Counseling for Anxiety

You might describe yourself as anxious, insecure, high achieving, perfectionistic, an overthinker, or even a former gifted kid. You are likely burnt out, exploited, or struggling with imposter syndrome. Your mind automatically jumps to the worst case scenario when something goes wrong. You are intensely self-critical and believe that being hard on yourself is the only way to be productive. You struggle with procrastination but can't even relax when you're not working because you always feeling a sense of urgency to get stuff done. Maybe you've always done well and received praise, but now you're afraid of disappointing others if you fail. You might have repeatedly been told you are "too sensitive" or "too much" and so you judge yourself for being emotional or not having it together. You feel like you don't really belong anywhere or know how to make real connections with others. You are so scared to say, do, like, or be the wrong thing, that you don't really even know who you are, what you enjoy, or how to communicate with others. You may have difficulties setting and maintaining boundaries and would like to work on owning your power by embodying "main character energy" or entering your "villain era". You can be a strong, confident, independent, and boundary-setting person who is nurturing, soft, compassionate, and gentle. You don't have to choose.

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If any of these experiences resonated with you, you probably live with deep feelings of guilt, fear, and shame related to failure or just not being good enough. Together we will process how this anxiety shows up in your life, explore where it comes from, and figure out what to do with it. Anxiety makes us feel like there is something wrong with us and that we are somehow different than others, so we have to pretend we have it all together. It can make us isolate, people please, and be judgmental of ourself and others. I will help you unpack your experiences to recognize themes of what is working and what isn't. You will begin the process of unlearning perfectionistic messages from others, society, and your inner critic about who you are and aren't supposed to be. You will learn to hold yourself gently and respond to yourself with compassion so that you can genuinely acknowledge where you are at and hold yourself accountable for any changes you want to make. You will build confidence to follow your values without having to engage in toxic positivity or buying into unrealistic affirmations. Together we will work to get you unstuck and help you feel less overwhelmed. We will build up your self-esteem and self-acceptance so you can figure out who you are beyond your anxiety and how you want to show up in the world.