Anxiety Therapy
Anxiety therapy in Chicago, IL for adults experiencing stress, panic, overthinking, and life transitions. Evidence-based treatments like CBT, mindfulness, and EMDR help reduce symptoms, improve emotional regulation, and restore a sense of control.
You Are Not Alone.
Do you always feel on edge, overwhelmed or anticipate future events with worry and dread? Do racing, ruminating thoughts impact your ability to concentrate on tasks, manage stress or engage socially? Perhaps anxiety has started to manifest physically. Thus causing heart palpitations, stomach aches and sweating. Some describe trembling, shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea or panic attacks. In particular, do you often feel out of control, like something is about to go horribly wrong? Do you wish you could better understand your experience with anxiety? Would you like to develop the insight and tools needed to help yourself feel better?
Living with anxiety can be a distressing, frustrating and sometimes frightening experience. You may feel preoccupied by “what if” questions about the future that you can’t control. Ultimately, this can cause your thoughts to spiral and fuel more distressing emotions and physical symptoms. The ongoing looping cycle of anxiety can impact all aspects of your life. Specifically, this can include your work performance as well as your relationships. Furthermore, eating, sleeping, and other physical issues could be adding to your distress. Moreover, they all may be causing you to feel increasingly withdrawn or on edge.
If you are experiencing symptoms of anxiety, you are not alone. According to Anxiety and Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders are extremely common. They are one of the most common mental illnesses in the United States. They affect more than 40 million adults (18 percent of the population) in the U.S. . And, women are 60 percent more likely to be affected compared to men. In American culture, women experience unique challenges. They deal with a tremendous amount of pressure to excel in work, home, motherhood, relationships, marriage, etc . Society’s perception of gender roles is changing. However, the expectations on women appear stagnant at times. Women are expected to balance household chores, even those working as much or more than their male counterparts. Also, they are forced to balance and maintain family life along with a noteworthy career. And for many women, there is not enough time in the day to address every task, the needs of others, and find time for self-care.
Although everyone experiences stress and overwhelm, normal stress can spill over into anxiety. Hence, making things feel out of control and no longer manageable. If you are experiencing racing thoughts or distressing worries, counseling may help. Therapy can ease uncomfortable physical sensations that might distract from your day-to-day activities. Counseling for anxiety can help you relieve built up tension and move forward feeling more in-control.
Anxiety Therapy at a Glance
- Who it’s for: Adults experiencing anxiety, overwhelm, life transitions, or chronic stress
- Common concerns: Generalized anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, burnout, intrusive thoughts
- Therapies offered: CBT, DBT-informed therapy, EMDR, mindfulness-based approaches
- Session format: 50-minute individual sessions (weekly or biweekly)
- Location: Chicago, IL + virtual sessions across Illinois
- Insurance: Out-of-network support available; superbills provided
Without a doubt, everyone’s experience with anxiety is different.
How Anxiety Therapy Works
- Initial Consultation
We discuss your symptoms, history, and goals to understand what you’re experiencing. - Assessment & Goal Setting
Together, we identify patterns, triggers, and define clear, achievable outcomes. - Treatment Phase
We use evidence-based approaches like CBT, EMDR, and mindfulness to address anxiety. - Skill Building & Integration
You’ll develop tools to manage anxiety in real-life situations and build resilience. - Ongoing Support
Sessions evolve as you progress, helping you maintain long-term emotional balance.
What is anxiety therapy?
Anxiety therapy is a structured, evidence-based approach that helps individuals understand and manage anxiety symptoms. It focuses on identifying thought patterns, emotional triggers, and behaviors that contribute to stress.
Through therapy, you’ll develop tools to reduce anxiety, improve emotional regulation, and feel more in control. Treatment is personalized based on your specific experiences and goals.
How does anxiety therapy help with symptoms?
Anxiety therapy helps reduce both mental and physical symptoms by addressing underlying patterns. Techniques like cognitive restructuring and mindfulness can interrupt cycles of worry and panic.
Over time, therapy builds resilience, helping you respond to stress with more clarity and confidence rather than overwhelm.
Can anxiety therapy be combined with other treatments?
Yes, anxiety therapy is often combined with other approaches such as medication, lifestyle changes, or additional therapeutic methods. Many clients benefit from an integrative approach.
Your therapist will work with you to create a treatment plan that aligns with your needs and preferences for the most effective results.
Anxiety Therapy
Anxiety therapy can be extremely helpful in mitigating and overcoming symptoms of anxiety. In a safe and compassionate environment, we can help you identify and address what drives your high stress levels. Together, we can examine the root cause of your anxiety. You will receive tailor-made tips, techniques, and strategies. They can be specialized to help you manage intrusive thoughts. Hence, they will enable you to experience more peace and less physical or emotional distress in your daily life.
During sessions, we can explore issues such as past relationships, family dynamics and childhood trauma. Moreover, this can help to increase self-awareness and identify where your anxiety stems from. You will get a better understanding of your past and current experience with anxiety. Thereafter, you will begin to develop effective tools to help you identify and manage heightened anxiety at its onset. The approach often depends on your unique experience with anxiety. Strategies can range from breathing exercises and mindfulness, to simple lifestyle changes.
We will create a therapy plan that best addresses and supports your specific needs and goals. We often blend psychoanalysis, cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based techniques when treating anxiety. For example in sessions, we will work to identify the anxiety behavior. We will pinpoint what drives it and where it comes from. Then, we will replace old, negative patterns with new, positive, more realistic ways of thinking. When you are able to break free of the anxious thought process, we can explore mindfulness. Then move on to more advanced thought challenging exercises. Even more, these can lead to a shift in mood, an increase in energy and enhanced overall well-being. Additionally, you will become more aware of your anxious thoughts and how they affect you physically or emotionally. Then, you can continue to challenge them until they no longer feel like they’re taking over your life. You will have the right tools set in place to ensure they no longer hinder your progress or potential.
We are strength based therapists who believe in helping you draw from and build upon support systems. We will help you build upon those resources and strategies that you already find helpful and relaxing. While also offering additional support and tools that can bring relief. We have been treating anxiety for many years. Thus, we believe that with the right guidance and support it is possible for anyone to manage and overcome anxiety. It is possible to break free of the anxiety cycle. And thus, develop healthy and empowered relationships with yourself and others. Finally, it is more than possible to move forward feeling confident and live life with ease.
Evidence-Based Approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is widely recognized as an effective treatment for anxiety disorders — American Psychological Association
- Anxiety disorders affect over 40 million adults in the U.S. — Anxiety & Depression Association of America
- Evidence-based therapies significantly reduce both psychological and physical symptoms of anxiety — National Institute of Mental Health