Anxiety & Stress

Anxiety and stress are normal parts of life — they’re your body’s way of responding to pressure, uncertainty, or perceived danger. But when that response becomes constant or overwhelming, it can start to interfere with your sense of peace, focus, and confidence. Anxiety can show up as racing thoughts, tension in your chest, difficulty sleeping, irritability, or the feeling that your mind just won’t slow down. Sometimes, it’s obvious. Other times, it hides behind perfectionism, people-pleasing, or always needing to stay busy.

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While stress is a natural reaction to challenges, chronic stress can keep your body in “fight or flight” mode, leaving you feeling wired but tired. Therapy helps you understand the patterns that fuel anxiety and teaches your mind and body to move toward calm. Together, we can explore your triggers, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and create space for more balance and self-trust. With the right tools and support, you can learn to navigate life’s ups and downs with greater clarity and ease — rather than feeling controlled by your worries.

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How Therapy Helps

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In therapy, we’ll look at how anxiety shows up for you — mentally, emotionally, and physically. Understanding your specific triggers and patterns is key to regaining a sense of control. Using a blend of approaches like CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and somatic work, we’ll focus on building practical coping skills, calming your nervous system, and shifting unhelpful thought patterns. The goal isn’t to erase anxiety altogether (since it’s part of being human), but to help you relate to it differently — so it no longer runs the show.​

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• ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy): Learn to become more comfortable with the uncomfortable where appropriate but trying to not control or change your emotions.

• CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy): Understand how your thoughts impact your behaviors and impact your anxiety symptoms.

• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): Process and reframe distressing thoughts, feelings, and memories. 

• Mindfulness and self-compassion practices: Connect the mind and body and shift focus to the present moment.

• Somatic work: Identify how your body presents with anxiety and shift your nervous system from "fight or flight" to safe and calm.

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