What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a natural emotion that helps keep us safe. It can show up as fear, worry, or feeling on edge and in some situations, it can even motivate us to prepare and perform at our best.
But when anxiety becomes constant, overwhelming, or starts to treat everyday situations as dangerous, it can feel exhausting. Your mind stays stuck in overdrive, and your body’s alarm system goes off more often than it needs to.
Anxiety becomes a problem when it begins to interfere with your life and when you start avoiding things you once enjoyed, feel stuck in overthinking, or hold back from pursuing your goals because everything feels too overwhelming.
Anxiety Symptoms
When anxiety becomes excessive, it can affect your thoughts, behaviors, and physical body.
You might experience:
- Constant worry or overthinking
- Feeling tense or on edge
- Difficulty concentrating
- Irritability
- Trouble making decisions
- Panic attacks
- Avoiding situations that trigger anxiety
- Nausea or stomach issues
- Sweating or shaking
- Headaches or fatigue
You don’t need to experience all of these symptoms to struggle with anxiety. If you notice these happening frequently, anxiety therapy can help.
Types of Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety can show up in different ways, and it’s common to relate to more than one of these:
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Ongoing worry about many areas of life. It can feel constant, hard to control, and exhausting even when you know the worry feels “too much.”
- Social Anxiety Disorder: Fear of being judged, embarrassed, or rejected in social situations. This can make it hard to form relationships or attend social events.
- Agoraphobia: is feeling an intense fear of being in a situation where you feel trapped. This could look like being afraid to leave your home, having to stand in line, having to use the public restroom or transportation, etc. Some may avoid their triggers at all costs and remain at home.
- Panic Disorder: Recurrent panic attacks and fear of having another one. These can feel sudden, intense, and physically overwhelming.
- Phobias: Intense fear of a specific object or situation (such as flying, driving, insects, or public speaking), often leading to avoidance.
If you’re reading this and thinking, “I relate to more than one of these”, you’re not alone. Many people experience overlapping forms of anxiety, and treatment can address all of them together.
Anxiety Therapy That Sees The Whole You
Evidence-Based Care That Works
These approaches are backed by research and designed to help you break out of anxious patterns and not just cope, but create real change.
Culturally Responsive & Bilingual Support
Your background, identity, and lived experiences matter. Therapy is a space where all parts of you are seen and respected.
Real Life Skills You Can Actually Use
You’ll learn practical strategies you can apply in everyday situations long after therapy ends.
Start Anxiety Therapy in California & Minnesota
You don’t have to keep managing anxiety on your own.
I provide online anxiety therapy for adults in California and Minnesota using evidence-based approaches, including:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills
Together, we’ll identify your goals, understand how anxiety is showing up in your life, and build practical tools to help you respond differently to fear and uncertainty.
This work isn’t about eliminating anxiety, it’s about helping you feel more in control, more confident, and more connected to the life you want to live.
Book a free 15 minute consultation to see if we are a good fit. Online anxiety therapy is available to adults in California and Minnesota.
