Online Therapy for Anxiety and Stress in New York, Massachusetts, and Florida

I work with adults exhausted by anxiety, stress, and high sensitivity, especially those drawn to a spiritual path. We work to understand how your experiences impact your life, shifting into internal exploration while learning emotional regulation and coping tools. We will work together to create goals that fit for you by drawing on your unique strengths, needs, and preferences.

When anxiety and stress stop feeling manageable

Anxiety doesn't always look like panic. For a lot of people it looks like a mind that won't switch off at night, a running list of everything that could go wrong, or a body that stays braced even when nothing is happening. Stress works the same way. It builds a little at a time — work, family, health, money, the news — until one more small thing feels like too much.

You might recognize some of this:

• Worry that loops, even when you know it isn't helping
• Lying awake while your mind keeps going
• Feeling on edge, irritable, or short with people you care about
• Tension you carry in your shoulders, jaw, or stomach
• Putting things off because starting feels overwhelming
• Feeling drained after days that "shouldn't" have been that hard

Anxious all the time, but still getting things done

Some of the most anxious people are also the most dependable. They meet deadlines, show up for everyone, and keep things running, while their mind never stops worrying in the background. This is often called high-functioning anxiety. It isn't a formal diagnosis, but it's a real pattern, and the fact that you're still getting things done doesn't mean it isn't costing you. Therapy is a place to stop performing "fine" and look honestly at what's going on.

How we work on it together

My approach is warm, collaborative, and holistic. We'll slow things down and get curious about what sits underneath the anxiety — what sets it off, what it's trying to protect you from, and what it's costing you. From there, we'll build tools you can actually use between sessions.

I draw on several evidence-based approaches and adapt them to fit you:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you make room for anxious thoughts without letting them make your decisions, and reconnect with what matters most to you.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps you notice anxious thinking patterns and check them against what's actually true.
• Mindfulness-based work gives you ways to come back to the present moment when your mind races ahead.
• Compassion-focused work helps soften the harsh inner critic that so often rides along with anxiety and stress.

We'll set goals together, and we'll build on the strengths you already have rather than starting from what's wrong with you.

If you're highly sensitive, or spirituality matters to you

Anxiety and stress often hit harder for people who feel things deeply. If you see yourself as a highly sensitive person, we'll treat that sensitivity as a strength to work with, not a flaw to fix.

And if faith or spirituality is part of how you cope, it's welcome here as a real resource, not something to leave at the door.

The practical details

• Based in Albany, New York; sessions are online only, by secure video, for adults located in New York, Massachusetts, or Florida
• Individual sessions for adults, including elders (65+)
• Sessions Monday through Thursday, 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM
• In-network with CDPHP, Highmark Blue Shield of Northeastern New York, and MVP Health Care. Superbills for out-of-network plans. See fees and insurance
• $200 per session, with a sliding scale available — ask if you may be eligible

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