Therapy for Anxiety
Online & In-person THERAPY IN SAN FRANCISCO, THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA
Is Anxiety controlling your life?
You are tired of feeling overwhelmed and worried about every aspect of your life. Perhaps anxiety has been a constant presence in your life or maybe you have observed an intensification amid recent challenging circumstances. Perhaps you feel paralyzed by your worry, overwhelm and fear and do not know how to move forward. Maybe you are experiencing a significant change in your life which has you feeling uncertain about the future. Whatever it is that you’re experiencing, you’re beginning to notice the impact on your life.
Some common symptoms of anxiety are:
Constant state of unease, and pervasive worry about various aspects of your life.
Worried that inevitably “the other shoe is going to drop”
Overly concerned about the opinions and judgements of others
Feeling restless or having a sense of impending danger
Physical symptoms like: tension/ tight shoulders, gastrointestinal (GI) issues, tension headaches, increased heart rate, breathing rapidly, fatigue as a result of sleeplessness
Therapy for Anxiety can help.
UNDERSTANDING ANXIETY
I believe that anxiety is a part of you but it need not define you. Everyone experiences anxiety. It is an emotion that exists within all of us. However, there are times when your anxiety may interfere with how you live your life. Sometimes your anxiety might be correlated to changes occurring in your life, or sometimes it might be influenced by your past or fears around the future.
Anxiety can be understood on a spectrum. On one end, you may experience general worry which does not interfere with your life and on the other end you may experience panic, a feeling of intense anxiety, fear, and a sense of impending doom. And in between lies an array of feelings like: overwhelm, alienation, insecurity, embarrassment, fear…
TYPES OF ANXIETY:
EXCESSIVE AND PERSISTENT WORRY about routine events of life that is not in proportion to the situation.
PANIC: Episodes of intense anxiety/fear usually accompanied by physical symptoms such as: chest tightness, difficulty breathing, and/or a racing/pounding heart.
SOCIAL ANXIETY: Avoiding social situations out of a fear of embarrassment and being judged by others.
ECO-ANXIETY: “The chronic fear of environmental cataclysm that comes from observing the seemingly irrevocable impact of climate change and the associated concern for one’s future and that of next generations.” - American Psychological Association
PHOBIAS: An intense or irrational fear of or aversion to something, often leading to avoidance of a feared object, situation or activity.
What we’ll work on
Therapy for Anxiety can help:
Determine the areas that are most troubling for you through empathic and open conversations.
Identify the triggers and roots of the problems you are experiencing. You will begin to pinpoint patterns, situations and thoughts that intensify your feelings.
Develop practical coping strategies to manage anxiety in real-time. These tools can be tailored to your individual needs and applied to various aspects of your life.
Foster a sense of safety allowing you to process and express your emotions and thus empowering you to gain deeper understanding, insight, and resilience.
Discover that you are capable of managing life’s challenges and living your most authentic life.
Learn to offer yourself compassion when anxiety arises.
You don’t have to live life feeling worried, overwhelmed, or in fear.
I CAN HELP YOU LEARN TO LIVE WITH YOUR ANXIETY.