Anxiety Therapy
in New York City and New York
You’re functioning, but not fully living
Anxiety has you wake up already bracing for the day ahead. Before your feet touch the floor, your mind is racing, replaying yesterday, worrying about what’s next, trying to stay on top of everything. You tell yourself you should be grateful. Life looks fine on the outside. But inside, you feel restless and overwhelmed, like you’re living with too many open tabs that never close.
You get things done. You show up for others. You stay busy to keep the worry quiet. But it never really stops. Even the moments that should feel peaceful, like a walk, a night out, or a slow morning, get filled with “what ifs.” You try to breathe, journal, distract yourself, even meditate, but the calm never lasts for long.
Some days you wonder how other people seem so at ease, how they can switch off and actually rest. You want that — to feel present, not pressured; steady, not spun out. You want to stop second-guessing every decision, every interaction, every next step.
You’ve probably tried therapy before, or at least thought about it. You may understand your anxiety, but that hasn’t brought relief. You’re ready for something deeper, something that helps your mind and your body remember how to exhale.
That’s where anxiety therapy can help. You’ll have a space to slow down, make sense of what’s happening underneath the racing thoughts, and learn how to feel safe enough to finally rest.
Finding Steady Ground: How Anxiety Therapy Supports Real Change
In anxiety therapy, we’ll slow things down and look at your anxiety from a fresh perspective, so you can better understand what it’s trying to tell you. You’ll learn how to:
Understand your patterns: We’ll uncover what drives your anxiety whether it’s perfectionism, people-pleasing, or an overactive inner critic and trace how those patterns formed.
Regulate your nervous system: Anxiety isn’t just in your head; it lives in your body. You’ll learn grounding and self-regulation skills that help you feel steadier, calmer, and more in control.
Challenge anxious thoughts: Using evidence-based tools from CBT and ACT, we’ll identify the mental loops that keep you stuck and replace them with more balanced, flexible ways of thinking.
Work with, not against, your parts: Drawing from IFS (Internal Family Systems), you’ll learn how to meet anxious parts of you with compassion instead of frustration, helping them relax and trust that your leadership
Strengthen connection and self-trust: Anxiety often grows when you feel disconnected from yourself or others. Therapy helps you build the confidence to speak your truth, set limits, and navigate uncertainty with more ease.
This is the beginning of a calmer, steadier chapter. It all starts with a free consultation, where we’ll talk about what’s been weighing on you and how anxiety therapy can help you find real relief. Click below to get started.
I’m Hilary, An Anxiety Therapist in New York
I work with anxious young adults and driven professionals in New York who feel like they’re always in motion, managing, planning, performing, yet never fully at ease.
My approach blends professional training with lived experience, helping you understand what fuels your anxiety so you can move through life with more ease and self-trust. Clients often tell me our sessions feel like a place where they can finally slow down and breathe. I bring a steady, calm presence and listen closely to what’s happening beneath the surface. My feedback is gentle but clear, helping you see your patterns differently and find solid ground inside yourself.
Therapy with me isn’t about fixing what’s wrong. It’s about creating space where you can feel safe, supported, and genuinely understood, a space that allows real change to unfold.
I’ll be honest, I have my own overachiever parts. They keep me deeply invested in showing up for you, paying attention to the details, and staying committed to helping you create lasting relief from the constant mental noise. My goal is for therapy to feel like an exhale, a place to understand yourself more fully and begin to feel steady from the inside out.
You Don’t Have to Keep Living in Overdrive
If you’ve been doing everything “right” but still feel anxious, restless, or on edge, anxiety therapy can help you find relief and reconnect with a calmer, steadier version of yourself.
You deserve to feel grounded, peaceful, and present in your own life.
Frequently Asked Questions about Anxiety Therapy in New York
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Anxiety therapy helps you understand the patterns of worry, tension, and overthinking that keep your mind in overdrive. In our sessions, you’ll learn tools to calm your body, challenge anxious thought loops, and feel more confident navigating stress, uncertainty, and change.
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You might benefit from therapy if you often feel stuck in your head, on edge, or exhausted by trying to manage everything perfectly. Common signs include difficulty relaxing, racing thoughts, muscle tension, sleep problems, or feeling like you’re “always on.”
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Anxiety can develop from many factors — chronic stress, past experiences, perfectionism, relationship patterns, or an overactive nervous system. Understanding why your anxiety shows up helps you respond to it with compassion instead of judgment.
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We’ll explore what triggers your anxiety and how it shows up in your thoughts, emotions, and body. I draw from evidence-based approaches such as CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), IFS (Internal Family Systems), and SP (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy) to help you build self-awareness, nervous system regulation, and sustainable coping tools.
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Every person’s experience is different. Some clients start to notice relief and clarity within a few weeks; others benefit from deeper, ongoing work to address patterns that have been there for years. Our pace is collaborative and guided by your comfort level.
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Yes. Research consistently shows that therapy—especially CBT, mindfulness-based approaches, and IFS—reduces anxiety symptoms and improves emotional regulation. Many clients find therapy more sustainable than short-term fixes because it helps address the root causes, not just the symptoms.
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Absolutely. Anxiety often overlaps with perfectionism, people-pleasing, or fear of failure. Together, we’ll identify the internal pressures that keep you pushing so hard and work toward a calmer, more balanced way of being.
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You can schedule a free consultation to see if we’re a good fit. I’ll answer your questions and explain how anxiety therapy can help you feel calmer, more grounded, and back in charge of your life.