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Anthony M Kagochi
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Puyallup, WA 98371
Waitlist for new clients
I welcome all people young and older; I have extensive experience working with individuals and families who are struggling with addiction issues, relationship/marital issues, depression, anxiety, trauma and troubles in their career.
I welcome all people young and older; I have extensive experience working with individuals and families who are struggling with addiction issues, relationship/marital issues, depression, anxiety, trauma and troubles in their career.
(253) 259-2505 View (253) 259-2505
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Bryght Coaching & Counseling Services
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Puyallup, WA 98373
I work with individuals, couples & groups as a psychotherapist, business coach, and energy intuitive since 1995. My work tends to the deep needs of the soul and addresses the most basic ego scripts so that you can shift cellular memories, rediscover your true voice, reconnect with your healthiest sense of self and remember your deepest callings--and then find the freedom to seek and find your best and highest self. I facilitate both Family Constellations and Organizational (business) Constellations on-line and in workshops that open you to engage with your deepest creativity and free you from repeating negative patterns.
I work with individuals, couples & groups as a psychotherapist, business coach, and energy intuitive since 1995. My work tends to the deep needs of the soul and addresses the most basic ego scripts so that you can shift cellular memories, rediscover your true voice, reconnect with your healthiest sense of self and remember your deepest callings--and then find the freedom to seek and find your best and highest self. I facilitate both Family Constellations and Organizational (business) Constellations on-line and in workshops that open you to engage with your deepest creativity and free you from repeating negative patterns.
(253) 200-6709 View (253) 200-6709

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Counseling Centers of West Michigan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CCM
Verified Verified
Bonney Lake, WA 98391  (Online Only)
Are you ready to make changes, but not sure where to begin? Have you felt limited by your anxiety &/or other negative emotion but want a better life? Have you tried therapy before, but it just didn't seem to make a difference or you're ready to do more work? If you answered yes to any of these, I can help! I'm a solution focused therapist meaning I help you problem-solve to tackle the issues that are bothering you. We work together on building awareness of how your thinking keeps you in unhelpful patterns. Your goals set the stage for what we work on each session and I teach you skills to manage your emotions.
Are you ready to make changes, but not sure where to begin? Have you felt limited by your anxiety &/or other negative emotion but want a better life? Have you tried therapy before, but it just didn't seem to make a difference or you're ready to do more work? If you answered yes to any of these, I can help! I'm a solution focused therapist meaning I help you problem-solve to tackle the issues that are bothering you. We work together on building awareness of how your thinking keeps you in unhelpful patterns. Your goals set the stage for what we work on each session and I teach you skills to manage your emotions.
(616) 326-3458 View (616) 326-3458
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HGCM Therapy, PLLC
Counselor, LMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Tacoma, WA 98402
Waitlist for new clients
Together we learn what is important to you, what gets in the way of your needs and wants, how to use anxiety, depression, or other symptoms as superpowers not obstacles, and how to create a life you were meant to live.
You've lost yourself. There was a time when you knew yourself well and felt strong in who you are, but life, relationships, uncertainty, and doubt have crept in and now you're not so sure of yourself anymore. You feel like you're always trying to please others, or making excuses for not being what you think you should be, and you feel like a fraud. Like there are different parts of you showing up for different people, and it's hard to be authentically you. And it's exhausting! Hi, I'm Katie! I love helping women overcome anxiety, depression, grief, heal from trauma, create fulfilling relationships, & live the life you want to live.
Together we learn what is important to you, what gets in the way of your needs and wants, how to use anxiety, depression, or other symptoms as superpowers not obstacles, and how to create a life you were meant to live.
You've lost yourself. There was a time when you knew yourself well and felt strong in who you are, but life, relationships, uncertainty, and doubt have crept in and now you're not so sure of yourself anymore. You feel like you're always trying to please others, or making excuses for not being what you think you should be, and you feel like a fraud. Like there are different parts of you showing up for different people, and it's hard to be authentically you. And it's exhausting! Hi, I'm Katie! I love helping women overcome anxiety, depression, grief, heal from trauma, create fulfilling relationships, & live the life you want to live.
(435) 344-4264 View (435) 344-4264
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Bonny L Snyder
Counselor, MA
Verified Verified
Tacoma, WA 98405  (Online Only)
Are you experiencing feelings of anxiety, fear, depression, shame, guilt and worthlessness? Have you experienced trauma and continue to be triggered? Want a change? Embrace the grace, power and strength that enabled you to survive challenging circumstances in the past! If you are ready for some transformative work, then I am happy and excited to help guide you on your inner journey of exploration and transformation! I will support you and provide a safe place for this journey to unfold.
Are you experiencing feelings of anxiety, fear, depression, shame, guilt and worthlessness? Have you experienced trauma and continue to be triggered? Want a change? Embrace the grace, power and strength that enabled you to survive challenging circumstances in the past! If you are ready for some transformative work, then I am happy and excited to help guide you on your inner journey of exploration and transformation! I will support you and provide a safe place for this journey to unfold.
(253) 264-0859 View (253) 264-0859
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Jenny Grace Shaw
Counselor, MEd, LMHC, CSC, HHP, NBCC
Verified Verified
Tacoma, WA 98421
My Specialized focus include challenges with Disordered Eating, Body Image, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Self-Harming, Depression, Relationships, Co-Dependency, Whole-self Wellness; Mind, Body, and Spirit, addictions, abuse, and trauma, PTSD, Identity Empowerment, Anxiety, and Depression.
We all experience speed bumps during our life journey. Though it may seem we are "lost"unsure of I believe the powers we are looking for are inside YOU! One simply needs to be validated, and to strengthen the emotional "muscles" that have grown weak--just as we exercise our bodies and our minds, we must exercise our emotional I truly believe we can not experience long term health unless we pay close attention to our Mind, Body and Spirit--the Emotional; our humanness. when we honor our truths, we will achieve our Authentic Self! I look forward to helping guide you towards your personal, goals. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF YOU
My Specialized focus include challenges with Disordered Eating, Body Image, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Self-Harming, Depression, Relationships, Co-Dependency, Whole-self Wellness; Mind, Body, and Spirit, addictions, abuse, and trauma, PTSD, Identity Empowerment, Anxiety, and Depression.
We all experience speed bumps during our life journey. Though it may seem we are "lost"unsure of I believe the powers we are looking for are inside YOU! One simply needs to be validated, and to strengthen the emotional "muscles" that have grown weak--just as we exercise our bodies and our minds, we must exercise our emotional I truly believe we can not experience long term health unless we pay close attention to our Mind, Body and Spirit--the Emotional; our humanness. when we honor our truths, we will achieve our Authentic Self! I look forward to helping guide you towards your personal, goals. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF YOU
(808) 736-4177 View (808) 736-4177
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Sierra Osmers
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified Verified
Tacoma, WA 98401
My purpose is to help individuals, couples, and families overcome adversity in their lives and relationships. I use a solution-focused approach to understand each person’s unique set of values, and direction. Together, we will strengthen and heal your relationships with yourself, and the people important to you. We will find meaning out of your past experiences, and use this to create a change for your future. To identify what is truly important to you.
My purpose is to help individuals, couples, and families overcome adversity in their lives and relationships. I use a solution-focused approach to understand each person’s unique set of values, and direction. Together, we will strengthen and heal your relationships with yourself, and the people important to you. We will find meaning out of your past experiences, and use this to create a change for your future. To identify what is truly important to you.
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Intrepid Therapy Collective
Counselor, PhD, MA, LMHC , LMFT
Verified Verified
Tacoma, WA 98404  (Online Only)
We are an innovative community of unconventional, yet comprehensively trained, psychotherapists providing practical, non-reductive, and in-depth support to help you overcome adversities, resolve outdated patterns, craft more fulfilling relationships, achieve your mental health goals—and address the traumas, stressors, burdens, and conflicts that hold you back from enjoying what your life and relationships have to offer. In general, we foster a holistic and integrative approach to mental health care that focuses on what works and is not limited to what has traditionally been practiced.
We are an innovative community of unconventional, yet comprehensively trained, psychotherapists providing practical, non-reductive, and in-depth support to help you overcome adversities, resolve outdated patterns, craft more fulfilling relationships, achieve your mental health goals—and address the traumas, stressors, burdens, and conflicts that hold you back from enjoying what your life and relationships have to offer. In general, we foster a holistic and integrative approach to mental health care that focuses on what works and is not limited to what has traditionally been practiced.
(206) 895-3230 View (206) 895-3230
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Jessica E Frost
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Tacoma, WA 98418  (Online Only)
I have a history of working with many different types of people and concerns. I work best with people who are willing to do self-observation as that is the key to learning about your own thinking and feeling patterns, which is what we are trying to modify. I take a holistic approach and self-observation provides the basis for all of the other work. It is important to start noticing and working with the sensations in the body that accompany our thoughts and feelings, as our body holds the memories of everything we have ever experienced and is the vehicle in which we move and feel in the world.
I have a history of working with many different types of people and concerns. I work best with people who are willing to do self-observation as that is the key to learning about your own thinking and feeling patterns, which is what we are trying to modify. I take a holistic approach and self-observation provides the basis for all of the other work. It is important to start noticing and working with the sensations in the body that accompany our thoughts and feelings, as our body holds the memories of everything we have ever experienced and is the vehicle in which we move and feel in the world.
(253) 398-8472 View (253) 398-8472
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Dr. Carroll & Associates - Actualize Psylutions
Counselor, PhD, LMHC-S, NCC, RHT
Verified Verified
Graham, WA 98338
We have availability! Actualize Psylutions, Dr. Ted Carroll and Associates: a unique in-person (office) and teletherapy (online) agency. Through various therapies, sometimes utilizing horses and other animals, we specialize in uncovering your potential for wholeness by combining solution-focused, mindfulness-based, psychoanalytic, and transpersonal methods. We offer counseling therapy services for individuals, couples, families, adults, and youth. + If you are an Associate-level counselor seeking supervision in WA, contact us for options.
We have availability! Actualize Psylutions, Dr. Ted Carroll and Associates: a unique in-person (office) and teletherapy (online) agency. Through various therapies, sometimes utilizing horses and other animals, we specialize in uncovering your potential for wholeness by combining solution-focused, mindfulness-based, psychoanalytic, and transpersonal methods. We offer counseling therapy services for individuals, couples, families, adults, and youth. + If you are an Associate-level counselor seeking supervision in WA, contact us for options.
(509) 204-8802 View (509) 204-8802

Online Therapists

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Alexandra (Ali) Joy Sideroff
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LMHC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98112
Support for depression, anxiety, trauma and relationship struggles with mindfulness. Clear obstacles that obstruct authenticity and peace. We may work through past traumas that shape your experience or examine present issues from a solution-focused perspective to develop tools with application to daily life. I apply a holistic model that recognizes multiple facets of your experience. This may include physical, emotional, mental, psychosocial and spiritual. Expertise in LGBTQQI+ communities as well as straight clientele. In-person Seattle, virtual anywhere in California and Washington.
Support for depression, anxiety, trauma and relationship struggles with mindfulness. Clear obstacles that obstruct authenticity and peace. We may work through past traumas that shape your experience or examine present issues from a solution-focused perspective to develop tools with application to daily life. I apply a holistic model that recognizes multiple facets of your experience. This may include physical, emotional, mental, psychosocial and spiritual. Expertise in LGBTQQI+ communities as well as straight clientele. In-person Seattle, virtual anywhere in California and Washington.
(415) 799-8168 View (415) 799-8168
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Therapy Lab Seattle
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98115  (Online Only)
Common goals include depression, anxiety, stress, relationship problems, insomnia, parenting, child anxiety, and self-esteem.
Therapy Lab offers individual teletherapy that's based on a plan. Visit our website (therapylab.com) to explore a menu of treatment plans based on common goals for therapy. With your input, we'll make a plan that's based on your goals, your timeline, and your budget. Our science-based plans are designed to support you in overcoming distress (anxiety, relationship problems, work stress) so you walk away with emotional health and insight. At your first session, your exceptionally qualified therapist will get to know you and pick or design a plan that’s customized to your situation.
Common goals include depression, anxiety, stress, relationship problems, insomnia, parenting, child anxiety, and self-esteem.
Therapy Lab offers individual teletherapy that's based on a plan. Visit our website (therapylab.com) to explore a menu of treatment plans based on common goals for therapy. With your input, we'll make a plan that's based on your goals, your timeline, and your budget. Our science-based plans are designed to support you in overcoming distress (anxiety, relationship problems, work stress) so you walk away with emotional health and insight. At your first session, your exceptionally qualified therapist will get to know you and pick or design a plan that’s customized to your situation.
(206) 203-7995 View (206) 203-7995
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Sarah Sterling, Mindfulness-Based Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Port Ludlow, WA 98365  (Online Only)
Many of us come to counseling with some sort of an issue like anxiety, depression, or low self esteem.
As a mindfulness-based counselor, I help individuals, adolescents and couples transform their struggles into opportunities for growth, learning and adventure. I help you turn your problems into pathways. This journey is an opportunity to unearth the home that is your deep and abiding sense of self. Drawing on nature wisdom, archetypal patterns, myth, mindfulness and the mind-body connection, I am here to be a guide as you dive into your own depths. I look forward to accompanying you on your journey toward wholeness, freedom and purpose.
Many of us come to counseling with some sort of an issue like anxiety, depression, or low self esteem.
As a mindfulness-based counselor, I help individuals, adolescents and couples transform their struggles into opportunities for growth, learning and adventure. I help you turn your problems into pathways. This journey is an opportunity to unearth the home that is your deep and abiding sense of self. Drawing on nature wisdom, archetypal patterns, myth, mindfulness and the mind-body connection, I am here to be a guide as you dive into your own depths. I look forward to accompanying you on your journey toward wholeness, freedom and purpose.
(360) 215-2512 View (360) 215-2512
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Stephanie Jordan Mrakovich
Counselor, LMHC, MACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98103
My areas of focus include anxiety, depression, relationship issues, complex PTSD/trauma, women’s issues, sexual abuse, existential dread, neuro-divergence, and more.
I think life can be compared to a Hero’s Journey. While we may not have the same linear storyline with visible obstacles and hard earned victories, we are on a journey nonetheless. Therapy can help us explore the uncharted domains of our psyche, our overwhelming fears, our surprising heroic capabilities, and our joy. I use an integration of many therapeutic modalities in order to explore this including relational psychodynamic therapy, somatic/body psychotherapy, and attachment based therapy creating a more experiential and formative experience overall.
My areas of focus include anxiety, depression, relationship issues, complex PTSD/trauma, women’s issues, sexual abuse, existential dread, neuro-divergence, and more.
I think life can be compared to a Hero’s Journey. While we may not have the same linear storyline with visible obstacles and hard earned victories, we are on a journey nonetheless. Therapy can help us explore the uncharted domains of our psyche, our overwhelming fears, our surprising heroic capabilities, and our joy. I use an integration of many therapeutic modalities in order to explore this including relational psychodynamic therapy, somatic/body psychotherapy, and attachment based therapy creating a more experiential and formative experience overall.
(206) 202-8164 View (206) 202-8164
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Heart to Heart Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LCSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Tacoma, WA 98403
Are you in transition? Feeling lost, anxious, hopeless? Did you or your relationship lose direction and spark? My commitment is to support you and help you develop better relationships with yourself and others.
I believe that each person holds a unique essence and recipe for happiness within. Feeling confused about the direction of your life, "stuck" in the same patterns, same "mistakes" even though you "know better"? You are not alone. It happens because we can't just think our way out of patterns, blocks, and imprints of trauma. My clients report significant, tangible improvements in the quality of their lives and relationships. While the time it takes for changes to take hold varies, all clients report feeling better after the very first session. Sessions are non-intimidating, compassionate, supportive, and inspiring.
Are you in transition? Feeling lost, anxious, hopeless? Did you or your relationship lose direction and spark? My commitment is to support you and help you develop better relationships with yourself and others.
I believe that each person holds a unique essence and recipe for happiness within. Feeling confused about the direction of your life, "stuck" in the same patterns, same "mistakes" even though you "know better"? You are not alone. It happens because we can't just think our way out of patterns, blocks, and imprints of trauma. My clients report significant, tangible improvements in the quality of their lives and relationships. While the time it takes for changes to take hold varies, all clients report feeling better after the very first session. Sessions are non-intimidating, compassionate, supportive, and inspiring.
(206) 504-3044 View (206) 504-3044
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Nathan P. Lee Counseling, PLLC
Counselor, MA, LMHCA
Verified Verified
Gig Harbor, WA 98332  (Online Only)
As we adapt to the ‘new normal,’ many of us are experiencing increased feelings of anxiety, grief, and loneliness. You're not alone if the details of recent events (e.g., climate change, COVID, and socio-political unrest) have you feeling lost and overwhelmed. You're also not alone if it's more challenging to invest energy towards your self care and personal growth - or if it has become more difficult to focus and complete tasks at school and/or work as a result. Restoring a sense of balance in your life and reconnecting with your best self is within reach - and you'll soon learn to navigate our 'new normal' with a renewed purpose.
As we adapt to the ‘new normal,’ many of us are experiencing increased feelings of anxiety, grief, and loneliness. You're not alone if the details of recent events (e.g., climate change, COVID, and socio-political unrest) have you feeling lost and overwhelmed. You're also not alone if it's more challenging to invest energy towards your self care and personal growth - or if it has become more difficult to focus and complete tasks at school and/or work as a result. Restoring a sense of balance in your life and reconnecting with your best self is within reach - and you'll soon learn to navigate our 'new normal' with a renewed purpose.
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Kipp D Trembley
Counselor, MA, MATP, LMHC
Verified Verified
Port Orchard, WA 98366
I meet with individuals, couples, families, and run groups. I generally work with folks who complain of depression, anxiety, grief and loss, stress management, anger management, trauma/PTSD, interpersonal conflict, parenting challenges, spiritual challenges, frustration tolerance, and some health challenges to include nicotine addiction. I also provide in-home nursing-aid care, DD respite care, and tutoring. A client is encouraged to boldly explore their own thoughts and emotions in a safe, warm and collaborative therapeutic environment and find new solutions, skills, insight and awareness around life's challenges, both within the person and the persons' life experience
I meet with individuals, couples, families, and run groups. I generally work with folks who complain of depression, anxiety, grief and loss, stress management, anger management, trauma/PTSD, interpersonal conflict, parenting challenges, spiritual challenges, frustration tolerance, and some health challenges to include nicotine addiction. I also provide in-home nursing-aid care, DD respite care, and tutoring. A client is encouraged to boldly explore their own thoughts and emotions in a safe, warm and collaborative therapeutic environment and find new solutions, skills, insight and awareness around life's challenges, both within the person and the persons' life experience
(360) 529-4924 View (360) 529-4924
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Maria Rippo
Counselor, MA, LMHC, ACHt
Verified Verified
Bothell, WA 98011
I am a psychotherapist specializing in complex trauma, disordered eating, emotional eating, anxiety, PTSD, depression, and addictions. I work with the intuitive, mental, emotional, spiritual and physical aspects of each individual. We will rewire the neural-pathways in your brain so new behaviors and experience of life come naturally. You are meant to be the fullest expression of your truest self and together we will uncover your true essence so you can thrive, instead of only survive. I also incorporate amino acid therapy for mood and addiction recovery.
I am a psychotherapist specializing in complex trauma, disordered eating, emotional eating, anxiety, PTSD, depression, and addictions. I work with the intuitive, mental, emotional, spiritual and physical aspects of each individual. We will rewire the neural-pathways in your brain so new behaviors and experience of life come naturally. You are meant to be the fullest expression of your truest self and together we will uncover your true essence so you can thrive, instead of only survive. I also incorporate amino acid therapy for mood and addiction recovery.
(253) 259-2779 View (253) 259-2779
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Inga West
Counselor, MA, LMHC, ATR, CMHS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98107  (Online Only)
I can help teach coping skills for anxiety, anger & sadness as well as bring awareness to how thoughts and emotions can often be linked.
Therapy helps us find a way to live in the world authentically and wholeheartedly. Are you looking for ways to alleviate negative thinking, behaviors or beliefs? Would you like to learn your personal boundaries and implement changes to empower yourself in relationships? Counseling offers an opportunity to learn positive ways to respond to life's challenges, to understand and change self-defeating behavior patterns and build a more balanced, meaningful and rewarding life. Everyone has the potential to improve, make positive changes, and deepen their relationship with their self.
I can help teach coping skills for anxiety, anger & sadness as well as bring awareness to how thoughts and emotions can often be linked.
Therapy helps us find a way to live in the world authentically and wholeheartedly. Are you looking for ways to alleviate negative thinking, behaviors or beliefs? Would you like to learn your personal boundaries and implement changes to empower yourself in relationships? Counseling offers an opportunity to learn positive ways to respond to life's challenges, to understand and change self-defeating behavior patterns and build a more balanced, meaningful and rewarding life. Everyone has the potential to improve, make positive changes, and deepen their relationship with their self.
(206) 800-6079 View (206) 800-6079
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Brandon Adams
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Quinault, WA 98575  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I believe that sometimes our greatest challenges can be a doorway to important change and growth. This can be true in our personal lives, romantic relationships, and families. I provide a safe and non-judgmental space for healing many issues, including grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, confusion, relationship issues, life transitions, and worry. I enjoy working with Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and people who identify as neurodivergent; I have a lot of empathy for those who feel deeply and have a more sensitive nervous system.
I believe that sometimes our greatest challenges can be a doorway to important change and growth. This can be true in our personal lives, romantic relationships, and families. I provide a safe and non-judgmental space for healing many issues, including grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, confusion, relationship issues, life transitions, and worry. I enjoy working with Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and people who identify as neurodivergent; I have a lot of empathy for those who feel deeply and have a more sensitive nervous system.
(360) 205-1185 View (360) 205-1185
Anxiety Therapists

What are the most common treatments for anxiety?

Talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy, is the most common treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown it is equally effective as medication. Other popular forms of therapy are popular, depending on a patient’s experience. Exposure therapy, for instance, can be useful for people dealing with fears and phobias, or who have experienced traumatic events. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy may be useful for patients who need help with emotion regulation. Anxiolytic medications, like benzodiazepines, can also help with calming a person enough to focus on the skills they’ve learned, and physical exercise has been shown to help symptoms of anxiety across the board.

How long does therapy for anxiety take to work?

The amount of time needed to alleviate symptoms depends on the severity of a person’s condition. Some therapies may take 5-20 weekly sessions to show results. Anti-depressant medications typically take two to four weeks before a benefit is felt. Anti-anxiety medications are felt typically within 20-30 minutes. Medications are best used to offer a patient a better headspace in which to work on techniques learned in therapy. Exercise, improved sleep habits, and meditation are effective, but takes weeks or months to show results.

When should I seek treatment for anxiety?

Everyone feels anxious at times, but when anxiety causes disruption to your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Such disruption can be mental, physical, or both: having fear dominate your thoughts, avoiding situations or objects that bring on feelings of anxiety, or experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, or panic attacks. When these symptoms are recurrent and distressing, it may be time to talk to someone.

How effective is treatment for anxiety?

Treatment for anxiety has been shown to be moderately to highly effective, according to a large body of psychology studies and analyses. For some people, treatment using CBT or exposure therapy alone is effective. Others respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.