Awake before the alarm, jaw tight, dreading each call you have to make today.
01 / 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.
02 / 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.
Anxiety can act like an alarm that keeps ringing after the danger has passed. With practice, that pattern can change.
03 / HOW WE WORKCalm the body first, then change the pattern
Stabilize
Grounding and body-based skills can 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, and what it has been trying to protect you from.
Depending on what we find, we draw on DBT skills work for intense emotion, or EMDR when the anxiety has roots in older experiences.
Build
04 / WHAT CHANGESThe dread loosens its grip
Sleep can come easier. The spiral may still start sometimes, but you can learn how to step out of it. For many adults I work with, the biggest shift is a small one: a morning when the dread does not show up immediately in your body.
05 / COMMON QUESTIONSQuestions about anxiety therapy
Do I need a diagnosis before I reach out?
No. If worry takes more of your life than you want to give it, you have 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. Many adults who keep at it notice a difference within a few months. We check progress together as we go.
Does telehealth work for anxiety?
Yes. I have done hundreds of telehealth sessions, and anxiety work translates well online, anywhere in Iowa and North Carolina.
06 / The logisticsWhat it costs and how long it takes
I do not bill insurance, so you and I decide how your care goes. No insurance company sets a limit on the sessions you get.
You can still ask your insurer to pay you back. I will give you a superbill, which is an itemized receipt you send to them yourself.
You can also ask for a Good Faith Estimate before we start, and the No Surprises Act gives you the right to one. It lists what your care is likely to cost.
Free
Free Consultation
A relaxed, 15-minute talk about what you need and whether we fit. By phone, by video, or in person.
$185
Therapy Sessions
Weekly 53-minute sessions shaped around your needs, in Iowa City or by telehealth in Iowa and North Carolina.
07 / 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.