Anxiety Therapy
- Finding peace amidst life’s pressures. You don’t have to carry this alone.
Do You Feel Like Anxiety is Running Your Life?
Anxiety isn’t just “worry.” It’s more than being nervous or stressed. It can feel like your mind never stops racing thoughts, panic, restlessness, a constant fear that something bad is going to happen.
Maybe you can’t sleep. Or you feel on edge all the time. You may avoid social situations, feel exhausted from always being “on guard,” or even feel like your body is betraying you (rapid heartbeat, sweating, stomach churn).
If this sounds familiar, you’re not broken you’re human. At Charison Counseling, we believe healing comes when you feel seen, understood, and guided with compassion.
What Is Anxiety Therapy & Why It Matters
Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health challenges, and they can show up in many forms:
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): persistent, excessive worry
- Panic Disorder: sudden, intense panic attacks
- Social Anxiety Disorder: fear of judgment or social interactions
- Specific Phobias: extreme fear of particular situations or things
- Health Anxiety, Performance Anxiety, or Overthinking
When anxiety goes untreated, it doesn’t just stay mental it impacts sleep, physical health, relationships, daily performance, and overall quality of life.
Anxiety therapy helps you understand the root of your worry, calm the fight-or-flight responses, and build tools so you can reclaim control. It’s not about being “less you,” but being more you more peaceful, more grounded, more free.
Who We Help
Charison Counseling supports adults who are:
- Feeling overwhelmed by worry or fear
- Experiencing performance anxiety (school, work, public speaking)
- Having panic attacks or fear that the panic will return
- Struggling with excessive avoiding (social situations, certain places, thoughts)
- Dealing with physical symptoms tied to anxiety: restlessness, fatigue, tense muscles, racing heart
- Facing anxiety after trauma or chronic stress
- High-achieving and overthinking, perfectionistic, always “on”
Whether your anxiety has just begun or has been part of your life for a long time, therapy can provide relief.
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Our Approach: Compassionate, Evidence-Based, Personal
We believe in treatment that’s both clinically sound and deeply caring.
Here’s how we work:
- Initial Session: We begin with an Initial Session, a warm, safe time to share your story, your concerns, and what you hope to achieve. No judgment. Just understanding.
- Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors: Using modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), you’ll learn to identify and reframe thoughts that fuel anxiety, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and learn new behavioral responses. This gives power back to you.
- Exposure When Ready: If avoidance is part of the picture, there may be gradual exposure work (in safe, supported steps) to what you fear so fear loses its grip rather than controlling your choices.
- Mindfulness and Relaxation Tools: Breathing exercises, grounding techniques, and practices to calm the nervous system when anxiety surges.
- Trauma-Informed Care: If past events or chronic stress contribute, we approach gently and safely, helping your body and mind process what’s been stored rather than suppressed.
- Homework & Real-Life Application: Therapy is not just in the session. You’ll learn skills to practice in your daily life, so change builds outside the office as well.
What to Expect in Your Initial Session
- Safe, confidential environment where you can tell your story at your own pace
- Exploration of what triggers anxiety for you, how it shows up (body, mind, behaviors)
- Discussion of what you want / hope therapy will bring (less worry? better sleep? more confidence?)
- A plan for what therapy might look like: number of sessions, which tools might feel helpful, and how you'll work together
- Time for your questions: you deserve to know how therapy works and how to make it feel safe for you
The Benefits You Can Expect
With consistent therapy, many clients begin to experience:
- Less frequent or intense worry, panic, or dread
- Better sleep and rest
- More ease in social situations and daily life
- Increased ability to focus and let go of overthinking
- Physical relief: less tension, less racing heart, fewer stomach or chest symptoms
- Greater emotional stability: being less reactive, more centered
- Increased confidence and peace of mind
Over time, the hope is to move from surviving anxiety to growing through it so you can live with more ease, presence, and joy.
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Anxiety Therapy for Adults
Adults often carry anxiety in more complex forms: career stress, relationship challenges, health fears, overthinking, imposter syndrome, or the “always on” mindset.
Therapy helps you slow down. Reconnect with what matters. Let go of perfectionism and people-pleasing. Build boundaries. Find peace again.
Virtual Therapy Across California, Maryland and Virginia
We know life is busy work, family, responsibility. To make therapy more accessible, Charison Counseling offers:
- Online therapy across all of California, Maryland and Virginia with secure, confidential, flexible scheduling
You can receive quality anxiety therapy without having to commute or disrupt your weekly schedule.
Why Choose Charison Counseling
- Warm, compassionate care that meets you where you are, not where you think you “ought” to be
- Licensed therapists using evidence-based approaches (CBT, trauma-informed, mindfulness)
- Safe environment, free from judgment
- Focus on both symptoms and what underlies them helping you heal not just cope
- Designed for real life: you get tools for everyday use, not just talk
- Remote options: serving CA, MD, VA
You Don’t Have to Let Anxiety Define Your Tomorrow
Anxiety can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to dominate your life. You deserve relief. You deserve rest. You deserve a life where you don’t dread tomorrow where you feel safe in your own mind.
Therapy isn’t about erasing discomfort; it’s about building strength, resilience, and peace. It begins with one courageous step.
Take the Next Step
If you’re ready for real change to feel calmer, stronger, more like yourself again reach out. Let’s schedule your Initial Session and begin the journey you deserve.
- Serving Newport Beach & Orange County
- Offering Online Therapy Across California
- Contact Charison Counseling Today
