Anxiety Therapy for Adults
When anxiety starts running your life. Long Beach, CA & Online
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
When your mind feels constantly on edge.
You may be managing work, relationships, and responsibilities while others see you as capable and high-functioning. Yet internally, anxiety may feel loud, urgent, and exhausting.
You may find yourself worrying about what could go wrong, replaying conversations, overthinking decisions, seeking reassurance, or avoiding situations that feel uncomfortable.
Over time, anxiety can begin to shape your choices: what you say yes to, how you spend your time, and how much room you have for the things that matter most.
Many adults seek therapy after trying to manage anxiety on their own for years, or after talk therapy that hasn't led to meaningful relief. Specialized, evidence-based support can help you go beyond coping.
What you may notice
How anxiety may shape your days
ANXIETY SYMPTOMS & COMMON CONCERNS
Anxiety can show up in many forms.
Anxiety looks different for every adult, and it can shift with life stage, stress, and circumstances. Common anxiety concerns include:
Generalized Anxiety
Persistent worry about work, health, relationships, finances, family, or the future that feels hard to turn off
Social Anxiety
Fear of being judged, embarrassed, rejected, or negatively evaluated in social, work, or dating situations
Panic & Panic Attacks
Sudden surges of intense fear or physical sensations, and worry about when the next one will happen
Health Anxiety
Persistent worry about illness, body sensations, or medical symptoms, often with checking or reassurance seeking
Specific Phobias
Intense fear of particular situations or experiences, such as vomiting (emetophobia), flying, driving, needles, heights, or medical procedures
Work & Performance Anxiety
Fear related to presentations, evaluations, deadlines, leadership roles, or being seen as competent
Perfectionism & Fear of Mistakes
High standards, self-criticism, and fear of failing, disappointing others, or not doing things “right”
Worry About Uncertainty
Difficulty tolerating not knowing, unexpected changes, or moving forward without a guarantee things will be okay
Relationship & Decision Anxiety
Ongoing doubt, overanalyzing, and difficulty making choices about relationships, careers, or major life decisions
Life Transition Anxiety
Anxiety connected to new jobs, graduate school, parenthood, moves, loss, health changes, or other major transitions
This is not a comprehensive list. Anxiety may also show up in your body and behavior in ways that don't look like worry at first.
Physical signs
Emotional & behavioral signs
Related areas I also treat
Whatever form anxiety takes, treatment focuses on helping you respond differently rather than getting pulled into its cycle.
TREATMENT THAT HELPS
Anxiety is highly treatable.
I have helped many adults reduce the impact of anxiety, build confidence in their ability to handle uncertainty, and return to the people, work, and experiences that matter to them.
Treatment is tailored to your goals, values, and current circumstances, rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach. Sessions are collaborative and practical, with skills you can use between sessions in your everyday life.
The Transformative Path
A three-step approach to anxiety treatment.
Following a full assessment, I use evidence-based approaches to help you understand what keeps anxiety going, learn new ways to respond, and take meaningful steps toward a life that feels bigger than anxiety.
Understand
We begin with a thorough evaluation to understand how anxiety is showing up in your life and what may be maintaining it. I'll explain how the anxiety cycle works and the rationale behind each step of treatment.
Together, we'll identify patterns such as avoidance, reassurance seeking, overthinking, perfectionism, and other safety behaviors, and develop a treatment plan based on your goals, values, and the life you want to live.
Respond Differently
You'll learn practical ways to respond to anxiety rather than automatically avoiding, escaping, seeking reassurance, or trying to control uncertainty.
Depending on your needs, treatment may include CBT, ERP, ACT, Metacognitive Therapy, and gradually facing feared situations through exposure while reducing the safety behaviors that keep the anxiety cycle going.
Move Forward
Change happens step by step. Through practice and new learning, anxiety can become less intense, less controlling, and easier to manage.
As confidence grows, you can make choices based on what matters to you rather than what anxiety demands, at work, in relationships, and in everyday life.
Each step moves you along a transformative path toward greater flexibility, confidence, freedom, and a life aligned with your values.
ONLINE THERAPY FOR ADULTS
Specialized care from your own space.
In addition to in-person sessions in Long Beach, I offer anxiety therapy through secure telehealth for adults located anywhere in California.
Online therapy can make it easier to access specialized care when anxiety, time constraints, or daily responsibilities make in-person sessions difficult.
Specialized anxiety care from anywhere in California
When anxiety, a busy schedule, or daily responsibilities make in-person sessions difficult, secure telehealth can make specialized care easier to access.
Online sessions use a HIPAA-compliant platform, and exposure work can often happen right in the places where anxiety shows up in your daily life.
Learn more about online therapy →The structure, collaboration, and effectiveness of therapy remain the same, even with the flexibility of meeting from your own space.
COLLEGE · EMERGING ADULTS · MIDLIFE · OLDER ADULTS
A more flexible & meaningful life.
The goal isn't to eliminate every anxious thought or never feel uncomfortable again.
It's to help anxiety take up less space, so you have more freedom to make choices based on your values rather than fear.
That can mean more energy for work, relationships, rest, and new experiences, and less time caught in worry, overthinking, and avoidance.
More room for
Less time spent on
NEXT STEPS
The goal is meaningful symptom relief and a life that feels bigger than anxiety.
With specialized anxiety treatment, you can learn that anxiety doesn't have to call all the shots. Together, we can help you reclaim your time, confidence, and choices.
TAKE THE FIRST STEP
If anxiety is getting in the way of your life, you don't have to figure it out alone. Let's talk about what's happening and whether specialized anxiety therapy could be a good fit.
Commonly Asked Questions
FAQ’s
How do I know if my anxiety is "normal" stress or something more?
Everyone experiences stress and worry at times. Anxiety may be a concern when worries feel hard to control, last a long time, or begin to interfere with work, relationships, sleep, or daily life. You may notice yourself avoiding situations, seeking frequent reassurance, overthinking decisions, or feeling physically tense or on edge. A thorough assessment can help clarify what you're experiencing and whether specialized therapy could help.
I've tried talk therapy before. How is this different?
Many adults come to me after years of talk therapy that helped them understand their anxiety but didn't lead to lasting relief. Evidence-based approaches like CBT, exposure, ACT, and Metacognitive Therapy focus on changing how you respond to anxiety, not just talking about it. Treatment is structured and practical, with skills you practice between sessions, so you can see meaningful change in your everyday life.
How long does anxiety treatment take for adults?
Treatment varies from person to person, but many adults begin to see meaningful improvement within a few months of weekly sessions. A typical course may involve 12–20 sessions, though more complex or long-standing anxiety may benefit from additional support. Progress also depends on practicing skills between sessions. We'll check in regularly to review progress and adjust the approach as needed.