Anxiety Therapy in Palm Desert & The Coachella Valley
Interrupting anxiety patterns so your body can feel safe again.
When your mind won’t slow down, and your body never really relaxes
You might look like you’re doing okay on the outside.
You’re functioning. Showing up. Getting things done.
But inside, it feels different.
Your thoughts loop. Your body stays tense. You’re always a little on edge, even when nothing is technically “wrong.” Rest doesn’t feel restorative. Small things hit big. And when stress shows up, it takes over fast.
This is what anxiety often looks like in real life.
Not constant panic.
Not falling apart.
But a nervous system that doesn’t know how to stand down.
Anxiety isn’t just in your head
Anxiety isn’t simply a thinking problem.
It’s a body problem, one rooted in how your nervous system learned to respond to stress.
When your system has spent a long time needing to stay alert, emotionally, relationally, or physically, it adapts to survive.
That adaptation can show up as worry, hypervigilance, irritability, shutdown, or feeling constantly “on.”
Over time, anxiety becomes the baseline.
And no amount of insight alone seems to change it.
How anxiety can show up day to day
You might notice:
Racing thoughts or mental spirals
Constant tension or bracing in your body
Difficulty relaxing, even during downtime
Irritability, snapping, or emotional shutdown
Overthinking conversations or decisions
Feeling exhausted by how hard it is to manage yourself
Often paired with a quiet frustration:
“I know what’s happening, why can’t I stop it?”
That’s not a lack of willpower.
It’s how anxiety works when the nervous system is overloaded.
Therapy that works with your nervous system, not against it
My approach to anxiety therapy is nervous-system-informed and attachment-based.
That means we don’t just talk about anxiety, we pay attention to what your body is doing in the moment and work from there.
Together, we focus on:
identifying the patterns your nervous system learned
interrupting anxiety responses as they show up
building more capacity for regulation and choice
reducing reactivity, without forcing calm
This work is not about “fixing” you or making anxiety disappear overnight.
It’s about helping your system feel safer so anxiety doesn’t have to run the show.
A note about trauma and chronic stress
Many people who seek anxiety therapy discover that trauma or long-term stress shaped their nervous system responses.
Sometimes that trauma is obvious.
Sometimes it’s quieter, relational, developmental, or cumulative.
If you find yourself wondering whether your anxiety has deeper roots, you’re not wrong to be curious.
If you’d like to learn more about trauma-focused work, you can read more here.
This work may be a good fit if you:
Feel anxious, on edge, or overwhelmed most days
Are tired of coping tools that disappear under stress
Want more than symptom management
Notice anxiety affecting your relationships or parenting
Sense that your body is stuck in survival mode
You don’t need to have the “right” words for what you’re experiencing.
We start with what your system is already showing us.
What clients often notice over time
As therapy progresses, many people experience:
more space between trigger and reaction
a body that settles more easily after stress
less self-blame when anxiety shows up
greater emotional flexibility and steadiness
a growing sense of safety inside themselves
Life may still be hard, but it no longer feels unmanageable from the inside out.
Getting started
I offer anxiety therapy for adults in California.
Sessions are private-pay and tailored to your specific nervous-system patterns.
If you’re curious whether this approach feels right, I invite you to schedule a consultation.
You don’t have to keep living in a body that’s always bracing.