Anxiety therapy · San Diego
Anxiety that’s running your life.
You can understand why you’re anxious and still be completely stuck. Knowing where anxiety comes from doesn’t make it stop. Here’s what helps.
The biggest myths about anxiety
I should be able to think my way out of it.
You can think your way to understanding. You can’t think your way to change. Anxiety lives in your nervous system, not just your mind.
If I just avoid the thing, I’ll feel better.
Avoidance gives temporary relief and makes anxiety stronger over time. The thing you avoid grows.
Anxiety means I’m weak.
Anxiety is a survival mechanism that’s misfiring. It’s not a character flaw.
Anxiety will go away on its own.
Sometimes. More often, avoidance keeps it alive.
The approach
What anxiety therapy looks like with me.
I use CBT, ACT, and ERP depending on what’s going on. Most anxiety work involves a combination: understanding the patterns, building skills, and then doing the hard part — which is practicing in your actual life, not just talking about it in sessions.
I specialize in anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, health anxiety, and OCD.
By session two or three, you’ll have a treatment plan: what we’re working on, what the approach is, and what progress looks like. You’ll know where you’re going.
Common questions
What does anxiety therapy look like in practice?
Anxiety therapy typically combines CBT (identifying thought patterns that fuel anxiety), behavioral strategies (doing the things anxiety tells you to avoid), and ACT (changing your relationship to anxious thoughts rather than fighting them). For OCD-related anxiety, ERP is the gold-standard approach.
How long does anxiety therapy take?
Most anxiety clients see meaningful progress within 12–20 sessions. Some work is shorter, some is longer. It depends on the severity, how long the anxiety has been present, and whether avoidance patterns are well established.
Do you see clients in person or online?
Both. I see clients in person at my Mission Valley office in San Diego, and via telehealth throughout California.
Ready to do something about this?
Reach out. The first session is intake, and we’ll go from there.
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