Anxiety Therapy for the Person Who Can't Seem to Turn Their Mind Off
Psychotherapy for navigating navigate anxiety, overthinking, perfectionism, and chronic stress through somatic therapy in Santa Monica, Thousand Oaks, and throughout California.
Does this sound familiar?
✓ You appear capable and successful but feel overwhelmed internally.
✓ You replay conversations long after they've ended.
✓ You struggle to trust yourself and seek reassurance from others.
✓ You feel guilty saying no or disappointing people.
✓ You know you're overthinking, but can't seem to stop.
✓ You have difficulty relaxing, even when things are going well.
Understanding Anxiety & High-Functioning Anxiety
Anxiety can show up in many ways—racing thoughts, constant worry, physical tension, or a sense that you're always “on.”
Anxiety is not just something happening in your thoughts—it’s also experienced in the nervous system and body.
High-functioning anxiety often exists beneath the surface.Others may see you as successful, capable, or put together, while internally you may feel exhausted, overwhelmed, self-critical, or unable to fully relax.
For many people, anxiety develops as a way of staying safe, prepared, connected, or in control. While these patterns may have been adaptive at one point, they can eventually lead to chronic worry, overthinking, perfectionism, difficulty trusting yourself, and feeling constantly "on."
Where Self-Trust Comes in
Anxiety often goes hand-in-hand with self-doubt.
Self-doubt can also develop through experiences such as emotionally immature relationships, childhood emotional neglect, relational trauma, or environments where your feelings and needs were not consistently validated.
You may find yourself looking outside of yourself for reassurance, questioning your decisions, or feeling unsure of what you truly want.
Part of our work is not only reducing anxiety, but helping you develop a stronger sense of clarity and trust in yourself.
How Therapy Can Help
In therapy, we work to:
reduce overthinking and mental looping
support nervous system regulation
increase your ability to tolerate uncertainty
build confidence in your decisions and instincts
help you feel more grounded in your daily life
develop greater self-trust and reduce reliance on external reassurance
Why a Somatic Approach to Anxiety Can Help
My approach to anxiety goes beyond just managing thoughts.
Many clients tell me they've spent years understanding their anxiety intellectually but still feel anxious in their bodies. Somatic therapy can help address the nervous system patterns that contribute to chronic anxiety, hypervigilance, and overthinking.
We work with both the mind and the body, helping you understand how anxiety shows up in your nervous system and gently shifting those patterns over time.
Depending on your needs, this may include:
somatic (body-based) awareness
EMDR for processing underlying experiences
parts work to understand internal conflict or self-doubt
Who I work with
I often work with individuals who are:
thoughtful, sensitive, and self-aware
navigating overthinking or high-functioning anxiety
individuals who appear calm on the outside but feel overwhelmed internally
individuals who struggle with perfectionism, people-pleasing, and self-doubt
struggling with people-pleasing or self-doubt
wanting deeper, more lasting change beyond coping skills
worry in social situations and mind going blank
people who understand their patterns intellectually but still feel stuck
Frequently Asked Questions
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Many people with anxiety remain in a state of heightened alertness even when there is no immediate danger. Anxiety can become a pattern within the nervous system, making it difficult to fully relax or feel safe.
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High-functioning anxiety describes experiencing significant anxiety while continuing to appear successful, capable, or productive. Many people with high-functioning anxiety struggle internally with perfectionism, overthinking, self-doubt, and chronic stress.
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Yes. Anxiety can be influenced by experiences such as emotional neglect, inconsistent caregiving, emotionally immature relationships, attachment wounds, and chronic stress. These experiences can shape how we experience safety, self-trust, and relationships.
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Somatic therapy helps clients understand and regulate nervous system responses that contribute to chronic anxiety, hypervigilance, overthinking, and feeling constantly "on." By working with both the mind and body, therapy can support deeper and more lasting change.
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Many clients have a strong intellectual understanding of their anxiety but continue to feel anxious emotionally and physically. Approaches such as Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, and IFS-informed therapy can help address patterns that insight alone may not fully resolve.
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Yes. I provide anxiety therapy in Santa Monica and Thousand Oaks, as well as virtual therapy throughout California.