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Therapy for anxiety in Seattle, WA & online therapy in California, Oregon & Washington

The familiar signs of anxiety

  • You can’t get out of your own head. You’re constantly worrying, analyzing or overthinking.
  • You frequently feel on-edge or nervous
  • Your body feels on a state of high-alert - racing heart, sweaty palms, or constricted chest
  • You find yourself lost in your own thoughts. Being present is a state you hardly experience
  • You second guess yourself constantly. It’s difficult to make decisions and it's easy to spiral into all the scenarios you should or shouldn’t do
  • Your exhausted by your mind and commonly look for “escapes” to distract yourself

Your anxiety doesn’t have to control you

Anxiety is the most common mental health condition, affecting millions of people annually. And while it can be helpful to know you’re not alone, it doesn’t make dealing with its effects any easier.

When left unaddressed, anxiety can take a toll on our minds and bodies. The anxious brain is often hijacked- stuck on “looping thoughts”, an endless list of worries, concerns or fears about the future while our bodies feel tense, nervous or on edge.  At its worst, anxiety sends our nervous system into overdrive, leading to heart palpitations, difficulty breathing or even panic attacks. But anxiety doesn't have to control you. Our work together will arm you with proven strategies to begin reclaiming control.

anxiety-focused therapy

A mind-body path to be more present in your life.

Understand

You’ll learn valuable information about the powerful cycle of anxiety and how it’s unique to your body.

Examine

You’ll take a deeper look at how anxiety keeps you from living your life fully, examining how it impacts your relationships, your health, career or connection to your values and dreams.

Explore

Taking a paradoxical look at anxiety, you’ll explore how it’s familiar patterns have helped you at various stages of your life, as you begin to see yourself (and even your anxiety) through a more compassionate lens in the ways it’s helped you stay safe, succeed, or acheive.

Empower

You’ll learn practical skills to soothe your nervous system while learning ways to be more present, unhook from anxious thoughts and sensations so you can be more engaged in your life.

While everyone’s journey is unique, these are some common areas we might touch on in your care.

Frequently asked questions about anxiety therapy

FAQs

  • This is a great question. From time-to-time life throws challenges our way, and we find ourselves worrying, on-edge or having a hard time focusing. In these cases, anxiety can be common, but being diagnosed with anxiety requires an evaluation with a mental health or medical professional. There’s a few surveys or screening instruments that may be helpful to give you sense of how much anxiety is impacting you. Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7)

  • Everyone has a personalized plan based on your unique experiences, needs and goals. However, you can trust we’ll spend time understanding your experience of anxiety with a focus on ways (skills and strategies) to help you experience what it feels like to connect with yourself in a more present and embodied way.

  • There are many treatment approaches for anxiety. My focus is largely on mindfulness, breathing exercises, relaxation techniques as well as learning how to challenge or check unhelpful thought patterns. Many people may find relief from medications or dietary changes, however these types of treatment are outside of my scope of practice as a therapist. If these are of interest to you, I’ll work with you to identify speciality providers like naturopathic doctors or psychiatrists to complement your therapy.

  • I do not specialize in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder. I encourage individuals to seek counseling with an OCD specialist who provides exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, which the research shows is the most effective type of psychotherapy for OCD.