Online Anxiety Therapy in California
What Is Anxiety & How It Develops
Anxiety is your brain and body’s attempt to keep you safe. A little anxiety can help promote motivation, increase performance in sports, and focus. But when anxiety stays turned all the way up, that protective instinct can turn into constant overthinking, chronic worry, and restlessness, even when there is no real danger in front of you. Over time, family patterns, cultural expectations, and major life changes can shape the way you view everyday choices, making them feel like potential mistakes. These specific situations act as a trigger, pushing your anxiety and nervous system to that highest setting.
How Anxiety Shows Up
In the Mind: Constant overthinking, replaying conversations late at night, doubting simple decisions, and reacting strongly to shifts in someone's tone (“They don’t like me”).
In the Body: Restlessness, a racing heart, trouble sleeping, a persistent knot in your stomach, holding physical tension, and sweating.
In Your Actions: Procrastinating on school or work tasks, exhausting yourself with perfectionism, endlessly researching to prevent mistakes, avoiding certain places, and feeling a strong need for control.
In Relationships: Feeling timid out of fear of judgment, expecting rejection, shutting down from overwhelm, or constantly seeking reassurance.
Why Your Brain Won't Turn Off (And How Therapy for Overthinking Helps)
The uniqueness of our lives shapes how anxiety manifests in daily life. It’s possible you have heard that anxiety isn’t real, to "just calm down" (cálmate), or “I had it way worse than you.” Sometimes these messages are well-meaning, but they only lead to more self-doubt. When you don’t understand what's going on internally, balancing family dynamics, cultural expectations, and performing well in school or work becomes even more challenging. Together, as your anxiety therapist, we will look at where these patterns were learned so you can stop blaming yourself for a natural stress response.
How We'll Work Together
Unhooking from Thought Loops: We work together to slow down your mind and body. You'll learn to notice your thoughts, hold them lightly, and get clear on what your options truly are.
Softening Self-Criticism: We work on developing self-compassion to ease chronic guilt, quiet the inner hater, and help you handle mistakes without spiraling into self-blame.
Building Security in Relationships: We look at underlying relationship patterns so you can speak up, step back from constant reassurance-seeking, and feel anchored even when others are upset.
Frequently Asked Questions
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While structured approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety can be brief, the length of our therapy depends on your goals, symptoms, and circumstances. Some clients benefit from focused short-term work, while others prefer ongoing support as they work through deeper patterns.
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Virtual therapy can be an effective and convenient way to address anxiety, overthinking, self-criticism, and related concerns. Sessions take place through a secure online platform, allowing you to receive support from home.
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I am in-network with Aetna, Anthem, and Blue Shield of CA. For out-of-network plans, I provide superbills for potential reimbursement.
Schedule Your Free Anxiety Therapy Consultation
If you’re ready to stop carrying this on your own, let’s talk. We’ll use 15 minutes to see if we’re a good fit.