Anxiety Therapy · NYC
Most of my clients with anxiety look like they’re doing great.
You’re meeting the deadlines. You’re showing up to the dinners. You’re working out, eating well, journaling, probably meditating. And it’s still there: the tightness in your chest, the spiral at 2am, the feeling that you’re holding it all together with both hands.
What anxiety often looks like for the people I work with
Replaying conversations long after they’re over. Feeling behind even when you’re ahead. Exhausted but unable to slow down, successful but never quite trusting it, and then the sleep that goes sideways the second your head hits the pillow.
For some it’s social anxiety, panic, or OCD. For others it’s a low-grade buzz that never fully switches off. Most have spent years managing it alone and want help that doesn’t just tell them to breathe.
How I work with anxiety
In sessions, I’ll share what I’m noticing, ask questions when something matters, and gently challenge you when it’s useful. We’ll work with the patterns and the practical tools at the same time, drawing on CBT and DBT but always tied back to what’s actually true for you.
We’ll look at what’s driving the anxiety: the patterns from family, the relationships, the work life, the parts of you that learned anxiety was the way to stay safe. My goal is to help you use that awareness to shift things, so you can feel more grounded, more in control, and more like yourself again.
Most clients start to feel different in the first month.
My background
I’m a licensed clinical social worker and a clinical instructor at Columbia University’s Department of Psychiatry. I’ve worked with anxiety across the full range, from high-functioning professionals to severe and treatment-resistant presentations, including a decade in Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health at NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia. I’m formally trained in CBT, DBT, exposure-based approaches, and mindfulness-based interventions.
Common questions
Is this CBT?
CBT is part of what I do. Most anxiety work benefits from a deeper look at the patterns and history underneath the symptoms, so we draw on a few different frames depending on what fits.
Do I need medication?
Maybe, maybe not. I’m not a prescriber, but I work alongside psychiatrists when medication is part of the picture. We can talk about whether to consider a consult.
How long does this take?
Most people start feeling different in 4 to 8 weeks. Real, durable change is usually 6 months to a year. Some clients stay longer to work on deeper patterns; others wrap up sooner.
What if I’ve already tried therapy?
A lot of my clients have. We can talk about what worked, what didn’t, and whether what I do is likely to be different enough to be worth your time.
If you’re tired of trying to manage it, let’s talk.
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