ANXIETY-RELATED
Generalized Anxiety Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) involves persistent, excessive worry about a wide range of everyday things — health, finances, relationships, work, and more. Even when you know your worry is out of proportion, it can feel impossible to stop. Therapy can help you understand the function your anxiety is serving, challenge the thought patterns that keep it going, and develop practical tools for living with less fear and more ease.
Social Anxiety Social anxiety goes beyond shyness — it involves an intense fear of being judged, embarrassed, or rejected in social situations. This can make everyday interactions feel exhausting or overwhelming, and may lead to avoiding situations that others take for granted. Therapy can help you gradually build confidence in social settings, challenge the negative assumptions you hold about yourself, and engage more freely in the relationships and experiences that matter to you.
Panic Disorder Panic disorder involves recurrent, unexpected panic attacks — sudden surges of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms like a racing heart, shortness of breath, dizziness, or a feeling of unreality. Many people begin avoiding situations they associate with panic, which can significantly limit their lives. Therapy can help you understand what's happening in your body during a panic attack, reduce the fear of fear itself, and regain your sense of safety and freedom.
Phobias A phobia is an intense, persistent fear of a specific object or situation that is out of proportion to any actual danger. Common phobias include fear of heights, flying, needles, animals, or certain social situations. While phobias can feel impossible to overcome, they respond very well to treatment. Therapy — particularly exposure-based approaches — can help you gradually face your fears in a safe and controlled way until they no longer hold power over you.
OCD Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) involves unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental rituals (compulsions) performed to reduce anxiety. OCD can be time-consuming, distressing, and deeply misunderstood. Effective treatment, particularly Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), can help you break the cycle of obsessions and compulsions and significantly reduce OCD's hold on your daily life.
Health Anxiety Health anxiety, sometimes called hypochondria or illness anxiety, involves excessive worry about having or developing a serious illness. This can lead to frequent doctor visits, constant body checking, or reassurance seeking — none of which provide lasting relief. Therapy can help you understand the cycle that keeps health anxiety going, tolerate uncertainty, and shift your focus away from fear and toward living fully.