Experience a Different Approach to Anxiety Treatment
Anxiety isn’t a character flaw or a sign of weakness. It’s your nervous system doing its job, just a bit too aggressively. The good news? There are real, effective ways to change your relationship with anxiety. I won’t try to eliminate your anxiety (that generally backfires), but I will help you understand what your nervous system is actually trying to do and find more effective ways to respond.
Anxiety Symptoms You Might Be Experiencing
- Persistent worry or rumination
- Physical tension, restlessness, or fatigue
- Difficulty sleeping or racing thoughts at night
- Avoidance of situations that trigger anxiety
- Panic attacks or sudden waves of intense fear
- Burnout from chronic overwork or care-giving
- Perfectionism or fear of making mistakes
- Difficulty making decisions
- Social anxiety or fear of judgment
- Feeling like you can’t turn your brain off
High-Functioning Anxiety
High-functioning anxiety doesn’t always look like anxiety from the outside. You show up and to everyone around you, you probably seem fine. But underneath there’s a persistent hum of worry and a exhaustion that doesn’t go away even when things are objectively okay.
If you’ve wondered whether your anxiety “counts” because you’re still holding everything together, know that it counts. The cost just gets paid internally rather than visibly.
How I Can Help
Changing your Relationship with Anxiety
I help you understand your nervous system and the ways anxiety presents in your body. We’ll also work with the anxious parts of you, understanding what they’re protecting rather than fighting them. This approach can be more sustainable than simply trying to manage symptoms, because it addresses why anxiety keeps showing up in the first place.
Understanding Your Nervous System
Learn more about your nervous system and discover ways to recognize its signals for better self-awareness.
Recognizing Anxiety in Your Life
Identify and understand your anxious parts to shift your relationship with your anxiety.
Embracing Effective Approaches
Discover evidence-based methods that help transform your relationship with yourself, moving towards increased self compassion and resilience.
Ready to Get Started?
Book a free 15 minute consult to see if we’re a good fit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not in my approach. While coping strategies have their place, I’m more interested in understanding what your anxiety is actually protecting. Working with anxious parts of you — rather than fighting them — tends to create more lasting change than symptom management alone.
That’s a great question to explore! Anxiety responds differently to different approaches. If previous therapy felt surface-level or focused mainly on techniques, a parts-based or somatic approach might offer something different. The free consultation is a good place to talk about what has and hasn’t worked for you.
Yes. Anxiety is as much a body experience as a mental one. Understanding your nervous system’s signals and learning to regulate from the inside out can bring relief to physical symptoms alongside the mental ones.
It varies. Some people notice meaningful shifts within a few sessions. Others benefit from longer-term work, particularly when anxiety is tied to deeper patterns or past experiences. We discuss this together and revisit it as we go. There’s no fixed timeline imposed on you.
Yes. High-functioning anxiety is one of the most common things I see. People who appear to be managing well while feeling quietly overwhelmed, perpetually braced, or exhausted in a way they can’t explain. The fact that you’re functioning doesn’t mean you’re fine. IFS therapy is well suited to this because it helps you understand what the anxious parts of you are actually working so hard to protect.