Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
I also integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based approach that helps you understand the connection between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. CBT is especially effective for individuals experiencing anxiety, overthinking, stress, and negative self-talk.
Many clients with high-functioning anxiety find themselves caught in cycles of overthinking, self-doubt, and internal pressure. CBT helps you identify these patterns and develop more balanced, realistic ways of thinking, while also shifting behaviors that may be reinforcing anxiety or avoidance.
In our work together, we use CBT tools to build practical skills for managing anxiety, reducing stress, improving emotional regulation, and increasing confidence. This may include learning how to challenge unhelpful thoughts, set boundaries, and respond to situations in a more grounded and intentional way.
I use CBT in a flexible, integrated way, combining it with trauma-informed and depth-oriented approaches, so you’re not just managing symptoms, but also creating deeper, lasting change.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
I also incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), an evidence-based approach that helps you relate to your thoughts and emotions in a healthier way, while taking action based on what truly matters to you. ACT is especially helpful for individuals experiencing anxiety, overthinking, chronic stress, and feeling stuck in patterns like people-pleasing or avoidance.
Instead of trying to eliminate difficult thoughts or emotions, ACT focuses on helping you accept your internal experience without being controlled by it, so you can begin to make choices that align with your values.
A core part of this work is identifying what actually matters to you, your values, priorities, and the kind of life you want to live, rather than continuing to operate from fear, anxiety, or old patterns.
In our work together, you’ll learn how to step out of automatic patterns, create distance from unhelpful thoughts, and take values-based action, even when it feels uncomfortable. This is especially powerful for shifting patterns like people-pleasing, difficulty setting boundaries, and self-doubt.
ACT supports greater emotional flexibility, self-trust, and clarity, helping you build a life that feels more aligned, intentional, and authentic, rather than one driven by anxiety or external expectations.