaging the cognitive side of how anxiety impacts your mental wellness.
Anxiety Sensitivity work
reducing the discomfort and distress that arise when things feel unfinished or not quite right.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT
identifying and challenging the thought patterns
that fuel perfectionism.
BENEFITS OF HEALTH ANXIETY COUNSELING
Therapy with our counselors is designed to help your child:
Reduce the fear of physical sensations that come with anxiety
Build confidence in social and academic settings
Return to school, activities, and social situations
Parents and caregivers gain practical tools for responding to anxiety at home.
Manage and reduce anxiety symptoms
Build lasting coping strategies to reduce anxiety long-term
WHY INDIVIDUALS CHOOSE INVICTUS COUNCELING
We're specialists, not generalists.
We focus specifically on anxiety and anxiety-related concerns, including health anxiety and health OCD, using evidence-based strategies aligned with our specialized training — precise, targeted care rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Advanced training and consultation.
Every therapist completes evidence-based training and continues learning through advanced education and expert consultation. Specialized anxiety treatment helps ensure care is effective and appropriate.
Proven,
structured methods.
Treatment follows clear, step-by-step approaches, including ERP, ACT, and iCBT, designed to help clients face health-related fears and reduce checking and avoidance.
A compassionate, client-centered environment.
We collaborate with you to develop the best treatment plan for your needs. You remain in charge of your healing journey, with structured guidance and expert support.
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