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Anxiety Therapy for Children, Teens, Adults, and Families

 

Anxiety can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't have to control your life. Whether you're navigating constant worry yourself or supporting a loved one with anxiety, compassionate, evidence-based therapy can help you move forward with greater calm, confidence, and hope.

Does this sound familiar? 

Anxiety can be incredibly isolating. You may find yourself constantly planning around worry, avoiding situations that once felt manageable, or wondering why everyday tasks seem so much harder than they should.

Anxiety doesn't always look like worry. It can also look like...

  • Avoiding school or social situations
  • Constant reassurance seeking
  • Perfectionism and fear of making mistakes
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Irritability or frequent meltdowns
  • Physical symptoms like stomachaches or headaches
  • Panic attacks
  • Overthinking every decision
  • Trouble separating from loved ones
  • Feeling "stuck" because fear is making the decisions

The good news is that anxiety is highly treatable.

    Understanding Anxiety

    Anxiety isn't a sign of weakness or failure. It's your brain and body's natural alarm system working overtime—trying to protect you, even when you're not actually in danger.

    While anxiety can feel overwhelming, it is also understandable and treatable. With the right support, it's possible to learn new ways of responding so anxiety no longer controls your choices or limits your life.

    How Therapy Can Help

    Rather than focusing only on reducing symptoms, therapy helps you:

    • Understand your anxiety and what keeps it going.
    • Recognize patterns of avoidance and fear.
    • Develop practical coping strategies.
    • Build confidence through gradual, meaningful change.
    • Strengthen resilience.
    • Live according to your values instead of your anxiety.

    Who I Help:

    Children & Families

    Supporting parents and caregivers in understanding childhood anxiety while helping children build confidence, resilience, and emotional regulation.

    Teens

    Helping teens navigate anxiety, school stress, perfectionism, and life transitions while developing healthy coping skills, resilience, and confidence.

    Adults

    Supporting adults experiencing anxiety, panic, chronic worry, life transitions, relationship challenges, and overwhelming stress.

    Parents & Families

    Providing evidence-based parent coaching and SPACE to help caregivers reduce accommodations, strengthen connection, and support lasting change at home.

    Common Questions

    What types of anxiety do you treat?

    I work with children, teens, adults, and families experiencing a wide range of anxiety-related challenges, including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, separation anxiety, perfectionism, school avoidance, health anxiety, excessive worry, and anxiety related to major life transitions.

    Anxiety can also occur alongside ADHD, autism, OCD, ARFID, and other emotional or developmental challenges. Rather than focusing solely on a diagnosis, I take the time to understand how anxiety is affecting your daily life and tailor treatment to your unique needs, strengths, and goals.

    Do you work with children and adults?

    Yes. I provide anxiety therapy for teens and adults, as well as support for parents and caregivers navigating childhood anxiety. Depending on your family's needs, services may include individual therapy, parent coaching, family collaboration, or SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions).

    My goal is to meet you where you are and recommend an approach that best supports you or your family. Whether you're seeking therapy for yourself, your teen, or guidance in supporting an anxious child, we'll work together to develop a personalized plan that fits your unique situation.

    Is therapy virtual?

    Yes. All therapy sessions are conducted securely through a HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform, allowing you to access care from the comfort and privacy of your home.

    Virtual therapy offers flexibility for busy individuals and families, eliminates travel time, and makes it easier to fit therapy into your schedule. Research has shown that telehealth can be just as effective as in-person therapy for many anxiety-related concerns.

    Providing virtual therapy for clients throughout Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Vermont.

    What if my child refuses therapy?

    If your child or teen is unwilling, resistant, or not yet ready to participate in therapy, there are still effective ways to help.

    Rather than waiting for your child to engage in treatment, we can focus on what is within your control. Through parent coaching and evidence-based approaches such as SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), you'll learn practical strategies to better understand your child's anxiety, reduce patterns that may unintentionally maintain it, strengthen your relationship, and support meaningful change at home.

    Many families are encouraged to discover that when parents make intentional changes in how they respond, children often begin to show increased confidence, independence, and improved emotional well-being.

    How long does anxiety therapy usually last?

    The length of therapy depends on your goals, the nature of your anxiety, and the challenges you're facing. Some individuals experience meaningful progress within a few months, while others benefit from longer-term support as they work through more complex concerns or life transitions.

    My goal is to provide practical, evidence-based treatment that helps you build lasting skills and confidence, not to keep you in therapy longer than you need. Throughout our work together, we'll regularly review your progress and adjust your treatment plan to best support your goals.

    Do you work with ADHD and autism?

    Yes. Anxiety commonly occurs alongside ADHD and autism, and it can sometimes look different than it does in neurotypical individuals.

    I take a neurodiversity-affirming approach, recognizing each person's unique strengths while tailoring treatment to their individual needs. Rather than expecting clients to fit a single therapeutic approach, I adapt evidence-based strategies to support emotional regulation, reduce anxiety, and build practical coping skills in ways that are both effective and respectful of each person's neurotype.

    Whether anxiety is occurring on its own or alongside ADHD or autism, therapy is personalized to help you or your family achieve meaningful, lasting change.

    If you're a parent supporting an anxious child or teen, you may also find our Parent Coaching & Support and SPACE services helpful.

    Ready to Begin Building Calm, Confidence, and Hope?

    If you're ready to better understand anxiety and begin building practical strategies for lasting change, I'd be honored to support you.