ANXIETY THERAPYAnxiety Therapy in Iowa City
Your mind is working overtime to protect you. You can teach it to rest instead. Anxiety waits around the corners of life, it tries to scare you away from disaster, it gives unsolicited advice constantly. It may be time to quiet that noise.
01 / IS THIS YOU?When the worry stops switching off
You know the loop. It is 3 a.m. and you are rehearsing a conversation that may never happen. Your jaw aches from clenching. You have read every article about overthinking, and somehow that became one more thing to overthink.
There is nothing weak about any of this. Anxiety is a nervous system doing its job too well, scanning for danger long after the danger has passed. That pattern was learned, and it can be unlearned.
02 / HOW WE WORKCalm the body first, then change the pattern
Stabilize
Grounding and body-based skills bring relief early, so you have somewhere to stand while we do the deeper work. My free Grounding Guide starts here.
Understand
We trace where the worry learned its job. Anxiety almost always made sense once. Naming what it protects you from takes away much of its power.
Build
Depending on what we find, we draw on DBT skills for intense emotion, or EMDR when the anxiety has roots in older experiences.
WHAT CHANGESThe dread loosens its grip
Sleep comes easier. The spiral still starts sometimes, and now you know how to step out of it. For the people I work with, the biggest shift is quieter than they expect: a morning where the dread does not show up.
03 / COMMON QUESTIONSDo I need a diagnosis before I reach out?
No. If worry is taking more of your life than you want to give it, that is more than reason enough to reach out. This page isn’t a diagnosis, and you don’t need one to start.
How long does anxiety therapy take?
It depends on you and on the roots of the anxiety. Most of the people who stay with it feel a difference within a few months of consistent work. We check progress together as we go.
Does telehealth work for anxiety?
Yes. I have done over a thousand telehealth sessions, and anxiety work translates well online, anywhere in Iowa.
FREE DOWNLOADNEWSLETTER04 / reach outA fifteen minute call, and no obligation afterwards
We talk about what has been going on, what you are hoping changes, and whether working together makes sense. If it does not, I will say so and point you somewhere better.