Therapy for Anxious Adults in Austin, TX:
Helping anxious adults understand their minds, regulate their bodies, and live in alignment with their values.
Do these experiences feel familiar?
Worrying all day and night—your mind is filled with “what ifs” and worst case scenarios. You try to think your way out of the uncomfortable feelings, but the thinking just builds momentum and you rarely find relief.
Everything feels like too much—your mind hasn’t been quiet all day; you’re irritated, overwhelmed, and tired; you can’t concentrate; and you just want to take a nap (but it’s hard to fall or stay asleep, so you end up watching 4 hours of Real Housewives instead).
Your body feels tense, your stomach hurts, and your heart is racing.
You’re saying no to concerts, birthday parties, and hikes with friends—because “what if I embarrass myself?”, ”what if I have a panic attack in public?”— or maybe you felt anxious last time and are avoiding any and all anxiety triggers.
Therapy won’t make anxiety go away, but it can help you change your relationship with anxiety, and empower you with new skills to help you be more present in your life. That might look like…
Learning to feel at home in your body, even when discomfort is present
Building mindfulness skills to help you observe your present moment experience, and interrupt patterns that are no longer serving you
Finding reliable strategies for self soothing
Processing previous trauma or adverse experiences that contribute to anxiety patterns
Having curiosity towards your experiences rather than judgement
Learning to make peace with (or at least tolerate) uncertainty
Decreasing the intensity of physiological responses to stress and anxiety