Anxiety Therapy for Women Who Feel “Always On”
Anxiety can look like overthinking, tightness in your chest, a mind that doesn’t slow down, or the feeling that you’re always bracing for what’s next.
You might be doing “fine” on the outside while your inside life feels loud.
In therapy, we’ll work with both the emotional and practical pieces so that you can begin to understand your anxiety and change your relationship to it.
We’ll focus on more than symptom management.
We’ll explore what your anxiety is organized around. Sometimes it’s control, sometimes its approval, or safety, or perfection, or being needed
We’ll look at how that shows up with family, partners, work, friendships, and your relationship with yourself.
I blend talk therapy, EMDR, and body-based work so you can understand what’s happening and build change that you can actually feel
How we’ll work
What it’s like in session
Therapy with me is steady, relational, and down-to-earth. You don’t need the perfect words or a clean, packaged story. You can show up just as you are.
In sessions, we’ll pay attention to:
what you’re feeling (even if you’re used to pushing it down)
what your mind is doing (the loops, the rules, the pressure)
what your body is carrying (tension, restlessness, shutdown, “always on”)
Sometimes the work looks like talking it through. Sometimes it looks like slowing down, noticing what your body is holding, and letting your system finally settle. Sometimes EMDR is the right tool for a stuck loop that won’t budge with insight alone.
The point isn’t to “fix” you. It’s to help you come back to yourself… more grounded, more clear, and more free.
What you can expect to shift…
You may find you can calm yourself more easily, feel less reactive, sleep better, and trust yourself more in the moments that used to hijack you.
Therapy can help you feel steadier…
Not by turning you into someone who never worries, but by helping your mind and body stop treating everyday life like an emergency.
What Others Have to Say
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Patricia is a compassionate, intelligent, authentic therapist. Creative and driven, she stays current with evidence-based practices and is dedicated to her clients' well-being. A truly caring and knowledgable professional that helps clients grow.
Gertie Mallard-Teal, Counselor, MS, LMHC, C-DBT
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Patricia embodies deep wisdom and takes a holistic, integrative approach to therapy. She fosters radical self-compassion and creates a healing space rooted in understanding rather than pathologizing.
Shaundra McGuire, Counselor, MA, Registered Mental Health Counseling Intern
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Patricia is a trustworthy colleague and clinician. She is warm, friendly, compassionate, and educated which shows in her work with her clients.
Julia Monte, Counselor, MA, LMHC