Therapy for Anxiety in California
Feeling Overwhelmed by Anxiety, Stress, or Panic? You’re not alone.
Many young adults come to therapy feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, social anxiety, panic, PTSD, or stress. The pressures of life—whether from work, school, or relationships—can feel too heavy to handle alone. You may feel stuck in cycles of constant worry, fear, or avoidance that won’t go away, no matter how hard you try. If you’re tired from struggling with these concerns and are ready to tap into strengths and learn skills, therapy can help you take that first step toward healing. It’s all about finding what works best for you—your style, your background, your values!
Understanding Anxiety: How It Affects Your Life and Well-being.
Anxiety, panic, and stress can show up in different ways. You may experience racing thoughts, dread about social interactions, or physical symptoms like a racing heart or shortness of breath. It can make focusing on work or school difficult, lead to withdrawing from friends and family, and make decision-making feel impossible. Even in your free time, it’s hard to relax when anxiety takes over, leaving you feeling drained and disconnected from the things you enjoy.
How Skills Based Therapy Helps.
Working with a therapist who uses evidenced-based practices and therapies such as, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), can be extremely supportive. These approaches help increase awareness of your thoughts and patterns, challenge negative thinking, and reduce the power anxiety holds over you. You'll learn to accept yourself with more compassion and change your relationship with anxiety, so that you feel like you’re in control. Therapy provides practical tools to manage stress and feel more empowered!
Finding Your Strength: A Safe Space to Navigate Anxiety and Stress Together.
As a queer therapist of color with lived experience, I understand the unique challenges of navigating mental health, especially for those from marginalized communities. I offer a safe and inclusive space to explore how social, political, and cultural factors contribute to stress, panic, anxiety and PTSD. It's important to develop coping skills that align and draw upon people's unique strengths and identities in the face of ongoing stressors.