Anxiety Therapy for Women in Los Angeles, California
Anxiety therapy helps women better understand the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that keep anxiety going. As an anxiety therapist in Los Angeles, I take a holistic approach that combines practical tools for managing anxiety with deeper exploration of the experiences and beliefs that may be contributing to it.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
Anxiety therapy may be right for you if …
Living with anxiety is an exhausting experience. From the outside, you may look like you have it all together, showing up for work, your relationships or your children. But on the inside, you may be living with a very different reality.
Your mind is constantly racing with worries, overthinking or intrusive thoughts
You find it difficult to relax or switch off, even when there's nothing urgent to do
You often find yourself expecting the worst or catastrophizing situations
You feel overwhelmed by certain activities or scenarios that once felt manageable
You tend to be a bit of a perfectionist or people-pleaser
You struggle with navigating stress and how to recover from it
You have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep and never really feel rested
Your nervous system often goes into fight/flight/freeze or fawn response
CHANGE IS POSSIBLE
Anxiety therapy for women in Los Angeles can help!
Anxiety symptoms can be incredibly persistent but they don't have to stay that way. If you’re tired of the endless overthinking and worrying, therapy can help you quiet the constant mental chatter and feel more present in your day-to-day life. Together, we can help you unlearn negative thought patterns and improve your nervous system regulation skills so you can start to respond with intention, rather than react with your current anxious patterns.
ABOUT ME
Hi! I’m Rachel, an anxiety therapist in Los Angeles helping women relearn how to slow down and live with intention.
In our modern world, anxiety has become so incredibly common that many women just assume it's something we have to live with. We push through the racing thoughts, keep ourselves busy and carry the emotional weight of constant worry. It can feel like the world is demanding more and more of us and rarely do we give ourselves permission to slow down and prioritize ourselves. If any of that sounds familiar, you're definitely not alone.
On my own journey, I discovered that healing wasn't necessarily about eliminating every anxious thought. It was about learning to understand myself with greater compassion and feeling safe enough to slow down so I could create a life that felt more intentional and aligned. Therapy is one of the most helpful tools to manage, minimize and understand anxiety symptoms that are showing up for you.
MY APPROACH
Holistic anxiety therapy for women in Los Angeles who want regain a sense of calm and stop their anxiety at the root
My approach to anxiety therapy is primarily based on creating a space for you to feel 100% safe and comfortable. With me, there will be no wrong responses, no judgement, no embarrassment no matter what you may be experiencing. Once we have that kind of relationship established, we’ll focus on trying to understand what your day-to-day life looks like, where your anxiety shows up and what you’re already doing to try to manage it.
My anxiety treatment focuses on two main areas: holistically helping you reduce symptoms in the moment (that includes coping skills and lifestyle changes) while also trying to understand where your anxiety is coming from and addressing the root causes so we can reduce your anxiety in the long run.
Because no two women experience anxiety the same, I integrate a variety of evidence-based modalities to create a treatment plan that is tailored to you as an individual. That usually includes psychodynamic therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as well as somatic therapy and mindfulness strategies to help you reconnect and feel safe in your body.
What to expect from anxiety therapy with me
MY PROCESS
I always offer a complimentary 20-min consultation on the phone so you can meet me, talk about what brings you to therapy, ask any questions you may have and decide whether we would be a good fit moving forward.
1. Getting to know each other
I always offer a complimentary 20-min consultation on the phone so you can meet me, talk about what brings you to therapy, ask any questions you may have and decide whether we would be a good fit moving forward.
2. Building a foundation of trust
Our first few sessions together will mainly focus on getting to know you and what life looks like for you. My main goal is to establish a relationship where you feel safe enough to be completely yourself - no fear or judgement.
3. Finding immediate relief
Once our relationship is established, we’ll shift focus to helping you navigate what you’re currently struggling with most. I’ll share practical tools and coping skills that you can use to navigate tricky emotions and regulate your nervous system.
4. Understanding the deeper patterns
As your day-to-day mental health improves, we’ll start exploring some of the deeper experiences, relationships and beliefs that have shaped who you are and how you move through the world so you can achieve meaningful, long-lasting change.
5. Growing through life's seasons
For some women, therapy becomes more than just a place to work through a single challenge. Our therapeutic relationship becomes a consistent space for support and growth throughout all of life’s different chapters - from first entering womanhood to becoming a mother and beyond.
ANXIETY THERAPY FAQS
Still got questions about anxiety therapy?
The process of starting therapy can feel daunting so it’s entirely normal to have questions. Here you’ll find some answers to common anxiety-related questions. For more information on fees, insurance and more, check out my full FAQ page.
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You don't have to wait until your anxiety feels "bad enough" to benefit from therapy. If anxiety is making it difficult to enjoy your relationships, focus at work, make life decisions or just feel like yourself, therapy is designed to be able to help you. Many of my clients come to therapy because they're tired of feeling stuck in constant worry, overthinking or self-doubt and want to understand why it feels so hard to switch their minds off.
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I work with women experiencing a wide range of anxiety-related concerns, including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, health anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, high-functioning anxiety, panic attacks and anxiety related to major life transitions or relationships. Every person's experience with anxiety is entirely different, so our work together will always be tailored to your unique needs and experiences.
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Therapy isn't about me telling you what to do or giving you a list of quick fixes. It's a collaborative process where we'll talk about how anxiety is showing up in your daily life and develop practical tools and coping skills that can help you feel more grounded. Over time, we’ll also look into what may be contributing to your anxiety and understand the patterns that may be keeping it going so we can shift those towards something that better serves you.
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Absolutely. These patterns often develop for understandable reasons and can be closely connected to anxiety, self-worth and experiences you’ve had in the past. Together, we'll work to understand where these patterns came from, how they're affecting your life today and how you can begin responding to yourself with more confidence, flexibility and self-compassion.
GETTING STARTED
Take the first step on your anxiety journey
If you’re interested in getting started, have questions that aren’t answered here or would like to meet me, I invite you to reach out and schedule a free consultation. No pressure to commit, just a chance for us to get to know each other and see if we would be a good fit.