Calm your mind. Loosen the grip. Come back to yourself.

You’re holding it together — on the outside. But under the surface, your thoughts are racing, your stomach’s tight, and it feels like there’s always something to worry about. Even when things are “fine,” you can’t relax.

What Anxiety Might Look Like for You

• Overanalyzing conversations or decisions long after they’re over

• Difficulty sleeping — mind racing at night

• Feeling tense, on edge, or wired all the time

• Constant fear of messing up or disappointing others

• A persistent, vague sense that something’s wrong — even when you can’t name it
  
  Anxiety isn’t always panic attacks or worst-case scenarios. Sometimes, it’s the low hum of unease that never really shuts off.

You’re Not Broken — You’re Wired for Survival

Anxiety is a natural, human response to overwhelm, uncertainty, or past experiences where you had to stay alert to stay safe. It’s not a flaw — it’s your nervous system doing its best to protect you. But when that response never shuts off, it’s time to reset. You do not need to live a life of suffering.

Main Types of Anxiety

Anxiety comes in many forms, each with its own symptoms and triggers.

1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

* Persistent and excessive worry about everyday life (work, health, relationships, etc.).
* Symptoms: Restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, muscle tension, sleep problems.
* Example: Constantly worrying about finances even when there’s no immediate issue.

2. Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

* Intense fear of social situations or being judged by others.
* Symptoms: Sweating, blushing, nausea, avoiding social settings.
* Example: Avoiding parties or presentations due to fear of embarrassment.

3. Panic Disorder

* Sudden and intense episodes of fear (panic attacks) that seem to come out of nowhere.
* Symptoms: Rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, dizziness, feeling of losing control.
* Example: Feeling like you’re having a heart attack in a crowded place.

4. Specific Phobias

* Intense fear of a specific object or situation (heights, spiders, flying, etc.).
* Symptoms: Extreme anxiety, avoidance behavior, physical distress.
* Example: Refusing to fly because of a fear of airplanes.

5. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

* Experiencing distressing, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and engagement in compulsive behaviors according to one’s rigid routine and for the purpose of reducing distress and anxiety. However, engagement in compulsions brings only temporary relief - and actually makes OCD worse.
* Some overt, observable compulsions: Checking (doors, locks, stove), excessive washing/cleaning, ordering, arranging or symmetry and counting.
* Some covert, mental compulsions: Reviewing events or experiences to find certainty, reassurance seeking, mining for information, rumination, using logic and rationale to neutralize doubt created by obsessions.

6. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

* Anxiety triggered by past trauma (accident, assault, war, etc.).
* Symptoms: Flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, emotional numbness.
* Example: A war veteran experiencing panic when hearing fireworks.

7. Health Anxiety (Hypochondria)

* Excessive worry about having a serious illness despite medical reassurance.
* Symptoms: Frequent doctor visits, Googling symptoms, body scanning.
* Example: Believing a headache means you have a brain tumor.

How Therapy Can Help

In our work together, you’ll learn how to:

• Understand and calm your anxious thought loops

• Regulate your nervous system through grounding and body-based tools

• Set boundaries that reduce overwhelm

• Quiet the inner critic that keeps you in fear mode

• Build trust in yourself — and in the present moment

Therapy talk: evidence-based modalities

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Helps you identify and challenge anxious thought patterns that keep you stuck in worry or overcontrol. By reframing unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors, CBT teaches you to respond more calmly to uncertainty and reduce the physical and mental grip of anxiety.

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Gently supports you in facing feared thoughts, sensations, or situations rather than avoiding them. Through gradual exposure and learning to resist safety behaviors, ERP helps retrain your brain to understand that anxiety naturally rises and falls — and that you can tolerate and move through it safely.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Encourages you to make space for uncomfortable emotions while staying connected to what truly matters. ACT helps shift the goal from “getting rid of anxiety” to “living meaningfully with it,” using mindfulness, self-compassion, and value-driven action to reduce anxiety’s control over your life.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Addresses anxiety that stems from past experiences or stored emotional memories. EMDR helps reprocess distressing events or beliefs that continue to trigger fear or hypervigilance, allowing your body and mind to feel safer in the present moment.

You don’t need to get rid of anxiety entirely — you just need to stop letting it run the show.

Anxiety tells you to do more, be more, control more.

Therapy helps you practice doing less.