Therapy for Anxiety
Your Body Is Trying to Tell You Something
You’re at the dinner table with the people you love most.
You’re only half here.
The other half is already three steps into tomorrow.
It’s rehearsing a conversation that hasn’t happened yet.
Someone asks you a simple question.
It lands sharper than you meant it to.
You catch the look on their face.
And you feel the guilt settle in for the rest of the night.
The Worry Follows You Into Bed
On paper, you’re the one who holds it all together.
Your jaw has been tight since this morning.
You didn’t notice until just now.
The doubts start their quiet whispering.
Did I handle that right?
Did I miss something?
By the time the house goes still, the worry has followed you into bed and taken your sleep with it.
You’re tired in a way that a full night wouldn’t fix.
Why You Can’t Just Talk Yourself Out of It
Somewhere along the way, your body learned that staying alert kept you safe.
It has been running that quiet vigilance for years, long before you had a name for it.
Your body gives you all kinds of clues about what you’re feeling.
Right now those clues are firing at once.
When your emotions climb too high, your ability to think clearly drops with them.
That’s simply how your body is built.
Untangle the Knot, One Thread at a Time
This work is slower than you want it to be. That slowness is where the change actually holds.
First, I’ll help you notice the clues your body is already giving you: the tightness, the racing, the bracing. From there, I’ll teach you real skills to steady yourself the moment your feelings run higher than your thinking can keep pace with.
My training is in DBT, built over fourteen years alongside people in the hardest moments of their lives. So nothing you bring to me will make me flinch.
I won’t challenge what you believe. Instead, I’ll ask you, gently, whether you’ve thought about it another way.
Picture your worry as a knotted ball of yarn. You don’t yank at a knot like that. You find the ends, one at a time. You wind them into something separate and manageable you can actually hold.
Therapy won’t change the weather outside your window. It clears the glass. So you can finally see what’s really there.
Come Back to That Dinner Table
You’re back at the table with the people you love.
The question comes.
This time you’re all the way here for it.
Your answer is warm, because there’s finally room in you for warmth.
The worries still exist.
But they’ve been wound into their own separate balls and set to the side.
They no longer pull every thread at once.
And you sleep, because your body has learned it’s allowed to.
Concrete Help. Real Relief. Start Here.
If you want concrete tools for immediate relief, a real understanding of where your anxiety comes from, and skills that hold for the long haul, let’s talk.
I offer a free consultation to see whether working together feels right for you.
Call (510) 913-3293 for a free 15-minute consultation.
Let's Take the Hard First Step Together
Asking for help can feel difficult. It's also where everything starts to change.
I’ll give you a place to speak openly, without fear of being judged, and we’ll work toward what matters most to you. If you’re ready to begin, I’d be honored to walk alongside you.