What Anxiety & Stress Actually Feel Like — Racing Thoughts, Panic, Burnout, and the Pressure to Hold It All Together-Sound Familiar?

You’re tired—but not just physically. It’s the kind of tired that lives in your chest, your jaw, your calendar. You wake up already bracing for the day, your mind scanning for what might go wrong. You’re juggling work, relationships, caregiving, and the invisible emotional labor that no one sees—but your body feels every bit of it. You’re not “too sensitive.” You’re not failing. You’re overwhelmed—and that’s human.

Maybe Your Anxiety Shows Up As:

• Racing thoughts that won’t let you sleep
• A tight chest or shallow breath in everyday situations
• Perfectionism that makes rest feel unsafe
• Panic attacks that seem to come out of nowhere
• Constant second-guessing or fear of disappointing others

Maybe Your Stress Feels Like:

• Snapping at people you care about, even when you don’t mean to
• Feeling wired and exhausted at the same time
• Brain fog that makes simple tasks feel impossible
• Digestive issues, headaches, or chronic tension
• The pressure to keep it all together while everything quietly frays

How Therapy Can Help You Reclaim Calm, Clarity, and Choice — Tools for Anxiety, Stress Relief, and Emotional Resilience Without the “Just Breathe” Clichés

Psychotherapy can help you uncover the underlying causes of your worries and fears, learn how to relax and look at situations in a new less frightening way, and develop better coping mechanisms and problem-solving skills. Therapy doesn’t “fix you,” but it can help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and offer tools to navigate it with more clarity, choice, and self-compassion.

**My approach is affirming, relational, trauma-informed, and LGBTQIA+ inclusive. That means you get support that’s not just clinically sound, but emotionally attuned to who you are**