Anxiety.
Helping anxious minds, high-achievers and the politically burned out find relief and clarity
Anxiety is more than just worry or overthinking—it’s a full-body experience rooted in your nervous system’s efforts to keep you safe. According to polyvagal theory (developed by Dr. Stephen Porges and applied clinically by Deb Dana), anxiety often arises when your autonomic nervous system detects danger—whether real or perceived—and shifts into survival mode.
You might be doing everything “right” on the outside, but inside, you’re overwhelmed—constantly anticipating the worst, caught in cycles of self-doubt, or feeling like your nervous system is always on high alert.
These aren’t flaws—they’re protective responses from a system trying to help you survive. But when that system gets stuck in overdrive, anxiety can become chronic. You may find yourself looping through worries, avoiding situations, or feeling increasingly disconnected from your body, your emotions, or others.
How I Help
In our work together, we’ll support your nervous system in finding safety and steadiness. We'll begin by identifying how anxiety shows up in your body and gently building your capacity to regulate. This might include breathwork, grounding exercises, and mindfulness to help shift your physiology in the moment and reestablish a sense of calm.
We’ll also explore the thought patterns and mental loops that keep anxiety in motion—interrupting them with compassion and curiosity rather than judgment. When it feels right, we may work with anxious parts of you using Internal Family Systems (IFS), helping those parts feel less alone and more supported. This kind of work doesn’t just manage anxiety—it begins to transform your relationship with it.
For High-Achieving Professionals and Perfectionists
You might look like you’re holding everything together—showing up for work, meeting deadlines, staying “on top” of things. But underneath, there’s tension, pressure, and a constant hum of fear that it’s never enough. You may feel like rest is unsafe, success is fragile, and failure isn’t an option.
Anxiety for high-achievers often comes with inner criticism, chronic self-monitoring, burnout, and emotional disconnection. In therapy, we’ll work to quiet the relentless pressure to perform and begin listening to what your system actually needs. You’ll learn how to pause, breathe, and relate to yourself with more spaciousness and kindness—not just when everything is going well, but especially when it isn’t.
For Those Struggling with Political Anxiety
In a world that feels increasingly uncertain, many people are living with chronic stress rooted in injustice, violence, climate crisis, and political instability. If you're highly attuned to what's happening in the world, it can feel like you're constantly in survival mode—toggling between overwhelm, despair, and numbness.
Therapy won’t “fix” the state of the world—but it can help you find grounded ways to stay engaged without burning out. Together, we’ll explore how to care for your nervous system while still caring about the world. This may include resourcing practices, boundary-setting, community connection, and working with parts of you that carry deep grief or urgency. You don’t have to carry the weight of it all alone.