It seems those pesky alarm bells never seem to stop. You are flooded out with, “What am I forgetting that someone is relying on me for?”, “Did I do that right?”, “Am I being a good partner or parent? There’s so much more I could do.”, or “What am I not seeing that will hurt me?” From an evolutionary standpoint, we can say that anxiety was created to keep us safe. However, what is your anxiety supposed to do when you have more to worry about than just hunting and foraging? Small amounts of anxiety are normal, but what happens when yours doesn’t seem to have an off button or the volume doesn’t match the stressor?

Therapy for anxiety calls on you to stop and figure out the root of those alarm bells in your brain. Establishing emotional safety allows the brain to slow down the thoughts and turn down the volume. Therapy with me does not look like rapid-firing bandaid solutions and hoping one of them fits. It’s building a strong internal understanding of your internal dialogue and creating new ways of interacting with that dialogue.