Anxiety Therapists in Apex, NC
I believe that true change doesn’t come from shame or self-rejection, but from learning to meet ourselves—our feelings, flaws, and fears—with honesty and compassion.
I have been a North Carolina LCMHC since 2006. I completed both my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, along with graduate coursework at the University of San Francisco. Beyond my Master’s, I have taken Doctoral coursework at Ohio University and North Carolina State.
I believe that true change doesn’t come from shame or self-rejection, but from learning to meet ourselves—our feelings, flaws, and fears—with honesty and compassion.
I have been a North Carolina LCMHC since 2006. I completed both my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, along with graduate coursework at the University of San Francisco. Beyond my Master’s, I have taken Doctoral coursework at Ohio University and North Carolina State.
I specialize in working with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, and identity exploration, with a special focus on, LGBTQ+ affirming care and support for first responders and military personnel .
What stands out about my approach is that I’m both compassionate and active in the therapy room. I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all model — instead, I take an eclectic, client-centered approach that draws from a variety of evidence-based techniques to meet your unique needs.
I specialize in working with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, and identity exploration, with a special focus on, LGBTQ+ affirming care and support for first responders and military personnel .
What stands out about my approach is that I’m both compassionate and active in the therapy room. I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all model — instead, I take an eclectic, client-centered approach that draws from a variety of evidence-based techniques to meet your unique needs.
I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate that specializes in the treatment of Trauma, First Responders, LGBTQIA+ issues, and Anxiety.
I provide services for children, adolescents, and adults of all ages.
Previously, I worked as an EMT-B for Wake County. I have received my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology through North Carolina State University and Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling through Southern New Hampshire University.
I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate that specializes in the treatment of Trauma, First Responders, LGBTQIA+ issues, and Anxiety.
I provide services for children, adolescents, and adults of all ages.
Previously, I worked as an EMT-B for Wake County. I have received my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology through North Carolina State University and Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling through Southern New Hampshire University.
Whether it be your mind constantly racing, a phobia, improving self-esteem, overcoming trauma, or needing new strategies in parenting.
Are you feeling overwhelmed in how to manage your emotions or perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed in your relationships (marital, parent-child, parent-teenager, family, or friends)? Do you find yourself becoming irritable at small things or simply being someone you do not want to be anymore? If the answer is yes to any of those questions, I am glad you have found my page. We all have difficult times throughout our life and it is okay to need and ask for help. Difficult times or difficult symptoms vary from person to person. I am here to help guide you and find ways to alleviate your concerns.
Whether it be your mind constantly racing, a phobia, improving self-esteem, overcoming trauma, or needing new strategies in parenting.
Are you feeling overwhelmed in how to manage your emotions or perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed in your relationships (marital, parent-child, parent-teenager, family, or friends)? Do you find yourself becoming irritable at small things or simply being someone you do not want to be anymore? If the answer is yes to any of those questions, I am glad you have found my page. We all have difficult times throughout our life and it is okay to need and ask for help. Difficult times or difficult symptoms vary from person to person. I am here to help guide you and find ways to alleviate your concerns.
My specialty is anxiety but I see clients with a range of clinical issues or simply just coping with life events and transitions.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy has been very useful to treat a variety of issues such as anxiety, depression, and Bipolar disorder. CBT can give you the power to change thoughts that lead to negative perceptions and emotions. Clients find CBT helpful w/ transitions such as entering high school or college, separation or divorce, mid-life and aging.
My specialty is anxiety but I see clients with a range of clinical issues or simply just coping with life events and transitions.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy has been very useful to treat a variety of issues such as anxiety, depression, and Bipolar disorder. CBT can give you the power to change thoughts that lead to negative perceptions and emotions. Clients find CBT helpful w/ transitions such as entering high school or college, separation or divorce, mid-life and aging.
My specialties include treating perinatal mood disorders, depression, anxiety, panic attacks and assisting people through difficult life circumstances (divorce, moving to a new area, caregiver stress, new parents, grief and loss and dealing with family conflict.) I have also recently been trained in EMDR.
Have you come to a point in your life where you feel like you could use some support? Well, you are in good company. In this fast-paced world with an endless list of demands and responsibilities we sometimes feel we are being pulled in so many different directions that we can’t keep up. With so much attention focused on work, our relationships, parenting etc. we often lose sight of what we want in life. Sometimes we find that we are merely going through the motions and missing out on the meaningful connections with the people that we love. I enjoy helping people connect back to who they are and what brings them joy in life.
My specialties include treating perinatal mood disorders, depression, anxiety, panic attacks and assisting people through difficult life circumstances (divorce, moving to a new area, caregiver stress, new parents, grief and loss and dealing with family conflict.) I have also recently been trained in EMDR.
Have you come to a point in your life where you feel like you could use some support? Well, you are in good company. In this fast-paced world with an endless list of demands and responsibilities we sometimes feel we are being pulled in so many different directions that we can’t keep up. With so much attention focused on work, our relationships, parenting etc. we often lose sight of what we want in life. Sometimes we find that we are merely going through the motions and missing out on the meaningful connections with the people that we love. I enjoy helping people connect back to who they are and what brings them joy in life.
You may be feeling anxious, down, stressed, or unsure about what comes next.
I work collaboratively with teens, young adults, & adults to understand what’s been weighing on them. Therapy is tailored to you, your goals, and what you need right now. You’ll learn practical tools to manage anxious thoughts, intense emotions, and stress. I utilize CBT, ACT, and DBT approaches to help build coping skills, confidence, and emotional balance.
You may be feeling anxious, down, stressed, or unsure about what comes next.
I work collaboratively with teens, young adults, & adults to understand what’s been weighing on them. Therapy is tailored to you, your goals, and what you need right now. You’ll learn practical tools to manage anxious thoughts, intense emotions, and stress. I utilize CBT, ACT, and DBT approaches to help build coping skills, confidence, and emotional balance.
If you are dealing with anxiety, OCD, or a phobia I can help.
OCD and anxiety cycles can take over so much it doesn't look like your normal life anymore. The good news is that consistent, compassionate therapy can lead to recovery. Through Best Self Therapy & Wellness, I help my clients not just cope but heal and thrive to be their best self.
If you are dealing with anxiety, OCD, or a phobia I can help.
OCD and anxiety cycles can take over so much it doesn't look like your normal life anymore. The good news is that consistent, compassionate therapy can lead to recovery. Through Best Self Therapy & Wellness, I help my clients not just cope but heal and thrive to be their best self.
I could be a good fit if you're seeking help with attachment ruptures & adaptations, compound trauma, nourishment issues and body distress/disconnection, stress/ anxiety, sensory exploration & transformation/transition.
Your reconnection to safety and joy is possible. Mending & growth can happen through understanding our sensory and boundary needs, identifying the parts and systems limiting embodiment, and integrating resources that help move us through what feels stuck. I practice with a compassionate and affirming approach, collaborate with my clients on their healing intentions and needs, and offer a gentle, exploratory container to safely sense, feel and heal. If you’ve ever felt that talk-therapy wasn’t enough, you might find that the somatic practices and ecotherapy, I can offer, are a better support for you.
I could be a good fit if you're seeking help with attachment ruptures & adaptations, compound trauma, nourishment issues and body distress/disconnection, stress/ anxiety, sensory exploration & transformation/transition.
Your reconnection to safety and joy is possible. Mending & growth can happen through understanding our sensory and boundary needs, identifying the parts and systems limiting embodiment, and integrating resources that help move us through what feels stuck. I practice with a compassionate and affirming approach, collaborate with my clients on their healing intentions and needs, and offer a gentle, exploratory container to safely sense, feel and heal. If you’ve ever felt that talk-therapy wasn’t enough, you might find that the somatic practices and ecotherapy, I can offer, are a better support for you.
Through focused Sport Intensives, or weekly evidence-based therapy, we'll tackle anxiety, self-doubt, body image, and perfectionism - so you can feel steady under pressure, resilient, and aligned with your goals.
As a former Division I gymnast and current business owner, I understand the pressure of high-achievers and perfectionists. Talking with someone who really gets it, and learning strategies to apply to your life outside of session, can really help you find freedom from perfectionism, rebuild self-trust, and feel worthy beyond your achievements and appearance.
Through focused Sport Intensives, or weekly evidence-based therapy, we'll tackle anxiety, self-doubt, body image, and perfectionism - so you can feel steady under pressure, resilient, and aligned with your goals.
As a former Division I gymnast and current business owner, I understand the pressure of high-achievers and perfectionists. Talking with someone who really gets it, and learning strategies to apply to your life outside of session, can really help you find freedom from perfectionism, rebuild self-trust, and feel worthy beyond your achievements and appearance.
In over 30 years of practice, I have helped individuals and couples with anxiety and depression related to relationship trauma.
When we work together, you will discover the connecting threads through the stories of your life that represent your beliefs about yourself, others, and the world around you. Examining those beliefs will allow you to validate the belief or discover it is not an accurate representation of your life. From there, change can begin.
In over 30 years of practice, I have helped individuals and couples with anxiety and depression related to relationship trauma.
When we work together, you will discover the connecting threads through the stories of your life that represent your beliefs about yourself, others, and the world around you. Examining those beliefs will allow you to validate the belief or discover it is not an accurate representation of your life. From there, change can begin.
When I sit with clients who face depression, anxiety, and/or grief, my approach focuses on offering a safe space where we can explore and reflect on the source(s) of their struggle and collaborate on strategies to alleviate their suffering.
Clients who seek my services embrace spiritually-integrated counseling and therapy, which combines empirically-based interventions with spiritual resources in their journey of transformation. Despite the different reasons that bring clients to therapy, all of them need a safe space to unravel the problematic narratives of their lives, embrace the possibility of new futures, and learn new practices that help strengthen personal and communal bonds.
When I sit with clients who face depression, anxiety, and/or grief, my approach focuses on offering a safe space where we can explore and reflect on the source(s) of their struggle and collaborate on strategies to alleviate their suffering.
Clients who seek my services embrace spiritually-integrated counseling and therapy, which combines empirically-based interventions with spiritual resources in their journey of transformation. Despite the different reasons that bring clients to therapy, all of them need a safe space to unravel the problematic narratives of their lives, embrace the possibility of new futures, and learn new practices that help strengthen personal and communal bonds.
My approach is collaborative and strengths-based — together, we’ll build coping strategies that empower you to manage stress and anxiety, improve emotional well-being, and move confidently toward the life you envision.
Life can feel overwhelming. You may be trying to manage school, relationships, work, or parenting, and it can feel like you're being stretched in every direction. Whether you're facing a major change, feeling exhausted by daily pressures, or struggling to find balance in your relationships, you don’t have to face it alone.
My approach is collaborative and strengths-based — together, we’ll build coping strategies that empower you to manage stress and anxiety, improve emotional well-being, and move confidently toward the life you envision.
Life can feel overwhelming. You may be trying to manage school, relationships, work, or parenting, and it can feel like you're being stretched in every direction. Whether you're facing a major change, feeling exhausted by daily pressures, or struggling to find balance in your relationships, you don’t have to face it alone.
At times, the day to day stressors that we encounter can feel overwhelming. My belief is that we all have unique characteristics and strengths that allows us to be resilient. I help my clients utilize those strengths to make changes in their lives so that healing and change can occur. Therapy is a process in which we establish a safe environment, and build supportive relationships to achieve desired outcomes. My greatest reward as a therapist is helping my clients explore ways to make changes in their lives so that healing and change can occur.
At times, the day to day stressors that we encounter can feel overwhelming. My belief is that we all have unique characteristics and strengths that allows us to be resilient. I help my clients utilize those strengths to make changes in their lives so that healing and change can occur. Therapy is a process in which we establish a safe environment, and build supportive relationships to achieve desired outcomes. My greatest reward as a therapist is helping my clients explore ways to make changes in their lives so that healing and change can occur.
I work with clients ages 15 on up who struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma, and life changes and who desire to improve mood, gain insight, and learn healthy coping skills.
I use a Cognitive Behavioral Therapeutic approach to help people identify triggers, improve self talk, learn mindfulness skills, and learn healthy coping skills to manage struggles.
"You don't have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you."
-Dan Millman
I work with clients ages 15 on up who struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma, and life changes and who desire to improve mood, gain insight, and learn healthy coping skills.
I use a Cognitive Behavioral Therapeutic approach to help people identify triggers, improve self talk, learn mindfulness skills, and learn healthy coping skills to manage struggles.
"You don't have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you."
-Dan Millman
I work with adults seeking support with managing anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
I am a licensed clinical social worker and a PMH-C certified with experience working in both outpatient and inpatient settings. I take a client-centered, collaborative approach to therapy. My practice is informed by various evidence-based modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and motivational interviewing.
I work with adults seeking support with managing anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
I am a licensed clinical social worker and a PMH-C certified with experience working in both outpatient and inpatient settings. I take a client-centered, collaborative approach to therapy. My practice is informed by various evidence-based modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and motivational interviewing.
Julianne Evans
Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, MA, LCMHCS
1 Endorsed
Apex, NC 27502
I have over 10 years of experience working with adolescents and adults in addressing anxiety, depression, life transitions, self-esteem, and trauma.
Do you struggle with people-pleasing tendencies that affect your relationships with others? Do you tend to put others feelings and needs before your own? Do you struggle with setting boundaries and often avoid conflict? Now more than ever, people are feeling overwhelmed by the need to “do it all”. Putting others needs before your own and not taking care of yourself can lead to long-term negative effects on your physical and mental health. I believe that there is hope and encourage others to “fill their cup”!
I have over 10 years of experience working with adolescents and adults in addressing anxiety, depression, life transitions, self-esteem, and trauma.
Do you struggle with people-pleasing tendencies that affect your relationships with others? Do you tend to put others feelings and needs before your own? Do you struggle with setting boundaries and often avoid conflict? Now more than ever, people are feeling overwhelmed by the need to “do it all”. Putting others needs before your own and not taking care of yourself can lead to long-term negative effects on your physical and mental health. I believe that there is hope and encourage others to “fill their cup”!
I specialize in helping women with challenges related to Anxiety, ADHD, Autism, chronic health issues, gender and reproductive concerns, cultural and generational conflicts, work related stress, life transitions, and managing a work-life balance.
I am accepting new telehealth clients and LCSWA supervisees. Please click the blue 'EMAIL me' button to request a consultation.
If you reach out, please remember to check your email spam folder for my reply.
I specialize in helping women with challenges related to Anxiety, ADHD, Autism, chronic health issues, gender and reproductive concerns, cultural and generational conflicts, work related stress, life transitions, and managing a work-life balance.
I am accepting new telehealth clients and LCSWA supervisees. Please click the blue 'EMAIL me' button to request a consultation.
If you reach out, please remember to check your email spam folder for my reply.
Brinkley Brown Mental Wellness Now Accepting New Clients! You know what it feels like to sit at your kitchen table or on your front or back porch with a close friend or family member & talk the hours away? Some conversations bring laughter. Some bring tears. Some bring clarity. Therapy can take those conversations to the next level. You can expect therapy with me to be very relaxed. Put your feet up! Bring in your lunch! Check your phone! Tell me about your dog! Show me pictures! You tell me what is working and not working for you in therapy & I'll adjust. We'll move at your pace towards goals you set.
Brinkley Brown Mental Wellness Now Accepting New Clients! You know what it feels like to sit at your kitchen table or on your front or back porch with a close friend or family member & talk the hours away? Some conversations bring laughter. Some bring tears. Some bring clarity. Therapy can take those conversations to the next level. You can expect therapy with me to be very relaxed. Put your feet up! Bring in your lunch! Check your phone! Tell me about your dog! Show me pictures! You tell me what is working and not working for you in therapy & I'll adjust. We'll move at your pace towards goals you set.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you — even when things look “fine” on the outside.
I help adult women navigate anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and relationship patterns. My work is trauma-informed and grounded in EMDR, offering a supportive space to slow down, understand what’s been shaping you, and build greater calm, clarity, and self-trust.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you — even when things look “fine” on the outside.
I help adult women navigate anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and relationship patterns. My work is trauma-informed and grounded in EMDR, offering a supportive space to slow down, understand what’s been shaping you, and build greater calm, clarity, and self-trust.
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Anxiety Therapists
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.
What are the most common types of treatment 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.
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.