Anxiety challenges are often more than just feelings of occasional worry or nervousness. It can impact our lives in many ways and take many forms. On the one hand, it can be a persistent and overwhelming feeling difficult to manage. At other times, it can be a conductor behind the scenes, without us even realizing it, quietly and subtly directing our behavior and emotions in ways that negatively impact our performance, relationships and resilience to life stressors. Clinically, it can manifest in various forms, ranging from generalized anxiety to panic disorder, phobias, and social anxiety. Typically, the strategies of managing anxiety often stem from learned behaviors shaped by upbringing, family systems, biology, traumatic experience, and repeated learned coping behaviors over an extended period. Regardless of the type or origin of your anxiety, positive change and healing are possible! My mission is to help support that inate desire and capacity for healing through supporting clients with increasing awareness of root causes of the anxiety, exploring how anxiety resides and moves through the body affecting habitual behaviors, thoughts and emotions, and helping build new coping pathways, leading to greater empowerment and freedom in daily life.

Anxiety symptoms may include:

• Excessive worry or fear

• Restlessness or irritability

• Difficulty concentrating

• Muscle tension

• Sleep disturbances (insomnia or excessive sleep)

• Panic attacks

• Avoidance behaviors related to fears/phobias

• Social withdrawal or isolation

It can be helpful to recognize that excessive anxiety is not simply a matter of being overly sensitive or lacking resilience—it's a genuine problem that has a solution and deserves thoughtful understanding, empathy, and effective treatment support!

Therapeutic Approach

I specialize in providing research/evidence-based therapy for anxiety tailored to meet each client's unique needs and experiences. My therapeutic approach integrates various modalities proven effective in treating anxiety:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): This approach focuses on identifying negative thought patterns associated with anxiety while developing practical strategies for changing them.

• Exposure Therapy: Exposure therapy involves gradually exposing individuals to feared objects/situations under controlled conditions which helps reduce their anxious responses over time.

• Somatic Experiencing: This body-oriented approach focuses on releasing pent-up tension resulting from trauma by paying attention to bodily sensations during sessions.

• Mindfulness/Relaxation Techniques: Teaching clients relaxation techniques such as deep breathing exercises mindfulness meditation yoga which promotes stress reduction thereby alleviating symptoms associated with chronic worrying leading increased sense calmness control lives once again.

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT): ACT encourages acceptance & mindfulness practices while promoting behavior change based upon identified values ultimately leading to increased psychological flexibility designed to empower individuals towards recovery and emotional wellness.

My goal is to create safe space where clients feel heard, supported and empowered to work through their challenges with their anxiety towards healing. The path to healing and goal creation, each step of the way, will be collaborative, co-created and unique to each individual client’s needs.