Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic attacks. Sometimes it’s lying awake with racing thoughts. Overanalyzing everything you said. Feeling tense and irritable for no clear reason. Or walking through your day with a constant sense of unease.
It can show up in big and small moments when you're faced with uncertainty, feel pressure to perform, or are trying to keep up with your daily responsibilities.
Living with anxiety can feel exhausting, but it doesn’t have to stay this way.
Anxiety therapy offers support to help you heal, make changes, and find relief.
Care That Helps You Thrive, Not Just Survive
We’ll work on more than just coping tools. Here you’ll have a safe, supportive place where you can better understand what your anxiety is trying to tell you and how to quiet it down.
I combine warmth and practicality to help you:
Get out of looping thoughts and reduce mental clutter
Develop self-trust so you can make decisions with more confidence
Learn how to calm your nervous system (yes, that racing heart has a reason)
Set boundaries and manage people-pleasing
Stop avoiding the things that matter to you
We know from neuroscience that anxiety activates your body’s threat system to help you survive and keep you safe. However, when your brain starts perceiving everything as a threat (your inbox, a messy house, a crying baby, driving, social situations), it keeps you constantly on edge.
Anxiety therapy helps reset that system. By working with your thoughts, emotions, and nervous system, we can bring your anxiety down to a manageable level, so you can feel more grounded, at ease, and more like yourself again.
You Don’t Have to Push Through Alone
If you’ve been telling yourself to "just calm down" or "get it together," you’re not the only one. Many women and young adults feel pressure to power through their anxiety and appear like they have it all figured out. But anxiety thrives in silence and shame.
In anxiety therapy, you don’t have to pretend like everything’s fine. You can come just as you are, whether you’re worried, tearful, stuck, unsure, or worn out.
Together, we’ll explore what your anxiety is trying to protect you from and build healthier ways to feel safe, connected, and in control.
What Brings People to Anxiety Therapy
Stress, fear, or ongoing overwhelm can feel incredibly isolating and lonely, but know that many people deal with anxiety at some point in their lives. Individuals often come to therapy for help with:
Big life changes or upcoming decisions
Racing thoughts or difficulty concentrating
Chronic worrying or overthinking
Social anxiety or fear of judgment
Trouble sleeping or relaxing
Physical symptoms like nausea, chest tightness, tension, or restlessness
Perfectionism and fear of failure
Feeling on edge, irritable, or easily overwhelmed
Relationship issues
If your anxiety is interfering with your life, compassionate support is available.
I want to feel like myself again
In anxiety therapy, I’ll help you build insight and tools you can apply to your daily life. Together, we’ll explore and learn how to:
Identify anxiety triggers and interrupt unhelpful patterns
Regulate your nervous system through mindfulness and body-based tools
Shift out of self-criticism and into self-compassion
Build emotional resilience
I integrate attachment and psychodynamic theories with CBT and mindfulness practices, and tailor therapy to your needs, lived experience, and goals.
Therapy for Young Adults Navigating Anxiety
Your 20s and 30s are full of big life changes and often a lot of pressure. You might feel like you’re supposed to know who you are, what you want, and how to make it all happen. But instead, you feel anxious, unsure, or stuck.
Anxiety can show up as:
Overthinking every decision or interaction
Fear of failure, rejection, or disappointing others
Struggling with identity, purpose, or direction
Feeling disconnected from yourself or your relationships
You don’t need to have it all figured out. In therapy, we’ll explore your anxiety in the context of who you are and where you are in life. Together, we’ll work on building self-trust, navigating uncertainty, and feeling more grounded in your path forward.
Support for New Moms and Parents
Becoming a parent changes everything—your body, your identity, your relationships, and your routines. It’s normal to feel anxious. But if that worry or stress is constant, intrusive, or keeping you from enjoying your life, consider reaching out for support.
Parents often come to therapy due to:
Being stuck in loops of “what if” thinking
Feeling guilty, worried, or like you’re not doing enough
Overwhelmed by responsibility or struggling to rest
Missing your sense of self
Postpartum anxiety
You deserve care, too. Anxiety therapy is a place to bring all of it—the fear, frustration, exhaustion, and grief that sometimes come with parenthood. We’ll work together to help you manage the anxiety and feel more connected to yourself and your child.
You Deserve Personalized Support
Everyone’s experience of anxiety is different. Whether you’re navigating big life transitions, adjusting to parenthood, or managing constant stress that others don’t see, you deserve support that fits your life. If you’re interested in therapy or have questions, please schedule a free 15-minute consultation. This gives us the opportunity to discuss your needs and answer your questions about my practice. I’d love to connect!
Anxiety therapy is available in Chicago and throughout Illinois and PSYPACT states.