Therapy
Therapy for Anxiety and Panic
When worry runs your day, panic shows up without warning, or you avoid more and more, therapy can teach your body and mind a different response.
What anxiety can look like
Anxiety is the body's alarm system turned up too high. It can show up as racing thoughts at 2 am, a tight chest before meetings, a stomach ache before school, or a long list of places you no longer go. Left alone, avoidance tends to grow, because every skipped situation teaches your brain that it was dangerous.
Common reasons people come in
- Generalized worry that is hard to switch off
- Panic attacks
- Social anxiety
- Health anxiety
- Fear of flying, driving or other specific fears
- Anxiety in children and teens, including school refusal
- Sleep problems driven by worry
How therapy helps
- 1.
Understand the cycle
Map what triggers your anxiety and what you do to cope, including the habits that backfire.
- 2.
Calm the body
Breathing, grounding and relaxation skills you can use in the moment.
- 3.
Change the thinking
CBT tools to catch and test anxious predictions.
- 4.
Face it in steps
Gradual, planned exposure so avoided situations shrink back to normal size.
For parents of anxious kids
Children often show anxiety through clinginess, tantrums, stomach aches or refusing school. Our child and teen therapists work with the child and coach parents on how to respond, because the way adults react can calm the cycle or feed it.
When medication may help
For some people, especially when panic or worry is severe, medication alongside therapy makes the work easier. Our medication management team can see you by telehealth.
Therapists for anxiety
Dr. Kiran Mishra
Licensed Psychologist
Therapy for Adults
Diana Cantu, MA
Licensed Psychological Associate
Bilingual Therapy for All Ages
Naim Karabanoff, MS
LPC Associate
Therapy for Kids, Teens and Adults
Gloria Ntela, MA
Licensed Psychological Associate
Psychological Evaluations
Maggie Johnson, M.Div., LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Therapy for Individuals and Couples
Dr. Sunetra Martinez
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and Licensed School Psychologist
Therapy and Clinical Supervision
Michelle Mitchell, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Couples, Family and Individual Therapy
Dr. Sneha Desai
Licensed Psychologist
Therapy
Questions
How long does anxiety treatment take?
Many people notice changes within a couple of months of weekly sessions, though it varies.
Is anxiety a sign something is wrong with me?
No. It is a normal alarm system that has become oversensitive, and it can be retrained.
Your first session
Expect your therapist to ask when the anxiety started, what sets it off, how it affects sleep, work, school and relationships, and what you already do to cope. By the end you should have a first skill to practice and a sense of how many sessions to plan for.
When to reach out
If worry is costing you sleep, keeping you from places or people, or making you dread ordinary days, it is worth a call. You do not need a diagnosis to start.
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Talk with someone about anxiety
Book online, or call 832-876-3232 and ask for a therapist who works with panic and worry.