Therapy for Anxiety

The Truth about Anxiety…

First things first — If you're struggling with anxiety, I want you to know that you are not alone.

As a Licensed Psychologist and fellow member of the “Anxiety Club,” I’m here to tell you that each of us experiences anxiety. It’s part of the human condition, and an emotion that serves us well — when we see trouble on the horizon, anxiety helps us to be ready for it.

The trouble is that it’s all too easy to get caught in an “anxiety trap” — we get stuck in our worries and stress, just spinning our wheels with worry, over-thinking, maybe even worrying about our anxiety…creating even more anxiety! That “trap” of anxiety and stress can be consuming, overwhelming, and exhausting!

Sometimes I think of anxiety as an “overly helpful friend.” Your anxious mind really does mean well ... but sometimes it can really give you a hard time! The good news is that therapy for anxiety is highly effective in helping to get unstuck from anxiety and make peace with that “overly helpful friend.”

“How do I know if therapy for anxiety is right for me?”

Therapy is very effective in helping to overcome struggles with any of the following:

Since we all experience some of the above symptoms from time to time, it’s also important to look at how your difficulties with anxiety may be interfering in your life. We often end up struggling with anxiety in our attempts to lessen or avoid anxious feelings. Over time, in an effort to feel more comfortable or safe, anxiety can cause us to feel constrained and disconnected from what we care about — those “walls” we put up to protect us from the world end up keeping us “trapped” and “stuck.” Whether you are avoiding important conversations with loved ones, putting off studying for that test, or not applying for that promotion at work, anxiety has a way of holding us back.

How Therapy for Anxiety Can Help —

Therapy for anxiety is designed to help you to overcome the overwhelm, and more confidently connect to what matters most in your life.

When you come into therapy, we’ll start by working together to fully understand your anxiety, the situations that have led you to experience anxiety, and how your anxiety has been getting in the way.

From there, we’ll work together develop a plan to create meaningful and lasting change, helping you to break free from anxiety so that you can live a more fulfilling life.