Counseling For Anxiety
Helping You Find Peace in a Busy, Overwhelming World
Does Anxiety Keep You Trapped in Your Head?
Anxiety can feel like a heavy cloud that never quite goes away. Maybe you find yourself caught in an endless loop of worry—about your health, your relationships, or the future. Or perhaps it's the physical sensations that get to you: the racing heart, tight chest, or restlessness that makes it hard to focus on anything else. You might avoid situations you once enjoyed, second-guess yourself constantly, or feel like you’re just trying to get through each day without falling apart.
Anxiety seeps into every corner of your life—whether it's hesitating to speak up at work, avoiding social gatherings, or finding it impossible to relax during family time. Even when things seem fine on the surface, you might be battling constant racing thoughts that make it hard to focus or enjoy the moment. You may feel like you're always on alert, bracing for the next challenge, and this constant vigilance leaves you exhausted. Whatever your struggle, anxiety can make everything feel ten times harder. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are ways to manage your anxiety and regain a sense of calm, clarity, and control over your life.
Anxiety Isn’t Just in Your Head—It Affects Your Entire Being
Anxiety shows up in more ways than just worry. It can make your heart race, cause knots in your stomach, and even bring on headaches or muscle tension. It might feel like you’re constantly on edge, bracing for something to go wrong. Or maybe it’s a sense of dread that just never seems to go away, no matter how many times you tell yourself everything’s fine.
Anxiety doesn’t look the same for everyone. For some, it’s panic attacks that seem to strike out of nowhere, leaving you gasping for air and wondering if something is physically wrong. For others, it’s obsessive, intrusive thoughts that won’t let up, or compulsive behaviors that feel like the only way to ease the anxiety. Social anxiety can make even casual conversations feel like a performance, where you're constantly worried about saying the wrong thing or being judged. Each form of anxiety is different, but the impact is always significant.
But here’s the thing—your body, your mind, your emotions, they’re all connected. Anxiety isn’t just “in your head.” It affects how you move through your day, how you connect with the people you care about, and how you experience life. That’s why treating anxiety requires a holistic approach that helps you tune into what your body and emotions are telling you, and to trust yourself again.
How I Can Help You Move Through Anxiety
When we work together, my goal isn’t just to help you manage your anxiety—it’s to help you understand it and move through it. I use a mix of mindfulness, psychodynamic therapy, and strength-based techniques because your experience with anxiety is unique, and your treatment should be too.
Here’s what our work together will look like:
Grounding in the Present
We’ll start with practical exercises to help you feel more in control of your body and your mind. This might look like simple breathing exercises or mindfulness techniques that you can use when anxiety shows up unexpectedly. These grounding techniques help bring you back into the present moment, where anxiety has less power over you. When anxiety flares up, you’ll have tools you can turn to that help you calm your nervous system and stay grounded.
Connecting Mind and Body
Anxiety often creates a disconnect between what we feel and what we think. I’ll help you explore how your body reacts to anxiety and how your thoughts and emotions play into it. You may notice your body responds with physical symptoms—tightness in your chest, tension in your shoulders, or a racing heart. By learning to listen to the signals your body is sending, you can start responding to yourself with more compassion and less fear. We’ll work to understand what’s going on beneath the surface so you can reconnect with yourself in a healthy way.
Reflecting on the Experiences That Made You, You
Through psychodynamic therapy, we’ll take time to explore the past experiences, relationships, and patterns that may still be influencing you today. By gaining insight into how your past shaped your present, you’ll be able to understand yourself on a deeper level. This reflection can help you break free from cycles of fear and worry that have roots in earlier life experiences, allowing you to move forward with more clarity and self-compassion.
Finding Peace in Self-Acceptance
One of the toughest parts of anxiety is the way it makes us feel like something is “wrong” with us. Together, we’ll work on accepting the parts of you that anxiety tries to convince you to reject. Through radical self-acceptance, we’ll bring kindness to your experience and start shifting those unhelpful patterns of self-criticism. You’ll begin to see yourself with more understanding and appreciation, creating a space for healing and growth.
The Goal Isn’t Just to Feel Better, It’s to Thrive
Anxiety can take so much from us—our confidence, our joy, our sense of control. But therapy isn’t just about helping you feel better—it’s about helping you thrive. I want you to not only manage your anxiety but to live in a way that feels authentic and fulfilling.
Through our work together, you’ll gain:
A deeper understanding of what triggers your anxiety and how to manage it
Practical tools to calm your nervous system when anxiety flares up
The ability to reconnect with the present moment and find joy in your everyday life
Stronger relationships with yourself and others, built on understanding and compassion
The confidence to face life without fear holding you back
Anxiety Doesn’t Have to Be Forever—Let’s Work Through It Together
Right now, anxiety might feel like it’s in the driver’s seat, controlling everything you do. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. Therapy is a space where you can slow down, breathe, and start to reconnect with who you are beyond the anxiety.
If you’re ready to stop letting anxiety control your life and start moving toward peace, hope, and wholeness, I’d love to help you get there. Call me today at +1 408-479-4663, or book your first session online. Together, we’ll start moving toward a life where anxiety doesn’t get to call the shots.