Therapy for anxiety

The idea of leaving the house makes your heart race. You worry about saying the wrong thing at social events. You worry, worry, worry—sometimes lying in bed for hours as the hamster wheel spins relentlessly. You feel on-edge, nervous; you find it hard to relax.

How therapy for anxiety can help

The better we understand how our minds operate, the better we can leverage them to work for us, rather than feeling like they’re working against us. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, one of the most researched modes of talk therapy, time and again proves as effective as medication in addressing anxiety.

My approach to therapy for anxiety

As a client-centered therapist with a cognitive behavioral background, I follow your pace for making change. You are the expert of your life. I’ll use cognitive behavioral tools to help identify distortions in thinking or self-limiting beliefs that keep your mind in overdrive. When you’re ready, we’ll conduct experiments to challenge the beliefs that keep you from doing the things you want to do in life. I’ll help you hone your ability to discern between worry and concern, so you can choose the best path forward.

I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify the wounds that unconsciously drive your thoughts, actions, and mood.
I use Reality Therapy to understand how unmet needs create barriers to the life you want, and to center your ability to choose your life.
I use Interpersonal Process Theory to offer feedback based on the ways we interact in session so you know how you impact the people in your life.
I couch all of this in a client-centered approach that honors you as the expert of your life, and leverages the wisdom you already hold.