Therapy for Anxiety

 Anxiety is exhausting.  

You’re no stranger to bouts of anxiety (and its close cousin, depression). You feel a low buzz of tension and worry that you try to ignore, and let’s not even get started with those panic attacks

It shows up right away in the morning when your feet hit the floor. Coffee doesn’t help, and you’ve been trying to cut that out (is that even possible, to cut out coffee?!)

Anxiety is keeping you from being your best self. You haven’t shown up to some of those social gatherings you promised your friends you’d go to. It’s kept you from taking that promotion at work, and it’s kept you from asking that person out on a date.

Overall, you’re tired of feeling exhausted and scared. 

Sometimes, you can keep your anxiety under control. But lately, it feels like you’re spending more time managing your anxiety than living your life. 

You know you aren’t living your fullest life, because anxiety is holding you back. All you want to do is break free! 

Schedule your free 15-minute phone consultation to start therapy for anxiety asap: 

therapy for anxiety

I get it, and I can help you.

Picture this: After a couple months of therapy for anxiety, you are feeling some relief.

  • You showed up at game night with that group of friends that you’ve been avoiding for almost a year now (and how you’ve missed them!)
  • You can’t believe how you’re showing up at work now. You’re killing those presentations! Maybe still a little sweat is coming off your forehead, but hey, you’re nailing it.
  • Not only that, but you’re able to speak your mind, tell your partner what’s going on with you, and put yourself out there in a way that you haven’t before.
  • And that panic feeling in your chest feels like it finally found a soft place to land.

And all of this is possible, and I’ll tell you why.

Not only do I have the expertise and skills to help you overcome anxiety, I’ll meet you where you’re at and we’ll move you forward together.

Therapy is one of the best strategies for treating anxiety. With me, therapy for anxiety doesn’t look like me just asking you to do a deep breathing exercise or repeat a mantra. It’s going to be a lot more than that.  

I’ll help you get to the root of what’s going on with your fear, anxiety, and panic attacks. Therapy is going to be tailored to you. There is not a cookie cutter way to do therapy. 

I’ll challenge you, we’ll laugh at times, and we’ll also talk about how to build on your progress going forward. I’ll hold you accountable.  

We’ll also talk about why anxiety can be a positive thing in your life. And then I’m going show you some methods to actually get a handle on it.

So let’s get started! Let’s get to work. I’m ready to do this if you are.

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Therapy for anxiety may be for you if:

  • You feel keyed up and irritable, and it’s impacting other areas of your life 
  • Your sleep and/or eating are off track and nothing seems to be helping
  • Panic attacks (and fear of having panic attacks) crop up on the regular, and may even be increasing in frequency 
  • You feel preoccupied by overthinking and worrying about things that are unlikely to happen 
  • You have an uncontrollable, irrational, and lasting fear of a certain object, situation, or activity, e.g., a phobia. You’re tired of going to great lengths to avoid the source of this fear, and the impact this is having on your life. (Read more about how I can help you overcome your phobia here.)
  • You’re starting to avoid important things because they seem too stressful or anxiety-provoking
  • You are procrastinating more than ever, and it’s affecting your work performance or your relationships 
  • Your perfectionist tendencies feel stronger than ever. In fact, you might be too conscientious, to the point that it’s hard to get things done “just right” 
  • You present yourself to the world as being fairly together, but you’re not sure how much longer you can keep up the act 
Get started with therapy for anxiety

Get started with therapy for anxiety

Anxiety is treatable! Let's work together to treat yours. Schedule your free 15-minute phone consultation now.

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Therapy for Anxiety

Anxiety is an adaptive biological response that arises when we face dangerous situations. The symptoms you are feeling — increased heart rate, sweating, flushing — that’s your body getting you into survival mode.

Sometimes, your body perceives danger when you are actually safe. Your body’s response becomes disproportionate to the situation, so you don’t feel safe even when you are. You might be stressed about a deadline, an argument, or a past trauma that has left you on chronic high alert. Or you might not be sure why you feel so anxious.  

Treating anxiety is rewarding, because therapy really helps. In therapy, we can work together to recalibrate your body’s response to situations and thoughts that are causing you anxiety. I know personally how freeing it is to get out of that anxiety quagmire. 

The goal of therapy for anxiety is not a permanent cure for all anxiety, because it’s important to have that hard-wired response to danger when it’s needed. (For example, you want to be able to worry about that approaching bus, so you can jump out of the way courtesy of anxiety’s favorite hormones, adrenaline and cortisol!) 

Instead, we want to get your nervous system back in balance, freeing you up to live your life more fully.

Anxiety therapy with me:

I rely on scientifically-supported ways of treating anxiety, depending on what issues and symptoms you are facing. For example, someone who is feeling afraid in social situations doesn’t need the same therapy interventions as someone who feels like they can’t stop washing their hands. We’ll come up with a treatment plan tailored to your needs.

In therapy, you can learn ways to manage your anxiety that open up avenues for you to live with more calm, confidence and freedom. I have seen it happen time and time again, and I can’t wait to see it happen for you too.

Dr. Bobbi Ballard online therapy for anxiety

Wondering if we can worked together based on where you live?

I’m authorized to provide online therapy in 41 states. Check out my “States Served” page for a list of states in which I can practice. I live in North Carolina, but I have clients across the country.