Is anxiety taking over your life? Does it feel like you can’t control it no matter how hard you try? Have you already tried therapy but found it ineffective?
If this sounds like you, I’m confident I can help. My practice offers the most effective forms of treatment, to get the relief from anxiety that you deserve.
When it comes to treating anxiety disorders, research shows that therapy is usually the most effective option. That’s because anxiety therapy - as opposed to anxiety medication - treats more than just symptoms of the problem.
Often, these are the symptoms of anxiety:
- Nervousness, restlessness, or being tense
- Feelings of danger, panic, or dread
- Rapid breathing or hyperventilation
- Increased or heavy sweating
- Trembling or muscle twitching
- Weakness or lethargy
- Difficulty focusing or thinking clearly about anything other than the thing you’re worried about
- Insomnia
- Obsessions about certain ideas; a sign of obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Anxiety surrounding a particular life event or experience that has occurred in the past; a sign of post-traumatic stress disorder
Therapy can help to uncover the underlying causes of your worries and fears, learn how to relax, look at situations in a new, less frightening way, and develop better coping mechanisms and problem-solving skills.
What Are Anxiety Disorders?
Anxiety disorders are a group of mental health conditions where feelings of fear, worry, or nervousness become overwhelming and persistent, making it hard to navigate daily life. Everyone feels anxious from time to time—it’s a normal response to stress. But with an anxiety disorder, the worry doesn’t go away; instead, it can grow louder, more intrusive, and out of proportion to the situation.
People with anxiety disorders might find themselves stuck in “what if” thinking or constantly on edge, as if something bad is about to happen. This isn’t just “in their head”—anxiety often causes real physical symptoms, like racing heartbeats, muscle tension, trouble sleeping, or stomach problems.
There are different types of anxiety disorders:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Persistent, excessive worry about everyday things like work, health, or family.
Panic Disorder: Sudden, intense bursts of fear, called panic attacks, that can feel like losing control or even having a heart attack.
Social Anxiety Disorder: A fear of being judged, embarrassed, or rejected in social situations.
Phobias: Intense fear of specific objects or situations, like flying, heights, or spiders.
These disorders can leave people feeling stuck, exhausted, and unsure of how to move forward. But the good news is that anxiety is treatable. Therapy, like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), can help reframe anxious thoughts, while mindfulness and breathing techniques work to calm the body. With the right tools, people can learn to manage their anxiety and take back control of their lives.
If anxiety has taken up too much space in your life, know that change is possible—it all starts with reaching out.