Therapy for Anxiety, Worry, Overthinking, and Panic
Do you feel anxious most of the time? Are you constantly second-guessing yourself, imagining the worst-case scenario, or struggling to quiet your thoughts?
Maybe you feel on edge even when nothing seems to be wrong. Perhaps anxiety is affecting your relationships, work, sleep, confidence, or ability to enjoy your life.
Anxiety therapy can help you understand what’s driving your anxiety and develop practical tools for managing anxious thoughts, physical symptoms, worry, and panic.
Thrive Counseling provides anxiety therapy in Denver and Arvada, as well as online anxiety therapy throughout Colorado.
Do You Feel Like Anxiety Is Running Your Life?
Anxiety can look different for everyone. You may know exactly what you’re anxious about, or you may feel anxious without understanding why.
You might:
- Constantly worry about things that could go wrong
- Replay conversations and second-guess yourself
- Expect the worst-case scenario
- Have racing or intrusive thoughts
- Feel restless, tense, or constantly on edge
- Experience panic attacks
- Avoid social situations because you feel uncomfortable or afraid
- Worry about what other people think of you
- Have difficulty concentrating
- Struggle to sleep because your mind won't shut off
- Avoid places, activities, or situations because of anxiety
- Notice physical symptoms such as a racing heart, muscle tension, sweating, or shortness of breath
If anxiety is interfering with your relationships, work, school, sleep, or everyday life, therapy may be able to help.
What Types of Anxiety Do We Treat?
Our therapists work with clients experiencing many different forms of anxiety, including:
Generalized Anxiety and Excessive Worry
If your mind constantly jumps from one concern to another, therapy can help you identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop healthier ways to respond to uncertainty and worry.
Social Anxiety
Social anxiety can make everyday interactions feel exhausting. You may worry about being judged, replay conversations afterward, avoid social situations, or feel intensely self-conscious around other people.
Therapy can help you understand the thoughts and behaviors that maintain social anxiety and gradually build confidence in social situations.
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
Panic attacks can be frightening, especially when you don’t understand what’s happening. Therapy can help you recognize the cycle of panic, identify triggers, and develop strategies for responding when symptoms occur.
Anxiety and Relationships
Anxiety can affect dating, communication, attachment, intimacy, and relationships. Therapy can help you understand how anxiety may be influencing your relationship patterns and develop healthier ways of communicating and connecting.
Anxiety During Life Transitions
Major changes can trigger or intensify anxiety. Therapy can provide support and practical strategies when you’re navigating changes involving relationships, career, family, identity, or other major life transitions.
How Can Anxiety Therapy Help?
At Thrive Counseling, we take a practical and individualized approach to anxiety therapy. Rather than simply talking about anxiety every week, we’ll work together to understand what’s maintaining your anxiety and identify strategies you can practice in everyday life.
Depending on your needs, therapy may include:
- Learning how to recognize and interrupt thought loops and catastrophic thinking
- Strategies for managing excessive worry
- Mindfulness and grounding techniques
- Identifying anxiety triggers and patterns
- Learning how to respond to panic symptoms
- Building tolerance for uncertainty and uncomfortable emotions
- Developing healthier coping strategies
- Improving confidence and communication
- Working through avoidance behaviors
Your therapist will develop an individualized treatment approach based on your symptoms, goals, and circumstances.
Can Therapy Help With Anxiety?
Yes. Psychotherapy is an evidence-based treatment for many anxiety disorders, and approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy can help people learn skills for managing anxious thoughts, behaviors, and physical symptoms.
Therapy can also help you understand the underlying patterns contributing to anxiety so that you have tools to manage symptoms when they arise.
When Should I Consider Anxiety Therapy?
You don’t have to wait until anxiety becomes overwhelming to seek help.
Therapy may be worth considering if anxiety:
- Is affecting your relationships
- Makes it difficult to concentrate or work
- Interferes with sleep
- Causes you to avoid people or situations
- Leads to frequent panic attacks
- Makes dating or socializing difficult
- Causes constant overthinking or reassurance-seeking
- Prevents you from doing things you want to do
- Is interfering with your overall quality of life
You don’t need to have a formal anxiety diagnosis to talk with a therapist about anxiety.
What Does Anxiety Therapy Look Like?
Your first sessions will focus on understanding what you’re experiencing, how anxiety is affecting your life, and what you want to change.
From there, you and your therapist will create goals for therapy and develop practical strategies tailored to your needs.
Therapy isn’t about eliminating every anxious thought or making sure you never feel anxious again. Instead, the goal is to help you understand anxiety, respond to it differently, and feel more capable of handling difficult thoughts and emotions.
Online Anxiety Therapy Throughout Colorado
You don’t have to live near Denver to work with a Thrive Counseling therapist.
We offer online anxiety therapy throughout Colorado, allowing you to meet with your therapist virtually from a private location. Online therapy can be a convenient option if you have a busy schedule, prefer meeting from home, or don’t live near one of our offices.
We also offer in-person anxiety therapy in Denver and Arvada.
Frequently Asked Questions About Anxiety Therapy
What is anxiety therapy?
Anxiety therapy is counseling designed to help people understand and manage excessive worry, anxious thoughts, avoidance, panic, and other symptoms of anxiety. Therapy can provide practical strategies for changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns.
What type of therapy is best for anxiety?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one evidence-based approach commonly used to treat anxiety. Your therapist may also incorporate other therapeutic approaches and techniques depending on your specific symptoms and goals.
Can therapy help with panic attacks?
Yes. Therapy can help you understand the cycle of panic, identify triggers, reduce fear of anxiety symptoms, and develop strategies for responding to panic attacks.
Can therapy help with social anxiety?
Yes. Therapy for social anxiety can help you identify unhelpful beliefs about yourself and other people, reduce avoidance, and build confidence in social situations.
How long does anxiety therapy take?
The length of therapy varies depending on the severity of your symptoms, your goals, and the concerns you’re addressing. Some people benefit from short-term therapy focused on specific symptoms, while others choose longer-term support.
Can I do anxiety therapy online?
Yes. Thrive Counseling offers online anxiety therapy throughout Colorado, as well as in-person therapy in Denver and Arvada.
How do I get started with anxiety therapy?
Contact Thrive Counseling to schedule a consultation. We’ll learn more about what you’re experiencing and help you determine whether one of our therapists may be a good fit for your needs.
Anxiety Therapy in Denver, Arvada & Colorado
If anxiety, overthinking, worry, or panic is keeping you from living the life you want, therapy can help you develop a better understanding of what’s happening and practical strategies for moving forward.
Thrive Counseling offers anxiety therapy in Denver and Arvada and online throughout Colorado.
Contact us to schedule a consultation and take the first step toward feeling more in control of your anxiety.
Find Your Calm
“Anxiety is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.”
— Jodi Picoult