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Anxiety Therapy in Orange County, CA

In person in Anaheim Hills and online throughout California.

For the overthinking, the 2am mind-racing, and the part of you that's tired of holding it all together.

Let’s see if any of these sound familiar.

  • You rehearsed the conversation four times before having it.

  • You reread the text 10 times before you send it. Then after you send it. Then once more to see how it reads.

  • You said yes to the thing you didn't want to do, and now you're annoyed at yourself (and still going).

  • You got the thing done, and instead of relief you immediately moved on to the next thing to worry about.

  • You can't tell anymore what's a “real problem” and when it’s just  your brain doing its thing.

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The tricky part about anxiety (that doesn’t get talked about enough) trauma trapist.

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A lot of times, it works. That's the problem.

The overthinking catches things. The perfectionism gets results. The vigilance means you're rarely caught off guard. From the outside you look like someone who has it handled (which is exactly why nobody has noticed what it costs you).

You're the one who always knows the answers. And frankly, you're tired of it.

You don't need to hold it all together

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You don't need to hold it all together ☼

You’ve probably already tried…

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The apps. The books. The breathing exercises that work right up until you actually need them.

Maybe therapy before, where you learned some coping skills that helped a little (but left the stuff underneath largely unchanged).

None of that was wasted time. But it still didn’t get you where you want to be.

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How I work

  • Someone who asks better questions than the people around you, and doesn't need you to perform being fine.

  • Anxiety is usually a symptom rather than the whole story. So in addition to managing it, I want to understand what your nervous system thinks it's protecting you from. That's the part that makes the change stick.

  • The part that rehearses the conversations. The part that keeps the peace at all costs. The part that won't let you turn in anything less than perfect. Each of those picked up the job at some point because it needed doing, and they're still showing up for a shift nobody told them was over. We get curious about them instead of fighting them.

  • If you want to dig in right away, we can. If you'd rather start with getting through the week, we'll start there.

  • Coping skills are useful and I'll teach you some. They're also not the destination. Most of my clients are with me six months or longer.

If you feel like it’s time to stop going through the motions, start with a free phone consult.

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