Therapy for Anxiety

Are you spending too much time in your head? Worry, what if thinking, ruminating, and panic can feel so overwhelming and debilitating. Many try “top down” or cognitive thinking strategies to combat anxiety which exasperates the battle in our heads. Often, many with anxiety and panic inadvertently make it worse. Anything that we judge or resist or avoid becomes more intense eventually. The goal of therapy for anxiety is not to not feel anxiety, but to manage it so it doesn’t manage you. Skills such as grounding, mindfulness, relaxation and somatic awareness help you manage anxiety so that it is not debilitating and doesn’t keep you from what you want to do. The process starts with recognizing thoughts and patterns that are unhelpful and replacing them with tools that help you relax, unwind and enjoy the present moment.