Helping you let go of self-criticism and learn to love yourself
Therapy for Anxiety
Online therapy in Marion and across Ohio
You want to feel good about yourself again… or maybe for the first time in your life
There are so many areas of your life where you feel you just don’t cut it. Whether it’s your spouse, your kids, your relationship, your professional life… there are just so many demands and you don’t ever feel your best is enough. The anxiety of not meeting your own expectations is exhausting. You wonder how it looks so easy for everyone else to live their life. Why are you different? You can never look at yourself in the mirror and feel you are where you should be.
But the effects don’t stop there
Maybe you’ve also noticed that feeling less than others has led you to have relationships you’re not satisfied with–maybe relationships in which you don’t feel you can state your needs and wants because you don’t deserve it. And maybe this lack of self-love has led you to have problems taking care of yourself by eating well and getting enough sleep. Why would you take care of yourself well if you don’t feel you’re worth it? All of this just leads to a vicious cycle of never ending anxiety and not liking who you are.
Helping you to find balance in your life and finally feel “good enough”
During our work together, you’ll learn:
Coping skills. We’ll work together to help you learn coping skills to keep that anxiety under control. You’ll learn warning signs of oncoming anxiety so you can get on with your day and ultimately feel better about yourself as you take back control.
New Ways of Thinking. We’ll examine how you think about your daily life and yourself. I’ll help you look at ways to identify unhelpful thoughts about yourself and your abilities and replace them with more positive, realistic ones. Learning to think in these more positive ways consistently will help lower anxiety and help you have more self-love.
Daily Routines. Together, we’ll look at ways to better your diet, sleep, and eating patterns so you feel your best self. And when you feel your best self, it’s easier to keep anxiety at bay.
Relationship skills. You and I will talk about ways to assertively state your needs and wants from relationships that aren’t fulfilling you. Having those needs and wants expressed is essential to you feeling less anxious and reinforcing your self-worth.
Therapy for anxiety can help you…
Gain confidence to tackle your day-to-day life challenges
Feel better about yourself
Give yourself self-compassion for times life doesn’t go your way
Communicate effectively for what you need in your relationships
Learn to put yourself first without feeling guilt or shame
Improve your self-care routine so you can feel your best
Anxiety Therapy is a good fit with me if…
You are open to new ways of thinking and trying new tools to lower anxiety
You want healing from negative beliefs about yourself
You want to build more positive, realistic beliefs about yourself
You are willing to try new routines or skills (even if just a few times!) to see what works best to lower your anxiety
Anxiety Therapy isn’t a good fit with me if…
You are hesitant or not open to trying new strategies to lower your anxiety
Your anxiety issues stem from Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (or you seriously question if it does).
You are unwilling to look at difficult current or past events that have affected your anxiety to find healing and move forward
Frequently Asked Questions about Anxiety
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Yes! Studies have shown that therapy for anxiety can be highly effective to treat anxiety. Therapy styles I use include cognitive behavioral therapy, skills of Dialectical Behavioral therapy, and EMDR, which are all interventions that have been shown to work to lower anxiety!
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The length of time you’re in counseling for therapy depends on each person. When we first meet, we’ll identify your goals for lowering your anxiety. From there, I’ll check-in with you as we continue meeting to see if you feel your anxiety is getting better. When that happens, we’ll look at meeting less frequently as you start feeling better until you feel you don’t need to see me anymore. Most of my clients start off meeting with me either weekly or bi-weekly, and then will lower how often they see me to monthly or as needed until they feel they don’t need therapy anymore.
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Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) can help you to let go of engrained, negative beliefs about yourself that affect your anxiety. EMDR helps you target memories of events that have caused you to have negative beliefs about yourself so you can let those beliefs go and develop more positive thoughts about yourself. This can even work on memories you have had for decades! Learn more about EMDR!