Therapy for Anxiety

Anxiety often has its roots in lived experience, and I honor that history in my approach while helping you with the present moment. Sometimes people have been anxious since childhood, without any particularly negative experience, and that's also valid.

Anxiety is a very common concern, and can often benefit from extra support.

Anxiety also crops up for Highly Sensitive People, Autistics, ADHDers, and overlaps with trauma/PTSD. I always want to take into account the reasons behind the anxiety.

For example, if someone struggles with anxiety going to grocery stores: someone with PTSD may have anxiety around crowds due to reminders of their trauma; someone who is autistic may have anxiety around changes to routine, sensory overload, and getting through the social piece; an ADHDer may struggle most with getting to the store in the first place; and an HSP may already have feel very drained by all the tasks at hand. (Note: these examples are based on previous clients and may not apply to every person and can overlap within a person, but are meant to illustrate the importance of tracing back the cause of anxiety, which will inform my particular approach to support you).

I may utilize the following techniques, based on your individual needs:

-Compassion-Focused Therapy

-Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

-Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills

-Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy

I am able to help support you with many types of anxiety and anxiety-related concerns, which may include:

-Social Anxiety

-Generalized Anxiety

-Specific Phobias

-Health Anxiety

-Panic Attacks

-Panic Disorder

-Rejection Sensitivity (common with autistic and ADHD folks)

-Skin-Picking (Dermatillomania, Excoriation Disorder), Hair-Pulling (Trichotillomania)*

*Note: technically, these are body-focused repetitive behaviors classified as obsessive compulsive related disorders; however, these highly overlap with anxiety)