Integrative Therapy for Anxiety and Overwhelm

Anxiety appears differently in everyone. The symptoms can vary widely from person to person, and what feels manageable for one individual may feel unbearable for another. You know your own experience best, and therapy begins with honoring that truth. Recognizing how it shows up in your life is the first step toward working with it rather than against it.

Some common manifestations of anxiety include feeling overwhelmed or out of control, excessive worry, restlessness, racing thoughts, and difficulty sleeping. You might notice physical sensations such as a rapid heartbeat, trembling limbs, headaches, muscle tension, or digestive discomfort. Anxiety can also appear behaviorally, leading to avoidance of specific places, people, or situations that the body associates with danger, conflict, or judgment.

Somatic and trauma-informed therapy helps you understand anxiety as a physiological response rather than a personal flaw. The goal is to help the nervous system feel safe enough to settle. Through gentle awareness practices, breathwork, and attention to bodily cues, therapy supports regulation and increases tolerance for the sensations that accompany stress. As you learn to read these signals, anxiety becomes information rather than a threat.

In our work, we explore how the body organizes itself around stress and what helps it return to a calm state. This process often includes identifying triggers, establishing grounding routines, and strengthening your ability to self-regulate in daily life. Over time, you develop a more flexible nervous system, one that can respond to challenges without being overtaken by them.

I work with clients across New York and Connecticut through secure virtual sessions. Therapy offers a consistent space to explore patterns of anxiety and to reconnect with a sense of steadiness, clarity, and trust in your own capacity to cope.