What Is Anxiety Therapy? How It Works and What to Expect
Anxiety can feel like a constant hum in the background of your life—sometimes loud and consuming, other times subtle but always there.
It might show up as racing thoughts, restless sleeps, or a lingering sense that something bad is about to happen.
For many people, anxiety begins long before adulthood. It often traces back to childhood experiences, family dynamics, or the invisible pressure of trying to manage emotions that were too big to hold at the time.
If you’ve found yourself searching for “anxiety therapy”, you might have already sensed that healing requires more than just willpower. Therapy is a space where you can finally let go of carrying everything on your own.
In my practice, I offer a personalized, integrative approach to anxiety therapy that looks beyond surface-level coping skills and gets to the root of why anxiety lives in your body, mind, and spirit.
Understanding Anxiety Beyond the Surface
When people think of anxiety, they often picture nervousness, worry, or overthinking. But anxiety isn’t just “stress.” It’s an ongoing survival strategy that your subconscious mind and nervous system co-created to try to keep you safe.
In childhood: If you grew up in a home where emotions were overwhelming, dismissed, and/or unpredictable, your learned that you had to stay “on” alert. Hypervigilance may have been your way of anticipating danger. People-pleasing may have been your strategy to keep the peace in a safe place.
In adulthood: These same strategies show up as perfectionism, self-doubt, hyper-independence, or difficulty setting boundaries. Anxiety becomes the invisible fuel behind “staying busy” or avoiding conflict at all costs.
Anxiety therapy teaches you to slow down, recreate healthier ways of coping, listen to these patterns, and begin to untangle the past from the present.
Who I Work With
I work primarily with millennial and zillennial women who grew up with emotionally immature parents. Many of my clients grew up feeling like the “easy kid”—the one who didn’t cause problems, who became self-sufficient far too early, and who often struggle now with feeling “not good enough.”
If you resonate with cycles of perfectionism, guilt, or being drawn to emotionally unavailable partners, anxiety therapy may offer you a new way of relating to yourself. Instead of fighting against anxiety, we work together to understand its origins, release old survival strategies, and build new ways of being that feel rooted, safe, and free.
Anxiety Therapy at Inner Worlds
Therapy is not one-size-fits-all. Each person carries a unique story, shaped by both visible experiences and the unseen emotional inheritance of family systems. Because of this, my approach is highly personalized and integrative.
Some of the methods of healing I Use:
Psychodynamic Therapy: Exploring how early childhood experiences shaped your sense of self and relationships. This impacts how we see and interact with ourselves and the world.
Hypnotherapy: Guiding you to uncover deep subconscious roots of anxiety and release old patterns, and prepare you for new patterns and wats of thinking.
Holistic & Spiritual Therapy: Inviting the body, energy, and spirit into the healing process through mindfulness, visualization, and symbolic practices.
Ketamine-Assisted Therapy (KAP): For clients seeking deeper transformation, KAP can open a neuroplastic window where new insights and patterns emerge more easily.
Nature-Based Therapy: Walk-and-talk sessions in northern Westchester, NY help regulate the nervous system by grounding you in the natural world.
What sets Inner Worlds apart is the shamanic lens I bring.
I don’t just look at anxiety as a mental or physical experience—I also see it through the dimension of Spirit and energy.
Many clients find relief in knowing that their healing is not only psychological but also deeply spiritual.
What to Expect in the Process
Intake: A Gentle First Step
We begin with a free 15-minute phone call. This is an opportunity for us to get to know each other and see if we’re a good fit. I’ll ask a few questions about what you’re experiencing, and you’ll have space to ask about my practice and approach.
Early Sessions: Laying the Foundation
Once care is established, we meet for weekly sessions. In these early conversations, we’ll begin to build a trusting relationship. I’ll invite you to share your story at a pace that feels comfortable. Together, we’ll trace the ways your early childhood experiences continue to live in your body, your energetic and aura field, and in your relationships today.
Ongoing Work: Deepening and Unraveling
Over time, therapy becomes a process of unraveling the patterns that no longer serve you. We might identify the “little you” who still feels responsible for keeping the peace. We might explore the roots of your perfectionism or the guilt that rises when you set boundaries. Through different modalities, we’ll create new ways of relating to yourself that reduce anxiety and build self-trust.
Common Themes in Anxiety Therapy
While no two journeys look alike, many of my clients encounter similar themes:
People-Pleasing: Saying “yes” when you want to say “no,” driven by fear of disapproval or dissapointment.
Perfectionism: Believing love and worth must be earned through what you can do for others.
Hyper-Independence: Avoiding vulnerability in relationship by refusing to ask for help or support.
Conflict Avoidance: Silencing your needs to keep peace at any cost.
Anxious Attachment: Feeling like closeness always comes with the risk of abandonment (which sometimes means leaving your need behind).
These are not flaws—they are survival strategies. Anxiety therapy helps transform them into healthier ways of relating that honor your authentic self.
The Role of Spirit in Healing Anxiety
Many therapy models stop at the mind and body.
In my work, I also invite Spirit into the process.
For some, Spirit might mean connection to ancestors, nature, angels, a higher power, or animals. For others, it may be a sense of a higher power or connection with self.
Through practices like guided visualization, ancestral connection, and symbolic ritual, clients often discover a larger framework for their healing. Anxiety becomes not just a personal struggle, but a doorway into deeper transformation.
What Makes My Practice Unique
There are many paths to working with anxiety, but what differentiates my practice is the combination of integrative modalities and the spiritual lens I bring. I see healing as alchemy—the process of turning old pain into wisdom and freedom.
My role as a therapist is to create a container where the truths you’ve never spoken can finally be named. Together, we work not just on managing anxiety, but on transforming the root causes so that you can live in greater alignment with who you truly are.
Why Consider Anxiety Therapy Now?
Many people wait until anxiety feels unbearable before seeking help. But therapy is not just about crisis—it’s also about prevention and transformation. By beginning now, you give yourself the chance to:
Break free from old family dynamics.
Build relationships where you feel seen and valued.
Cultivate inner calm and trust.
Live without the constant undercurrent of “not good enough.”
Healing doesn’t happen overnight, but every step you take in therapy plants a seed for long-term change.
How to Begin
If you’re curious about working together, I invite you to schedule a free 15-minute phone call. This is your chance to share what you’re navigating, ask questions, and get a sense of whether my practice feels like the right fit.
I offer online sessions for clients across New York and New Jersey, as well as walk-and-talk therapy in northern Westchester. As an out-of-network provider, I can support you with submitting claims for potential reimbursement.
Closing Reflection
Anxiety is not a life sentence. It is a pattern, a story, and a nervous system state that can shift with the right support. Therapy is where we slow down, speak the unsaid, and create space for your true self to emerge.
If you’re ready to explore what’s possible on the other side of anxiety, I’d be honored to walk alongside you.
