Therapy for Anxiety: Support for Panic, Social Anxiety & More

Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or constantly on edge?

Even when everything seems fine on the outside, anxiety can make you feel trapped, restless, or exhausted on the inside. You might notice your mind racing, avoid situations that feel triggering, or worry about things you can’t control. Health concerns, past experiences, or ongoing stress may continue to shape how you feel and the choices you make each day.

What Anxiety Can Look Like

Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic attacks. It often appears as:

• Overthinking and constant worrying

• Fear of not being able to cope

• Difficulty making decisions

• Feeling on edge, restless, or overwhelmed

• Social anxiety or fear of judgment

• Health anxiety and body scanning

• Avoidance of uncertainty, conflict, or emotional vulnerability

• Trouble relaxing or sleeping

If you recognise yourself in these patterns, you’re not alone.

Where Anxiety Comes From

Anxiety doesn’t come from nowhere. It often develops from early emotional experiences or long-term stress patterns. For many people, it is linked to:

• Growing up with criticism, unpredictability or high expectations

• Having to be “the responsible one” too early in life

• Being taught to suppress emotions to avoid conflict

• Past trauma or emotionally unsafe environments

• Never feeling truly secure or supported

How We Work Together

• We explore the patterns and triggers that maintain anxiety in your daily life.

• We use evidence-based tools and approaches tailored to your unique experience, including EMDR for processing past events.

• We focus on helping you feel more grounded, aware, and able to make choices aligned with your goals.

How Therapy Helps You

Through our work together, you may:

• Feel calmer and less reactive

• Gain confidence in handling uncertainty

• Pause the spiral of overthinking

• Build inner safety and emotional resilience

• Reduce anxiety-driven behaviors like avoidance and reassurance-seeking

• Experience greater peace and mental clarity

Therapy isn’t about “getting rid” of anxiety overnight. It’s about developing emotional tools and processing experiences in a supportive space so you can feel more centred, grounded, and able to navigate life with greater ease.

Next Steps

Anxiety doesn’t have to define your life. You can feel grounded, steady, and able to handle what comes your way, with the right support.

I offer a free 15-minute telephone chat so you can ask questions and get a feel for how I work.

If you want to understand anxiety more deeply and discover practical insights, you may find these articles helpful:

• 5 Subtle Habits That Quietly Fuel Anxiety

• Anxiety from People Pleasing: How EMDR Therapy Helps

• Anxiety About the Future: How to Cope

• What Triggers and Maintains Anxiety: How Therapy Can Help

• Emotional Neglect and Anxiety: Why You Feel Anxious

• EMDR Therapy for Anxiety and Childhood Trauma

• Anxiety and the Good Kid Syndrome

• Why Overthinking and Anxiety Go Hand in Hand

• Anxiety and Trauma: How They’re Connected

Reading these articles can help you see patterns, understand triggers, and learn coping strategies, complementing the work we do together in therapy.

— Dr Pauline Chiarizia
Online Therapy for Anxiety | EMDR & Trauma Specialist