Help For Anxiety or Depression (or Both)
You can be less anxious (really).
You can worry less, fear less, white-knuckle less, avoid less, and enjoy and be present more. Through CBT and other evidence-based approaches, I help clients feel and function better despite histories of anxiety that are sometimes lifelong. Whether you suffer from social anxiety, generalized anxiety, performance anxiety, or even specific phobias like flying, I can develop a plan to reduce the frequency, intensity, and duration of your symptoms, so that life feels increasingly livable. I also know from personal experience that these techniques work.
No one can guarantee a complete remission of all anxiety, particularly for highly sensitive folks (so if a therapist or anyone else promises this, be highly suspicious). In some cases, a temporary increase in anxiety is often helpful, as in structured exposure exercises for people who struggle with emotional overcontrol or fear of feelings. In cases where anxiety is particularly difficult to treat, increasing a sense of social safety and belonging rather than rushing to exposure can work wonders. Lastly, clarifying one’s values and goals can make any remaining anxiety feel purposeful and tolerable rather than random and unbearable.
If you’d like to discuss how I could help you with your anxiety, please reach out below.
Find your way through depression.
About 280 million people worldwide have depression, so you are not alone. But certainly it feels that way when we are depressed (at least it did for me). Depression can take many forms, from a family history of lifelong, low-grade low mood (dysthymia), to an acute mood nosedive in the wake of a specific stressor like job loss or breakup, to occasional, lingering bouts of self-doubt. I am trained in a number of evidence-based treatments for depression that can help restore your confidence and your will to engage with life. These treatments include CBT, DBT, and ACT. And while it can be difficult to get started in therapy when you’re feeling depressed (as it can be difficult to do much of anything), I encourage you to reach out and give it a try. Because if oversleeping and doom-scrolling were evidence-based treatments for depression, I would be first in line to recommend them, but alas; I think we both know how that goes at this point.
So if you think I could be of assistance, your future self and I hope you will reach out here.