Understanding Anxiety
Anxiety is the mind and body’s way of scanning for danger and an internal alarm system meant to keep us safe. Sometimes when the alarm goes off too often, too loudly, or in situations that aren’t actually threatening it can feel overwhelming or make us want to do anything we can to avoid feeling it.
Anxiety can show up as constant worrying, racing thoughts, irritability, difficulty focusing, or a sense of dread. Physically, it may feel like:
a tight chest
a knot in the stomach
quickened or pounding heartbeat
dizziness
trembling
nausea
trouble sleeping
feeling “keyed up” and unable to settle.
THERAPY FOR ANXIETY
The most effective strategies combine nervous-system tools with deeper emotional work.
Evidence-based therapy for anxiety
in-person or online
How Therapy Helps With Anxiety
To be most effective anxiety treatment needs to go beyond coping skills and address the roots of anxiety. Using a combination of action-oriented tools, mindfulness, body awareness practices and deeper work you can strengthen your capacity to feel grounded, present and emotionally safe.
What Anxiety Therapy Sessions Look Like
In therapy, we work together to:
Understand what your anxiety is trying to protect
Identify situations or emotions that activate it
Process unresolved experiences at the root of the fear
Explore relational patterns that fuel anxiety
Strengthen your capacity for calm, clarity, and emotional balance
Build new ways of responding that feel authentic and sustainable
Therapy is collaborative. You don’t have to figure this out alone.
My approach integrates:
Emotionally-Focused Therapy
To reconnect with primary emotions beneath anxiety like fear, sadness, longing, vulnerability. This helps you to respond rather than spiral.
Psychodynamic Therapy
To explore how early patterns and relationships shaped the way you cope, protect, and relate to others.
Narrative Therapy
To gently rewrite the internal stories that keep anxiety alive. These might be stories around responsibility, identity, worthiness, and safety.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
To help you identify, test and re-author thoughts that give your anxiety power.
Mind-Body Tools
To support nervous system regulation, reduce physical symptoms, and increase your window of tolerance.
I use a unique combination of tools depending on your unique history and challenges.
Who I Work With
I support adults, teens and professionals struggling with:
GENERALIZED ANXIETY
OVERTHINKING & RUMINATION
HEALTH ANXIETY
SOCIAL ANXIETY
PANIC SYMPTOMS
WORK OR PERFORMANCE ANXIETY
STRESS FROM HIGH PRESSURE CAREERS
ANXIETY DUE TO LIFE TRANSITIONS
RELATIONSHIP-BASED ANXIETY & ATTACHMENT FEARS
In-person therapy is available in Midtown Manhattan (NYC), and virtual therapy is available throughout New York State.
How to Recognize Anxiety
Mental & Emotional Signs
Racing or obsessive thoughts
Irritability
Emotional overwhelm
Catastrophic thinking
Difficulty making decisions
Feeling disconnected or “not like yourself”
Physical Symptoms
Chest tightness
Throat tension or difficulty swallowing
Stomach discomfort
Headaches
Trembling, shakiness
Trouble sleeping
Feeling restless or keyed up
Behavioral Patterns
Avoiding situations you fear
Over-preparing
Perfectionism
People-pleasing
Difficulty relaxing
Procrastination mixed with pressure