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Anne Schanz, Ph.D.

Couple & Group Coaching
Counseling for Individuals in TX
Specializing in Anxiety and Relationships Proven techniques to relieve symptoms.
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Relationship Rescue- Coaching Program.
-Learn Collaborative Communciation skills to turn conflict into resolution with enhanced trust, vulnerability, and intimacy.
-12 weeks of couple sessions with Dr Anne, video tutorials, and reading assignments.
-Contact us for details and availability. Dr Anne: (972) 822-5901 anne@anneschanzphd.com

Anxiety Relief in 3 Steps- Coaching Program
1. Clarity Key Method to identify and remove the root causes of your anxiety, identify triggers, and learn to let go of what you cannot control.
3. Clarity Group to apply new perspectives in your daily life with Dr Anne. For more information and to register go to: TotalAnxietyRelief.com

Individual Psychotherapy available in TX only (mental health service)
Dr Anne is a Licensed Professional Counselor in TX, where she has been in private practice since 1994. She specializes in anxiety and depressive disorders. For more information and to request a portal invitation, go to anneschanzphd.com.

03/13/2026

Signs You Might Be Codependent 👇

✔️ Your mood depends on how others are feeling
✔️ You feel responsible for everyone's happiness
✔️ You can't say no without feeling guilty
✔️ You put everyone else's needs before your own
✔️ You need constant approval or validation
✔️ You stay in unhealthy relationships out of fear
✔️ You feel lost without someone to take care of
✔️ You don't really know what you want or need

Sound familiar? Codependency is usually learned — often in childhood — and the good news is it can be unlearned. 💙

Awareness is always the first step toward healing. 🌱
Save this or share with someone who needs it!!
https://totalanxietyrelief.com/blog

03/12/2026

Sometimes, stress is inevitable, but that doesn't mean it has to become a way of life. If you're feeling overwhelmed, a therapist can help you develop the time management strategies you need to lower day to day stress levels. Reach out today to schedule an appointment. (972) 774-0221

03/11/2026

Boundaries and codependency are deeply interconnected - in fact, poor boundaries are both a hallmark and root cause of codependent relationships.

When we can't say no, take responsibility for others' feelings or constantly put others' needs before our own - that's codependency at work.

At its core, codependency blurs the line between where you end and someone else begins. And without clear boundaries, that cycle just keeps poing.

The good news? Learning to set boundaries is one of the most powerful way to break the pattern. Your needs matter too. Check out Dr. Anne's blogs on boundaries and codependency. https://totalanxietyrelief.com/blog

03/10/2026

If you're struggling with developing positive professional relationships, we can help. Reach out today to schedule an appointment with a therapist. (972) 774-0221

03/09/2026

Something I'm still learning as a reforming people pleaser...

Not everything is mine to carry.

For most of my life I thought being a good person meant being responsible for everyone around me. Their feelings. Their stress. Their happiness. If someone was upset, it was my job to fix it. If someone was disappointed, I must have done something wrong.

But here's what I'm figuring out:

I am responsible for my actions, my words, and my choices.
I am NOT responsible for how someone feels about them.

I can be kind without absorbing everyone's emotions.
I can care without fixing.
I can say no without being a bad person.

All that weight I was carrying for everyone else? That wasn't responsibility. That was self-abandonment dressed up as caring. Dr. Anne wrote several blogs about boundaries. Check it out here - https://totalanxietyrelief.com/blog?blogcategory=Boundaries

03/07/2026

This is one of the deeper questions in boundary work — a lot of people struggle with it, especially if they grew up in environments where the lines were blurry.

A simple starting point: You are responsible for your own thoughts, feelings, actions, and choices. You are not responsible for other people's thoughts, feelings, actions, or choices.
That sounds simple, but it gets complicated fast in real life.

The honest truth is that figuring out what's yours takes practice and often some reflection — sometimes with a therapist. It's not always obvious, especially in close relationships where lives are genuinely intertwined.
Is there a specific situation where you're trying to sort out what belongs to you?

Read more about boundaries and codependency at https://totalanxietyrelief.com/blog?blogcategory=Co-dependence

03/05/2026

"Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us." —Samuel Smiles

April is the National Month of Hope. If you're ready to set your sights on a brighter future, reach out to us today to schedule an appointment with a mental health professional who can help you navigate your path forward. anneschanzphd.com

03/04/2026

Most people don't discover their boundaries by thinking about them — they discover them by crossing them. That feeling of discomfort, resentment, or exhaustion after an interaction? That's usually your first clue.
Pay attention to your reactions
Your body and emotions are often ahead of your conscious mind. Notice when you feel:

Drained after spending time with someone
Resentful about something you agreed to
Anxious about an upcoming interaction
Angry in a way that seems disproportionate

These reactions aren't random. They're pointing at something that matters to you — a value being violated, a need going unmet, a limit being crossed.
Read more about boundaries at Dr. Anne's blog https://totalanxietyrelief.com/blog?blogcategory=Boundaries

03/03/2026

Anger can feel like a wave, but you can learn to ride it instead of being swept away. Therapy provides strategies to stay grounded and in control. Schedule a session today. (972) 774-0221

02/27/2026

Stress treats every email like a crisis.
Every conflict like a catastrophe.
Every uncertainty like danger.

But most of what your nervous system reacts to… isn’t actually an emergency.

When you learn how to calm the stress response, everything changes. You think clearer. You respond instead of react. You feel more in control.

✨ If stress has been running your life, join my free online Anxiety Relief Techniques class and learn simple, practical tools to calm your nervous system and feel grounded again. https://totalanxietyrelief.com/anxiety-relief-techniques-1

02/26/2026

Respect differences and protect your wellbeing, set clear boundaries, manage expectations, and step away from relationships that repeatedly harm you. If you need support setting limits, reach out: (972) 774-0221 ✋🌱 (972) 774-0221

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2828 E Trinity Mills Road, Suite 106
Carrollton, TX
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Monday	12pm - 9pm
Tuesday	12pm - 9pm
Wednesday	12pm - 9pm
Thursday	12pm - 9pm
Friday	12pm - 9pm

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http://anneschanzphd.com/

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Home of the Clarity Key model which identifies and eliminates self sabotaging behaviors and emotional over- reactions. Offering result focused counseling services to individuals, couples and groups and small workshops for self acceptance, conflict management and relationship enhancement. .