Anxiety therapy for a calmer nervous system.

Anxiety shows up in more ways than "worry"

A racing heart, a tight jaw, trouble sleeping, a mind that loops on worst-case scenarios, irritability, or avoiding things that used to feel manageable — anxiety is often physical first, mental second.

The GAD-7: a quick anxiety screening

The GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale) is a short, well-researched screening tool clinicians use to get a sense of how anxiety has shown up for you over the past two weeks. It's not a diagnosis — only a licensed clinician can provide that — but it's a useful, evidence-based starting point, and a helpful thing to bring into a first session.

Types of anxiety I work with

• Generalized AnxietyPersistent worry that attaches to whatever's in front of you, even without a clear cause.
• Social AnxietyFear of being judged or embarrassed that leads to avoiding people or situations.
• Panic-Related AnxietySudden, intense waves of fear that peak quickly and feel physically overwhelming.
• Trauma-Related AnxietyHypervigilance or fear connected to a specific past event or experience.

Anxiety, your nervous system, and feeling unsafe

Anxiety is your nervous system doing its job — sensing danger and preparing your body to respond. The sympathetic branch triggers fight, flight, or freeze; the parasympathetic branch is meant to bring you back to calm once the danger passes. Anxiety happens when that system gets stuck "on," reacting to old or perceived threats as if they were happening right now.

At its core, anxiety is about safety, not character. Once your body learns a situation is dangerous, it keeps flagging similar situations until it learns otherwise — which is why willpower alone rarely resolves it. Therapy helps your body build new, felt evidence that it's safe to stand down.

How I'll help you work through it