Anxiety Therapy
Serving adults in Pennsylvania, New York and Montana
Anxiety isn’t forever. Stop the spin with therapy for anxiety.
Anxiety can show up in a lot of different ways.
Some clients describe looking calm and in control on the outside, while inside, they’re unraveling. What once felt like productive problem-solving has turned into a swirl of constant worry and intrusive fears, even panic. There’s a constant sense of never being done or at ease—instead bracing for what’s next.
Other clients aren’t necessarily even looking for therapy for anxiety, because that’s not the word that springs to mind. Rather, they notice they crave distraction, seek relief in phone scrolling or another drink, can’t stop a looping thought, or just feel tense when they “should” relax.
Oftentimes, anxiety closely tied to perfectionism and self-criticism. Over time, anxiety affects more than thoughts and seeps into relationships, work, sleep and ability to enjoy the present.
If any of this sounds familiar, therapy for anxiety offers a road to ease, focus, and grounded resilience…no matter if you call it anxiety or something else.
Understanding Anxiety
Anxiety is more than worry.
And while it doesn’t usually appear out of nowhere, over time it can take on a life of it’s own.
Chronic anxiety can make it difficult to stay present and engage in the here and now.
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When you’re capable and used to taking on “one more thing”, the slow burn of pressures can erupt into full blown anxiety, sometimes with little warning.
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Anxiety doesn't always come from what’s happening now—it can come from what’s already happened. Trauma or long-term stress can keep your nervous system stuck in high alert, even when life circumstances are more settled.
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Worrying about your health—or someone else’s—can trigger deep uncertainty. When the future feels unknown or out of your control, it’s natural for anxiety to take hold.
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Strained relationships—whether due to conflict, emotional distance, or feeling unsupported—can unsettle your sense of safety and connection and fuel anxious distress.
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When others rely on you—children, aging parents, or loved ones—the emotional weight can build. Especially when family matters most, the pressure to be dependable, “on”, and making the “right” decisions can lead to chronic stress and anxiety.
How Therapy for Anxiety Helps
You’ve probably told yourself to “get over it” or “keep it together,” but something deeper keeps bubbling up and, sometimes, spilling over. These experiences can be exhausting, even isolating if they’ve been dismissed or misunderstood in the past.
In therapy, we'll explore the roots of your anxiety while developing practical tools to manage difficult moments. Healing takes more than “just doing less.”
And treatment often results in “living more”, which looks like:
Understanding what fuels anxiety, overwhelm, perfectionism, and self-criticism
Grounding your nervous system and managing anxious thoughts
Understanding emotions that feel confusing, intense or hard to express
Strengthening your ability to hold your own, and stay connected to yourself in difficult moments, especially conflicts
Bding more secure, meaningful connections with yourself and others
I draw on trauma-informed methods, meaning we move at your pace with full respect for your story. Many people find that therapy for anxiety also uncovers related struggles—like depression, grief, or unresolved trauma—and I’m here to support you through those, too.
Therapy offers a space to understand the underlying patterns that fuel anxiety and to begin to shift them into ways of being that are more sustainable, grounded, and true to you.