How Therapy Can Help with Generalized Anxiety and Chronic Worry
If you’re a high-achieving adult who looks like they have it all together on the outside—but often feels stuck in a loop of overthinking, tension, or “what if” worries—you’re not alone. Anxiety can be incredibly isolating, especially when you’ve spent years managing it quietly, pushing through, and showing up for everyone else.
The good news? You don’t have to keep managing it alone. Therapy for anxiety—including EMDR therapy—can offer real, lasting relief.
What Does Anxiety Actually Look Like?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) isn’t just feeling nervous once in a while. For many adults, especially those with a history of relational trauma, anxiety can feel like:
Constant overthinking or second-guessing yourself
A sense of dread or fear that something bad is about to happen
Difficulty relaxing or feeling “on edge” most of the time
Trouble falling or staying asleep because your mind won’t stop
Physical symptoms like muscle tension, headaches, or stomach issues
Struggling to be present—even when nothing is “wrong” on the outside
You might notice that you’re always scanning for what could go wrong, carrying an invisible weight of responsibility, or trying to control things so you don’t feel overwhelmed. Anxiety often shows up as perfectionism, people-pleasing, or feeling like you can’t ever fully let your guard down.
These patterns are not personality flaws—they are protective strategies your brain developed, often in response to early or ongoing stress.
How Therapy Helps You Regain a Sense of Calm and Control
If you're feeling hesitant about whether therapy can really help, you're not alone. Many of my clients are highly capable, self-aware adults who’ve done a lot of inner work—and still find themselves stuck in cycles of anxiety. We work first to have coping strategies that really work with some of the peak anxiety symptoms or panic attacks you’re experiencing. This goes beyond “deep breathing” when you feel stressed.
Another option to treat anxiety is EMDR therapy and other trauma-informed approaches that help you go deeper than surface-level coping tools. Instead of just managing symptoms, for some therapy can help you address the roots of anxiety—like unresolved past experiences, attachment wounds, or ongoing patterns of self-pressure and self-doubt. I also use EMDR to help target previous panic attacks and the ongoing fear of panic attacks to offer more relief. We can also use EMDR resourcing to help you reconnect with your inner resources of strength, wisdom, and ability to care for yourself during anxiety to help.
In therapy, we work together to:
Identify the stories and beliefs fueling your anxiety
Understand how your brain and body reacts to perceived threats
Process past experiences that may still be impacting you
Learn strategies to regulate your emotions and feel more grounded
Reconnect with your inner sense of calm, confidence, and trust in yourself
We will discuss and personalize your treatment for anxiety. For some client this means medication management of symptoms in addition to therapy for anxiety. You don’t have to keep powering through or pretending you’re fine. Healing is possible—and it’s okay to let someone support you along the way.
Ready to Feel Like Yourself Again?
Whether you’re dealing with daily worry or chronic overwhelm, anxiety doesn’t have to run your life. If you’re searching for anxiety therapy near me or looking for an anxiety therapist in Dallas who understands the deeper layers of trauma and high-functioning anxiety, I’m here to help.
Let’s talk about what’s been weighing on you—and how personalized anxiety treatment can help you feel more ease, clarity, and control. You deserve real mental health support that meets you where you are.
Book your free consultation today to learn more about working together and take the next step toward relief.
