Does Your Mind Ever Feel Like It Won't Turn Off?

Maybe you spend a lot of time worrying about things that haven't happened yet. You replay conversations after they happen, second-guess your decisions, or find yourself thinking through every possible outcome before you feel like it’s safe to move forward.

Sometimes anxiety can feel like a constant background noise, and sometimes it takes over completely. You may feel restless, panicky, overwhelmed, disconnected from your body, or exhausted from trying to anticipate what could go wrong. While trying your best to stay safe, you might notice your world starts to shrink- you don’t get together with friends as much as you used to, you hesitate to leave the house, or try anything new.

Therapy can give you a space to slow down, understand the patterns that keep you stuck, and begin relating to anxious thoughts and feelings differently. You can reclaim your life, and you don't have to do it all alone.

How Anxiety Therapy Can Help

My approach to anxiety therapy is collaborative, compassionate, and practical. I use a variety of tools and therapeutic modalities to help you learn to relate to your thoughts differently, and overcome the ways anxiety may be keeping you stuck.

One type of therapy I use when working with anxiety is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), we'll explore how to create more space from anxious thoughts so they aren’t driving every decision in your life. 

Getting in touch with your body

Anxiety isn't just something that happens in your mind. You may notice it in your chest, stomach, shoulders, jaw, breathing, or energy.

This is where somatic interventions can be helpful. As a somatically informed therapist, I pay attention to what is happening in your body alongside what you're thinking and feeling. Somatic practices can help ease the feelings of tension and discomfort that can arise with anxiety.

Building a life that’s bigger than anxiety

Together, we can work to help you get more space from anxiety and start living a more fulfilling life. That might mean reconnecting with relationships, creativity, work, school, hobbies, or parts of yourself that have been pushed aside while you were trying to feel safe.

Mindfulness and self-compassion are also often part of this work, helping you notice and identify patterns of anxiety, while holding compassion and space for you, as you work towards creating change.

I always encourage my clients to remember that change takes time, and there’s nothing wrong with you if it doesn’t happen right away. Patterns of anxiety develop and are reinforced over time in a effort to keep you safe. It takes time for our brains to learn new patterns, and trust that we can safely experience joy and ease.

You Don't Have to Figure It All Out Alone

I offer a free 15-minute consultation where you can ask questions, share a little about what you're looking for, and get a sense of whether we'd be a good fit. You don't need to know exactly what you need before you reach out.

I'd be honored to support you.