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PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELING
NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK
Psychotherapy for anxiety, build a healthier relationship with anxiety, fear, and stress.
Anxiety, fear, and stress don’t have to run the show. In therapy, we’ll explore what’s beneath the surface, help you respond to anxiety with more understanding and less fear, and build lasting tools to feel more grounded, clear, and in control of your life.
Recognizing the Signs of Anxiety
You might be experiencing anxiety if you:
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Feel overwhelmed at work, in relationships, or handling daily tasks
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Struggle to focus or make decisions due to persistent worry
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Set unattainably high standards for yourself and spiral into self-criticism
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Battle feelings of being an imposter in your career or personal life
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Find it hard to relax, even when circumstances seem calm
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Recognizing the signs early can make all the difference. If you're also noticing anxiety body symptoms like racing heart, chest tightness, or shortness of breath, it may be time to seek support.
Anxiety Isn’t the Enemy—It’s a Messenger
While it's human to wonder about the roots of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Social Phobia Disorder, and other anxiety conditions, our therapeutic work focuses on the present rather than searching for a single cause. Anxiety typically stems from multiple factors - your biology, psychology, life experiences, and environment all play interconnected roles. Rather than getting caught up in analyzing its origins, we'll explore how anxiety shows up in your life today and what it can teach us about your needs and values.
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Our work together will help you develop a new relationship with anxiety. You'll learn to understand anxiety and respond effectively. The goal isn't to eliminate anxiety completely, because that isn't possible. It is a part of being human. So we'll focus on developing the skills and self-awareness needed to help you move toward what truly matters to you, even in the presence of anxiety.
What You'll Gain From Therapy
Find Tools You Can Use When Anxiety Strikes
Anxiety can make you doubt yourself. In therapy, we’ll work on building trust in your feelings and choices, so you can feel more grounded—even when life is stressful.
You’ll also learn effective tools to use when anxiety feels overwhelming. Whether you're having a panic attack or just feeling on edge, we’ll find ways to help you soothe yourself in the moment.
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We’ll practice these tools together so they feel natural and slowly incorporate them into real life. Over time, you’ll begin to feel more in control and more confident in how you handle anxious moments.
Make Sense of Anxiety and Move Beyond It
Therapy can help you better understand how anxiety shows up in your body and how it affects your daily life. You'll begin to recognize your personal triggers and patterns. With this insight, you'll feel more able to move toward your goals without being held back by fear or worry.
Building Lasting Confidence and Control
Therapy can help you build a stronger sense of self-worth—one that isn’t defined by anxiety. You’ll develop skills to manage stress and future challenges on your own, giving you a greater sense of confidence and independence. As you feel more in control, you’ll gain the freedom to make decisions without fear holding you back. Over time, you may also notice healthier relationships and stronger boundaries, as you become more connected to your needs and values.
Therapy Techniques that Help
CBT is one of the most effective and researched therapy techniques for treating anxiety disorders. It helps you identify and shift negative thought patterns while building healthier behavioral responses.
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CBT is a proven treatment approach for panic attacks, phobias, social phobia disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT helps people recognize and work through negative thought patterns and distortions in how they see themselves and the world. It’s built around two main components that work hand in hand, Cognitive Therapy and Behavioral Therapy. With this two-pronged approach, CBT gives patients practical tools and strategies to understand and manage their anxiety more effectively.
focuses on looking at how negative thoughts and beliefs drive anxiety
examines how people react and behave in situations that trigger anxiety
