
Denver Anxiety Therapist
Find Relief and Build Resilience With Anxiety Therapy
“Imagine having the power to become resilient to all that is hostile to us.“
– Sabrina Imbler
Feeling overwhelmed by worry? You’re not alone. Anxiety is a common experience, but when it becomes persistent and interferes with your daily life, it’s time to seek support. This page offers insights into anxiety, its impact, and how therapy can help you find relief and build resilience.


What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a natural human emotion that everyone experiences from time to time. It’s a feeling of unease, worry, or fear that can range from mild to severe. In its mildest form, anxiety can be a helpful motivator, prompting us to prepare for challenges. However, when anxiety becomes excessive, difficult to control, and interferes with execution of tasks of daily living, that’s the time to reach out and get help.


How Anxiety Affects You
Anxiety can manifest in various ways, impacting your:
- Thoughts: Racing thoughts, difficulty concentrating, negative self-talk, and excessive worrying.
- Emotions: Feeling irritable, restless, overwhelmed, or constantly on edge.
- Physical Sensations: Increased heart rate, sweating, trembling, muscle tension, and digestive issues.
Beyond these core symptoms, anxiety can also affect your:
- Behavior: Avoidance of situations or people, seeking reassurance, procrastination, and difficulty making decisions.
- Relationships: Strain on relationships due to irritability, withdrawal, or excessive need for reassurance.
- Overall Well-being: Fatigue, sleep disturbances, and reduced ability to enjoy life.
Signs and Symptoms to Watch For
It’s important to remember that everyone experiences anxiety differently. However, some common signs and symptoms may indicate that anxiety has gone too far and you may need help managing these symptoms:
- Excessive Worrying: Feeling anxious most of the time about various things.
- Restlessness: Being unable to relax or sit still.
- Fatigue: Feeling tired or drained, even after adequate rest.
- Difficulty Concentrating: Having trouble focusing on tasks or remembering things.
- Irritability: Feeling easily annoyed or frustrated.
- Muscle Tension: Experiencing stiffness or soreness in your muscles.
- Sleep Problems: Having difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep.
- Panic Attacks: Experiencing sudden episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms like a racing heart, shortness of breath, and dizziness.
- Avoidance: Avoiding situations or places that trigger anxiety.


How Therapy Can Help
Therapy provides a safe and supportive space to develop coping mechanisms, learn strategies for managing your symptoms, and most importantly, explore the root causes of your anxiety. I offer a personalized approach to anxiety treatment, drawing on evidence-based therapies to help you become less driven by fear, and more driven by what moves you.
Some therapeutic approaches that can be used include:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Identifies and challenges negative thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to anxiety.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Encourages acceptance of anxious thoughts and feelings, while focusing on values-driven actions.
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy: Cultivates present moment awareness to reduce overthinking and reactivity to anxiety triggers.
- Exposure Therapy: Gradually exposes you to feared situations or objects in a safe and controlled environment to reduce avoidance and anxiety.
- Relaxation and Body Based Techniques: Anxiety lives in the body. I teach techniques such as deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and guided imagery to calm your body and mind.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Explores unconscious patterns and past experiences that may be contributing to your anxiety.
What to Expect from Anxiety Therapy
In therapy, we will work collaboratively to:
- Identify Your Anxiety Triggers: Understanding what situations, thoughts, body sensations, or feelings trigger your anxiety.
- Develop Coping Strategies: Learning practical techniques to manage anxiety symptoms in the moment.
- Challenge Negative Thoughts: Replacing unhelpful thought patterns with more realistic and balanced ones.
- Improve Emotional Regulation: Developing skills to manage and express your emotions in a healthy way.
- Build Self-Confidence: Increasing your belief in your ability to cope with challenging situations.
- Create a Personalized Treatment Plan: Tailoring therapy to your specific needs and goals.
My goal is to empower you to overcome anxiety, develop resilience, and live a less fearful, more fulfilling life. There is hope, even with crippling anxiety. If you’re ready to take the first step, please reach out to schedule a consultation. I’m here to support you on your journey.
