Anxiety Treatment

Do you experience racing, worrisome thoughts that can sometimes spiral out of control? Are these thoughts often accompanied by uncomfortable physical sensations, such as a racing heart, shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, a shaky voice, and/or stomach pain?

Maybe you feel on edge, making it difficult or even impossible to relax? Perhaps you struggle to stay present and focused, especially if your mind is somewhere other than where you actually are. Phobias or incessant fear might cause you to avoid certain places or events, or maybe you’ve been self-medicating with drugs or alcohol to try to quell the anxiety and cope with stress.

Do you wish you could breathe, relax and release the tension, knowing that everything will be okay?

Living with anxiety can be an isolating and frustrating experience that can impact all aspects of life—from relationships to work performance to the ability to engage in social activities. And, it definitely impacts confidence and feelings of self-esteem and self-worth. While it’s normal to experience some level of stress, when stress crosses over into anxiety, worries, fears and panic can take over, affecting your ability to show up in ways that feel healthy and supportive of how you want to feel in your mind and body and do with your life.

Some people are biologically predisposed to anxiety or grew up with an anxious parent, inheriting anxious traits. Others develop anxiety following trauma or a significant life transition or loss. As with most everything, anxiety symptoms and severity present on a spectrum. So, you might be experiencing low-level, yet persistent anxiety that you want to shake, or it may have become so debilitating that it’s beginning to significantly limit your life.

The good news is that there’s good news. While anxiety is one of the most common issues facing Americans, it’s also one of the most easily managed and even overcome. Through anxiety treatment with a skilled and compassionate therapist, you can better understand the root of your anxiety, become more resourced with effective tools and techniques, and experience significant relief.

Anxiety Treatment Helps You Lean In And Let Go

When done with compassion, awareness and support, anxiety therapy can be incredibly effective. It can help you cultivate a sense of calm, increase self-awareness and provide you with the tools to manage anxiety. Through a process of learning how to slow down and reframe perspective, you can begin to get to know yourself and your anxiety better, all while gently releasing fears and increasing feelings of self-love and trust.

In safe, confidential anxiety counseling sessions, I help you lean into anxious thoughts and feelings rather than resist them. It is often said that what you resist persists, and that is very true of anxiety. Rather than trying to stop or control anxiety—which only exacerbates symptoms—by slowing everything down and bringing awareness to thoughts and feelings as they arise, symptoms often lose their power and even disappear. In sessions, I help you learn how to go into body sensations, such as tension, shallow breathing or a racing heart, and breathe into the places that seem to hold uncomfortable energy. As you stay with it as much as you can, you’ll begin to notice that the feelings dissipate.

Throughout the anxiety treatment process, you’ll also learn how to release feelings of self-judgment, limiting beliefs, and the negative stories that often contribute to anxious thinking. Rather than get and stay stuck in these harmful thinking patterns, you can learn to use your body, breath and relaxation techniques to stay calm and grounded in the present moment. You can also learn techniques that help you detach from the undesired thoughts and feelings. In this process, you begin to see that the anxious “you” is not really you—it’s just a series of racing and often illogical thoughts and feelings that can be shifted and softened.

We can also explore healthy, effective ways for you to cope with stress, such as exercise, yoga, meditation and breathing techniques. What works for one person may not work for another, which is why we’ll work collaboratively to explore and address your anxiety experience and figure out what you need to feel more grounded and focused within your mind and body.

You Are Not Your Anxiety

With decades of experience successfully treating anxiety—helping thousands of people reduce, mitigate and even release it completely—I know that you are bigger than your anxiety and that with support, resources and a shift in perspective you can realize that it does not have to control you. In fact, you can even make friends with it, coming to learn that your anxiety has something to share with you.

Through leaning in with curiosity rather than continuing to try to stop or suppress what wants to come through, everything can shift and you can begin to experience sustainable relief. Life can feel peaceful and productive again, with you back in flow and feeling present, awake and alive in your life.

Letting Go Of Anxiety: Let’s Connect

If you’re ready to experience real relief from anxiety, let’s connect. As a warm and compassionate therapist, I’m happy to talk with you about what’s happening that has you seeking out therapy for anxiety, answer questions you have about counseling and my practice, and to generally connect to ensure that we’re a good fit.

You can schedule a free consultation using the link at the bottom of the page. You can also call either of my office locations directly. I see clients at my Upper West Side NYC office, my Weston, CT office, and for online therapy.

New York, NY: 212-874-9402
Weston, CT: 203-544-9116

I look forward to connecting.

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