Anxiety Therapy in Littleton & Throughout Colorado
Anxiety Therapy
Maybe your mind feels like it's always going. You overthink conversations, worry about what might happen, or find yourself replaying things you said and wondering if you should have handled them differently.
Maybe you put a lot of pressure on yourself to get things right, struggle with uncertainty, or feel responsible for keeping everyone around you happy.
Sometimes you know your anxiety is making things feel bigger than they are, but that doesn't make it any easier to turn off. You may feel exhausted from thinking about everything, trying to stay ahead of problems, or feeling like you always need to be prepared for what comes next.
Understanding your anxiety
Anxiety isn’t all bad. It’s part of how our minds and bodies try to keep us safe. The problem is when it starts showing up all the time or becomes hard to turn off.
Together, we'll work on understanding your anxiety and what may be underneath it. We'll explore what triggers it, how it shows up in your thoughts, emotions, and body, and what keeps it going. Over time, you can learn to feel more confident in handling anxious thoughts when they come up, so they don't feel as loud or overwhelming
Finding your way through anxiety
When anxiety shows up, it can be tempting to try to think your way out of it, find reassurance, avoid what feels uncomfortable, or keep yourself busy so you don't have to sit with the uncertainty.
In therapy, we'll work on recognizing these patterns and finding new ways to respond. This might mean learning to sit with uncertainty, making room for uncomfortable emotions, slowing down your thoughts, or getting more comfortable trusting yourself rather than constantly looking for reassurance.
I draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and nervous system regulation to help you build a different relationship with anxiety. Rather than trying to control every thought or feeling, we'll work toward helping you feel more grounded, respond with greater flexibility, and make choices based on what matters to you rather than what fear tells you to do.
questions you may have
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Anxiety can be a normal response to stress, change, or uncertainty. It may be becoming a problem when you can’t shut off your mind, settle down, or stop worrying, even when you know everything is probably okay. Maybe you’re overthinking, having trouble sleeping, feeling on edge, or finding it hard to be present or do the things you want to do.
You don’t have to wait until anxiety feels overwhelming to ask for help. There’s room to understand what’s happening, find what helps, and feel more grounded when anxiety shows up.
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Knowing you’re overthinking doesn’t always make it easier to stop. When your nervous system is activated, your brain may keep searching for answers, trying to predict what could go wrong or figure out how to feel safe. It’s hard to think your way out of anxiety when your body is still on high alert.
We’ll look at what’s happening in your mind and body, find ways to feel more grounded when anxiety shows up, and create some space from anxious thoughts. This can make it easier to step back from anxious thoughts instead of getting pulled into them and feel more grounded when anxiety shows up.
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I want you to feel safe enough within yourself to understand what your anxiety is trying to protect. Sometimes anxiety is connected to old experiences, fears, or wounds that still feel very real in your mind or body. We’ll work together to understand what’s underneath the anxiety, while also finding ways to help you feel more grounded and settled when it shows up.
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Anxiety therapy can help when worry, overthinking, or feeling on edge starts getting in the way of your relationships, sleep, work, or everyday life. We can work on understanding where your anxiety comes from, what keeps it going, and how to respond differently when it shows up.
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Yes. You can know that you're overthinking, having intrusive thoughts, or that your worry doesn't really make sense and still feel anxious. Knowing that doesn't always make it easier to stop. We can look at what's underneath the anxiety and find ways to respond when those thoughts and feelings come up.
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It can. Anxiety can show up in relationships through overthinking conversations, worrying about how someone feels about you, avoiding difficult conversations, or constantly wondering if you've done something wrong. We can look at how anxiety is affecting your relationships and work on making choices based more on what matters to you and the kind of relationship you want, rather than letting fear make the decisions for you.
If you have a question that I haven’t answered yet, please reach out!