


Women's Counseling and Empowerment Issues:
Women and Anxiety
Women struggle with anxiety disorders significantly more often than men. Anxiety disorders are
treatable, yet many women may not realize that they are struggling with anxiety and stress,
invalidating their experience as PMS or moodiness.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder that often starts in childhood and is
more common among women. Constant worrying and associated physiological symptoms of
sleeplessness, fatigue, and generalized shakiness are the hallmarks of GAD.
Other anxiety disorders include Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ( OCD), Panic Disorder, and
Phobias. Women are more likely to have Panic Disorder. Intense feelings of fear and
associated physiological symptoms that resemble a heart attack often send women to the
emergency room rather than to counseling. Women experiencing panic or anxiety attacks often
report feeling like they are ‘going crazy', out of control, or having intense fear of imagined death.
Women and Trauma
With reports that one in four women have experience personal violence in their lives, including
physical or sexual assault, it is no wonder that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD) is a
growing issue in women's mental health. PTSD symptoms include sleep problems, feeling of
detachment, loss of interest or numbness, depression, being easily startled, and fear and
anxiety for the future.
Women and Body Image, Weight Issues, and Eating Disorders
All women growing up in a sexist culture internalize the messages that they are primarily valued
for their body size and shape. It is no wonder that many women struggle with body image,
weight issues, and, in extremes, eating disorders. Therefore, no work on women's self esteem
or body image can succeed without addressing social norms and the construction of femininity.
Don't wait for your challenges to become overwhelming or self-
destructive. Seek and get help NOW!
GLOW Counseling can help with a variety of women's mental health (female
issues), empowerment, and sexuality issues:
Sexual Disorders Screening for Women (SDS)
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GLOW Counseling
Moshe Rozdzial, LPC
Denver, Colorado
Growth, Liberation, Opportunity & Well-being
Psychotherapy for emotional, sexual, spiritual, and mental health
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