Step out of survival mode and into a life where you have room to breathe.
Therapy for Anxiety & Overwhelm
In-Person in Prosper & Online Across Texas
You’re functioning on the outside, but inside it feels like everything is happening too fast, too loud, and all at once.
People always tell you how strong you are, praise how much you get done, and say “gosh, I don’t know how you do it!” What they don’t see is that your mind is racing, your body is vibrating like it‘s had too much caffeine, and you feel like you could implode at any moment with one misstep. You keep pushing through and saying “yes” when people ask things of you because you don’t feel like you have another option.
But lately, it’s getting harder to ignore how on edge you feel in your body, how short your fuse has gotten, and how exhausted you feel. I bet you might be feeling it in your body now: take a moment to take two breaths in and one long slow breath out. Do that again a few times for me. Feel a little better?
You don’t want to keep feeling like a ticking time bomb. You want to be able to rest without thinking about what’s left on your to-do list, feel present with the people you love, and stop waking up already tense before the day’s even begun.
You might be here because you…
Keep doom scrolling in bed at night to “unwind,” then look up an hour later feeling even more wired than when you started.
Feel like if you stop doing everything, even for a second, it will all fall apart—and somehow the fallout will be your fault and your mess to clean up.
Try to manage the people or things around you, because it feels like no one else is paying attention to all the risks and possibilities the way you do.
Find yourself thinking “I should be able to handle this” or “I’m the only one who's going to handle it” over and over, even though that thought only seems to make you feel worse.
Feel your body bracing all day long—jaw clenched, shoulders tight, chest tense— like you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Want to hide under a rock, be left alone, and stop reacting so extremely to everything, but have no idea how to slow down when there’s so much on your plate.
Anxiety isn’t proof you’re broken—it’s proof you need support.
My Approach
Together, we’ll look at what sets the spiral in motion, how your body responds, and how you can come back to yourself.
I don’t see anxiety as something that needs to be fixed. Most of the women I work with are already incredibly capable, but their nervous system has been in overdrive for so long that it no longer knows how to power down—or maybe it never did, if the stress began in childhood. That’s why my approach goes deeper than handing you coping skills and sending you on your way.
We work to understand what anxiety is trying to protect you from, connect the dots as to why it makes sense, and how to help you regulate your system. This understanding creates a greater feeling of agency over your life, and more trust in yourself.
In sessions, we will…
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The first part of our work is getting specific about how anxiety shows up for you. We look at the thoughts, the body cues, the relationship patterns, and the moments in your day when things start to tip over the edge. That gives us a much clearer picture of what your nervous system is reacting to and how things transpire from there.
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Once we can see the pattern clearly, we start working on catching it earlier. That may mean learning to notice the first signs of activation, pausing before you’re completely overwhelmed, and showing you how to create a different experience than your body is used to from there (even if it’s just for a few seconds). Those small moments matter, because they give you the option to choose how you respond.
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Many of my clients come in having already been to therapy and learned the coping tools, but they still feel stuck. When that’s the case, we start looking at what may be underneath the anxiety—things like perfectionism, people-pleasing, hyper-responsibility, and pressure from childhood to be the glue holding everything together.
Sometimes there are experiences from the past that get “stuck” in the nervous system and create a block. For the more stuck experiences we can discuss using Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) to help process them in a way that won’t overwhelm you more. Over time, this helps you do more than manage anxiety. It helps you see yourself, your feelings, and the world around you differently.
Specialized therapy for anxiety & overwhelm can help you…
Understand that anxiety is protective, so you can meet it with compassion instead of shame.
Recognize the signs when you’re starting to brace, spiral, shut down, or react, and create enough space to choose your response more intentionally.
Build a healthier relationship with your body by noticing what it is telling you, reconnecting with it, and giving yourself permission to slow down.
Let go of the belief that productivity equals worth, and stop telling yourself what you “should” be able to do.
Set boundaries, say no more clearly, and remember that having needs and emotions doesn’t make you weak, unstable, or too much.
Feel calmer, more present, and more rested in your daily life.
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You don’t have to be having panic attacks every day for anxiety therapy to be helpful. A lot of the women I work with are high-functioning on the outside but internally exhausted, overstimulated, and running on fumes. If your mind never really turns off, rest feels hard, or everything feels like too much lately, therapy may be a good fit.
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Many of my clients have been to therapy before, know the language, and have tried the tools, but still feel tense, reactive, or stuck. Sometimes the issue isn’t a lack of insight, it’s that your nervous system is still carrying more than it has had the chance to process. That’s why I take a mind-body approach and use methods like Somatic Experiencing—so you can actually feel the difference in your body, not just know how you “should” feel in your mind.
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I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor with training in DBT, CBT, ACT, ART, and somatic therapy, and anxiety is one of the main concerns I work with in my practice. My approach is especially helpful for women who are high-functioning on the outside but internally overwhelmed, overstimulated, and stuck in overdrive. I combine insight, nervous system education, and body-based awareness to help you understand what anxiety is doing in your life and relate to it differently.
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Anxiety in parenting can look like snapping more easily, feeling touched out, overthinking everything, struggling to be present, or feeling like you can never really exhale. It can also bring up a lot of fear about passing down patterns you’re trying so hard to break. If that part of this work feels especially important to you, you can learn more about the work I do with moms and parents here.
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I don’t see anxiety as proof that something is wrong with you. Most of the women I work with are already incredibly capable, and their anxiety often makes sense in the context of what they’ve been living with and how long they’ve been pushing through. Therapy is less about “fixing” you and more about helping you understand what your nervous system is responding to and learning applicable tools to work through anxious moments. Then, you’ll have the resources to stop abandoning yourself and give yourself more compassion instead of constantly pushing through.