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Has anxiety made every decision feel heavier than it should?

Anxiety is loud. It is not always telling you the truth.

We help you understand the patterns driving your anxiety, question the fears that keep you stuck, and build tools you can use in daily life.

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Common Symptoms of Anxiety

  • Excessive worry that's hard to control
  • Racing thoughts or a mind that won't slow down
  • Muscle tension, restlessness, or feeling on edge
  • Irritability
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Panic attacks: sudden waves of intense fear with physical symptoms

Anxiety changes learning. Therapy helps you build new, steadier patterns of thinking and responding.

Not one-size-fits-all

Types of Anxiety Disorders

Generalized Anxiety

Chronic, excessive worry about everyday things like health, work, or money, most days for six months or more.

Panic Disorder

Sudden, intense waves of fear that peak within minutes, often with a racing heart, chest tightness, or dizziness.

Social Anxiety

Marked fear of being judged or embarrassed in social situations, often leading to avoidance.

Specific Phobias

Intense, focused fear of a particular object or situation, like heights, flying, or needles.

Understanding anxiety

Watch: What's Normal Worry, and What's an Anxiety Disorder?

A short video exploring where everyday worry ends and a diagnosable anxiety disorder begins.

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Signs Anxiety May Need Professional Support

  • The worry feels excessive or hard to control, out of proportion to what's actually happening
  • It's been going on most days for weeks or months, not just during one stressful stretch
  • It's getting in the way of work, relationships, sleep, or things you'd normally do
  • You're having panic attacks, or physical symptoms with no clear cause
How we treat anxiety

Therapy and Medication, Coordinated as One Plan

Counseling

Evidence-based therapy to identify triggers, reframe anxious thought patterns, and build coping skills that hold up under stress.

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Psychiatry

Evaluation and medication management for anxiety that's significantly affecting daily life, coordinated directly with your therapist.

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Frequently asked questions

Anxiety Treatment, Explained

Everyday worry usually fades once the stressful situation passes. An anxiety disorder is worry that's excessive or hard to control, sticks around most days for weeks or months, and starts interfering with work, relationships, sleep, or daily life.
No. Therapy alone, especially cognitive behavioral therapy, is often effective on its own. Medication is one option we discuss collaboratively, typically considered when anxiety is significantly affecting daily functioning or when you'd like additional support alongside therapy.
It varies by person, but many people notice meaningful improvement within several weeks to a few months of consistent therapy. Some continue longer-term for ongoing support, while others complete a shorter, focused course of treatment.
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