Anxiety

Online therapy for clients in Illinois and Kansas

If you’re a woman who looks “put together” on the outside but feels constantly on edge inside, you’re not alone. Maybe your mind is always running—replaying conversations, worrying what others think, or bracing for something to go wrong. You might notice tightness in your chest or shoulders, trouble relaxing, or a part of you that says you should be handling it all better. Anxiety can be especially painful when it shows up in relationships, leaving you second‑guessing yourself, over‑functioning, or people‑pleasing to keep the peace.

Anxiety can feel like your mind is always “on”—jumping to worst‑case scenarios, overthinking every decision, and making it hard to rest or be present. You might notice constant worries, tightness in your body, trouble relaxing, or a loud inner critic that tells you you’re not doing enough, pulling you into perfectionism and people‑pleasing. In online therapy, we slow things down and get curious about what your anxiety is trying to protect you from, instead of just trying to shut it off. Together, we’ll build practical tools to calm your body, challenge anxious thoughts, and create more space between you and your worries, so you can move through life with more ease, trust, and self‑compassion.

We’ll work with your anxiety in a way that includes both your mind and your body. Using CBT and DBT, we’ll notice the specific thoughts and patterns that fuel your anxiety, gently challenge them, and practice new skills for grounding, calming, and responding differently. Through somatic therapy and mindfulness, we’ll tune into how anxiety shows up in your body—racing heart, tight chest, restlessness—and build self‑soothing practices that help your nervous system feel safer and more settled. With narrative therapy, we’ll also explore the stories you’ve internalized about fear, safety, and control, and begin to reshape them so you can relate to your anxiety with more understanding and compassion, rather than judgment or shame.

If you’re a woman living anywhere in Illinois and you’re tired of feeling stuck in worry, overthinking, and self‑criticism, therapy can help you find a calmer way forward. You can schedule with me through Headway using the “Schedule Today” button on this page, or reach out with any questions before you book. You don’t have to keep managing this alone.