Anxiety
Anxiety can feel like living with a smoke alarm in your brain that goes off at the slightest spark—every thought, task, or interaction triggering a wave of worry or dread.
It means constantly scanning for danger, even when things seem fine, and feeling like you’re bracing for impact from something invisible. Everyday situations—sending an email, making a phone call, walking into a room—can feel monumental. The hardest part isn’t just the anxiety itself, but the way it’s misunderstood: being told to “just relax” or “stop overthinking” only adds shame to the struggle. It’s not about being dramatic—it’s about trying to function with a nervous system stuck in high alert.
Common Examples
Racing thoughts
Restlesness
Difficulty sleeping
Irritability
Isolating
Feelings of panic
How We Can Help
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a research based model that helps you identify, challenge and modify unhelpful thoughts with more realistic, grounded and supportive thoughts while also attending to soothing your emotions and find different strategies and responses to triggers.
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Through mindfulness, reflection, coping strategies and skills, we will help you identify ways to cope with your intrusive thoughts and find ways to self-soothe and ground yourself through anxious thoughts.
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Learn how to hold uncomfortable emotions while working towards meaningful change and start building a life that feels meaningful, even with those anxious thoughts tagging along.
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Work on exposure to fears in a slow and safe manner, where we can process how fear and “what if” thinking is holding you back from living your ideal life.
Therapists for Anxiety Support
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Alexandra, LAC
Available via office + telehealth
Accepts Aetna, ESA + cash pay/HSA
Ages 10+ and adults -
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Alex Baxter, LPC
Available via office + telehealth
Accepts Aetna, UHC, Oxford, Oscar, ESA + cashpay/HSA
Ages 3+, adults & families. -
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Bria, Intern Therapist
Available via telehealth + office
Accepts cash pay/HSA + sliding scale
Ages 8+ and adults -
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Crystal, LPC-S
Available via telehealth (limited office slots)
Accepts ESA, Lyra EAP + cash pay/HSA
Ages 8+ and adults -
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Rachel, LPC-S
Waitlisting clients
Accepts ESA, Lyra + cash pay/HSA
Ages 6+, adults and families -
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Maya, Intern Therapist
Available via office + telehealth
Accepts cash pay at a reduced rate.
Ages 8+
