Anxiety Therapy for Adults in North County San Diego & Online Across California
When your mind won’t slow down, your body stays on edge, or worry runs the show, therapy can help interrupt these patterns and restore a sense of steadiness.
Anxiety is Not Just Worry
It often involves a constantly scanning mind, a body that feels tense or restless, difficulty relaxing, and a sense that something is always about to go wrong, even when things appear fine on the surface. Many adults with anxiety are highly capable, responsible, and self-aware, yet feel trapped in cycles of overthinking, avoidance, or emotional exhaustion.
Therapy helps make sense of these patterns and provides tools to change how anxiety operates, both mentally and physiologically.
Common ways anxiety shows up in adults
- Chronic overthinking or rumination
- Physical tension, restlessness, or fatigue
- Difficulty tolerating uncertainty or lack of control
- Avoidance of situations, conversations or decisions
- Sleep disruption due to racing thoughts
Anxiety often overlaps with
- Depression or low mood
- Trauma or chronic stress
- Perfectionism and high self-expectations
- Relationship or attachment concerns
- Life transitions (parenthood, career shifts, health changes)
Therapy addresses anxiety in context, not in isolation.
How therapy for anxiety works
Therapy for anxiety focuses on understanding how your nervous system, thought patterns, and emotional history interact. Treatment is tailored rather than protocol-driven, with attention to both insight and practical change.
- Increasing awareness of anxiety triggers and patterns
- Developing tools to regulate physiological arousal
- Working with avoidance and safety behaviors
- Exploring underlying emotional or relational contributors when relevant
I work with adults experiencing a range of anxiety concerns, including generalized anxiety, panic, chronic stress, and anxiety connected to trauma or life transitions. Treatment is collaborative and paced, with an emphasis on sustainable change rather than quick fixes.
Consultations are available to determine fit and next steps.