Anxiety
We all experience anxiety from time to time, but for some people, it can become a frequent or overwhelming part of everyday life. Anxiety can show up differently for everyone.
You might find yourself constantly waiting for something bad to happen, imagining worst-case scenarios, worrying about what others think of you, replaying conversations, or experiencing intense physical sensations of panic.
You may try to manage your anxiety by avoiding certain situations that trigger your anxious thoughts and feelings, overthinking and overpreparing, distracting yourself, or trying to control everything that happens.
While these strategies may help temporarily, have you ever noticed that they may have become part of the problem?
The goal of therapy is not to eliminate every uncertainty or find solutions to every worry, but to change how you respond to anxiety and uncertainty.
Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and attachment-focused interventions, we will work to understand the patterns that maintain anxiety, challenge unhelpful thinking, reduce avoidance and other anxiety driven behaviors, and increase your ability to tolerate uncertainty and discomfort.
We may explore how early relationships and experiences may have shaped the beliefs that continue to influence how you experience anxiety today. By understanding where these patterns come from, we can begin to develop more flexible and compassionate ways of relating to yourself and the anxiety you feel.