Personalized Care for Anxiety at Recovery Ways
Recovery Ways’ evidence-based anxiety treatment program in Salt Lake City is designed to help you overcome fears and embrace a brighter future. Our programs are tailored to meet your individual needs and goals, combining therapeutic techniques, mindfulness practices, and holistic approaches to help you regain control and find balance. With the support of our compassionate team and community, you’ll learn effective strategies to manage anxiety and live a more fulfilling life. Get in touch with our team today!
What is Anxiety?
Most people have feelings of anxiety at times of excitement or stress, such as before a big event, an important due date, or a social outing. These feelings of anxiety come from the brain’s production of flight or fight chemicals, such as adrenaline, that evolved to help our ancestors survive dangerous situations. While occasional anxiety is manageable, anxiety disorders involve persistent, excessive worry without a clear cause, interfering with daily life, work, and relationships.
The CDC reports that around 15% of adults in the US experience symptoms indicative of anxiety disorders, and frequent feelings of anxiety are becoming increasingly common.
Symptoms of Anxiety
The symptoms of anxiety disorders will vary based on the type and intensity. Most anxiety disorders include a persistent, excessive fear in situations that are not threatening. Some symptoms experienced across disorders include:
- Lack of energy
- Feelings of dread
- Muscle aches
- Headaches
- Insomnia
- Inability to stay asleep or sleep soundly
- Inability to get out of bed
- Trembling
- Panic attacks with increased heart rate, breathing, and sweating
- Restlessness
- Gastrointestinal issues (nausea, cramping, vomiting)
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Anxiety Disorder Treatment
To treat anxiety as well as co-occurring substance use, it’s most helpful to meet with a qualified mental health professional. Our licensed, clinical team of anxiety specialists in Salt Lake City offers the following programs:
- Residential Treatment
- Partial Day Treatment (PHP)
- Intensive Outpatient (IOP)
- Virtual Treatment
Our comprehensive and compassionate approach to treating anxiety provides the support and tools you need to build resilience. Whether you’re struggling with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Disorder, or another condition, our programs are designed to meet you where you are in your journey.
If you are ready to get help to manage anxiety symptoms, the next step is to contact us to learn about your options and receive a mental health evaluation.
What You Can Expect During an Evaluation for Anxiety
When you’re being evaluated for anxiety at Recovery Ways, the process typically begins with a detailed discussion about your symptoms, medical history, current stressors, and whether you’ve experienced trauma in the past.
We may ask you to take standardized questionnaires to assess the severity of your anxiety and screen for related conditions like depression. The evaluation is designed to be thorough but non-invasive, and the goal is to understand your unique experience so you can receive the most appropriate treatment.
If your assessment points toward an anxiety disorder, the next step is creating a personalized treatment plan. This might include:
- Psychotherapy and counseling
- Psychiatric medication
- Lifestyle adjustments
- Behavioral health skills and techniques like mindfulness or breathing exercises
Our compassionate team will discuss these options with you and help you decide what feels manageable. The entire process is collaborative, and you’re encouraged to ask questions or voice concerns at any point.
Residential Anxiety Treatment in Salt Lake City at Copper Hills
Our inpatient program is designed for individuals experiencing severe anxiety that significantly impacts daily functioning and safety. This level of care provides a structured, supportive environment for stabilization, assessment, and intensive treatment.
During an inpatient stay at Recovery Ways, our expert team will:
- Provide 24/7 monitoring and support to ensure safety and stabilization
- Conduct a thorough evaluation to clarify diagnoses and identify co-occurring conditions
- Develop a personalized treatment plan incorporating evidence-based therapies, medication management (if needed), and holistic approaches.
Our goal is to help you regain stability, build resilience, and transition smoothly to less intensive care when ready. You’ll work with an incredible team of mental health providers who truly want you to thrive. Contact us today to learn more about our residential treatment programs!
Dual-Diagnosis Anxiety Treatment in Salt Lake City at Brunswick Place
Our dual-diagnosis program is designed for individuals struggling with both anxiety and co-occurring substance use issues. This integrated approach addresses the interconnected nature of these conditions, providing comprehensive care for lasting recovery.
During dual-diagnosis treatment at Recovery Ways, our specialized team will:
- Perform a detailed assessment to identify all underlying mental health and addiction concerns
- Create a customized treatment plan combining evidence-based therapies for both conditions
- Provide coordinated care through individual therapy, group sessions, medication management, and relapse prevention strategies
We offer a supportive, structured environment where clients can heal both mentally and physically. Our goal is to help you achieve stability, develop healthy coping mechanisms, and build a foundation for long-term wellness.
Outpatient Anxiety Care
We offer in-person and virtual outpatient programs for individuals seeking flexible treatment for anxiety. Whether you’re stepping down from a higher level of care or need support that fits your daily life, our Utah anxiety programs provide structured treatment while allowing you to maintain work, school, or personal commitments. Our outpatient options include:
- Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP): Provides structured, full-day therapeutic support for those needing intensive care while maintaining some independence. With a blend of individual therapy, group sessions, and medication management, PHP helps stabilize symptoms and build a strong foundation for recovery—all without overnight stays.
- Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Offers part-time treatment with evidence-based therapies, allowing you to balance daily responsibilities while receiving focused clinical support.
Unsure which level of care best fits your needs? Contact our intake specialists today for an evaluation!
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Evidence-Based Therapeutic Interventions That Truly Work
At Recovery Ways, our licensed mental health professionals utilize research-backed therapies that go beyond temporary relief to foster lasting resilience—healing mind, body, and emotional wellbeing. Our therapies rewire the anxiety response at its core to help you find balance and joy.
Medication Management
For those who may benefit, our psychiatric team conducts thorough evaluations to determine if anti-anxiety medications could enhance your treatment plan. We prioritize transparency—you’ll have regular check-ins to monitor effectiveness, adjust dosages, and minimize side effects. Medications are always combined with therapy and coping skill development for holistic results.
Proven Therapeutic Approaches
Our anxiety counseling in Salt Lake City incorporates multiple evidence-based modalities to help clients break free from chronic worry and fear. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) forms the foundation of our approach, helping individuals identify and modify the thought patterns that amplify anxiety. We complement this with exposure therapy, which systematically reduces avoidance behaviors by gradually confronting fears in a safe, controlled environment. For those needing help staying grounded, we teach mindfulness-based stress reduction and somatic techniques that restore mind-body connection during moments of distress.
Recognizing that anxiety often thrives in isolation, we facilitate both individual psychotherapy for personalized care and group sessions that foster peer support and shared healing. Every therapeutic intervention is enhanced with practical psychoeducation about anxiety’s mechanisms, empowering clients with knowledge to manage symptoms long after treatment ends. This multi-dimensional approach ensures clients don’t just temporarily reduce anxiety, but fundamentally change their relationship with it.
Anxiety Disorders We Specialize in Treating
When recovering from an anxiety disorder, it’s vital to receive treatment that accounts for your specific diagnosis and symptoms. Anxiety manifests differently for everyone, and a one-size-fits-all approach may not address your unique challenges. Our anxiety counseling in Salt Lake City can treat a range of anxiety disorders, along with co-occurring disorders, allowing for targeted strategies and therapies that are more effective in reducing symptoms and improving quality of life. Some types of anxiety disorders we specialize in treating include:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Individuals suffering from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) may experience excessive anxiety for months, along with irritability, fatigue, muscle tension, insomnia, difficulty concentrating, and restlessness.
Panic Disorder
Symptoms of panic disorder are panic attacks or unexpected periods of intense fear that can cause an irregular or increased heart rate, trembling, sweating, feeling unable to breathe and impending doom. These tend to cause individuals to avoid places where they have had panic attacks before and worry about when the next attack will occur.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience anxiety-inducing thoughts that can only be calmed by engaging in specific behaviors or rituals. They are compulsively repeated behaviors such as hand washing, checking for locked doors, organizing, or counting items that can take over the person’s life. Performing these behaviors brings temporary relief but soon after the anxiety returns.
Social Anxiety Disorder
People struggling with social anxiety feel frightened by social situations or public speaking where they expect to feel rejected, embarrassed, judged, or offend others. They often have difficulty talking to others, experience physical symptoms of anxiety around people, worry for days or weeks before a social event, feel very self-conscious, have difficulty making and keeping new friends, and are very afraid of judgement. Our social anxiety treatment in Utah can help you overcome fears and learn to develop deeper connections.
Phobias
Certain objects, events, and places can create powerful and irrational feelings of fear. Most people struggling with phobic disorders have a specific phobia with several triggers. Depending on the number of and type of triggers, the phobia can take over the person’s life in their attempt to avoid it.
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Common Causes of Anxiety We Address
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse and addiction are strongly linked to various forms of mental health disorders, including anxiety. When you flood your brain with chemicals like drugs and alcohol, you interfere with your brain’s ability to regulate your mood and responses to the outside world. Anxiety arises when the rush of pleasure and happiness from being drunk or high wears off, and your brain is left drained and susceptible to panicky feelings. Anxiety can be a symptom of addiction withdrawal, or it can become a long-term problem as the brain readjusts to sobriety after years spent frequently using drugs or alcohol.
Trauma
Living through traumatic experiences such as the sudden loss of a loved one, an injury, illness, violence, or war are also strongly linked to anxiety. When these events happen, the brain struggles to cope with the emotional aftermath and sets off anxious responses to everyday situations. You may become more likely to experience anxious feelings in general, or you may find that particular situations set off a panic response because they bear some similarity to the traumatic experience. Our anxiety therapy in Salt Lake City can help you overcome trauma and live a more joyful life.
Stress and Burnout
It is natural to respond to some stress with feelings of anxiety. When a stressful situation occurs, our brain registers that we are under pressure and responds accordingly. But when stress becomes a part of your everyday life — whether you have a high-pressure job or are overworked at school or at home — anxiety can also become a regular fixture. Anxiety disorders are therefore likely to appear or recur during stressful times of our lives.
Break the Cycle of Anxiety
The caring team at Recovery Ways believes that everyone deserves a life free from the burdens of anxiety. With our personalized treatment programs, multiple levels of care to meet your goals, and dedicated support, you can take the first step toward lasting relief and a brighter future. Don’t wait to start your journey—contact our anxiety treatment center in Utah today to learn how we can help you reclaim control and find peace.