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Anxiety Therapy

“Anxiety Therapy in San Jose, SF Bay Area, and throughout California”

        How anxiety can show up varies greatly, which is why I don’t have a set “formula” on how I work with it.  I do keep to certain basics like working with you on understanding what the main patterns are, how your anxiety shows up, where it’s showing up, what activates or triggers it, and then what agitates it and what calms it. 

        We’ll also explore what the root cause(s) of the anxiety are in a way that holds space for your personal experiences, the story of your family, any trans- or intergenerational trauma, while keeping the societal and geographical contexts in mind.  As we navigate root causes we’ll also work on identifying practical coping strategies, in addition to assessing what your current strategies are and seeing how they help. 

        Each session we’ll also assess how anxiety may be showing up in your sleep habits and quality, eating patterns, ability to do things that bring you joy, and what your motivation has been to do things that bring you joy.

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Anxiety Therapy

Therapy for anxiety can help you:

  • Understand what activates your anxiety
  • Feel confident in naming and enforcing healthy boundaries
  • Improve your sleep
  • Be empowered to make decisions based on what is, instead of what might be
  • Live more fully and be more present
Can therapy cure my anxiety?
Therapy will help you have a different and more functional relationship with anxiety. Anxiety is something that is very human, and therapy will help to turn down the volume knob of it. Another way I like to explain it, is instead of Anxiety driving the “car” (your life and decisions), we’re going to work on kicking it to the trunk or hanging off the bumper while you have full control of the wheel. You get to pick when you allow Anxiety to be in the backseat or as a passenger, but you will stay in the driver’s seat with full control.
How do I know if I have anxiety?
- Receding gumline from clenching or grinding your teeth overnight–your dentist has been noticing - Feeling on edge or testy with or without a clear reason why - You feel physically uncomfortable, like you’re wearing wet jeans - Waking up with a sense of dread - Difficulty staying present with others because you’re stuck in your thoughts/worries - Your sleep is off (not enough, too much, can’t fall asleep, shitty quality sleep) - Your relationship to food has changed in a negative way (no or low appetite, food tastes off, eating more than intended, restricting your eating for control, forgetting to eat) - Using alcohol, cannabis, or another substance before or during an event to “feel less awkward” or “deal” with being there