Online therapy · New Jersey & New York

Therapy for Anxiety & Overthinking

For minds that won’t slow down.

When you’re caught in a cycle of anxiety, it can feel like your mind is running faster than you can keep up with. You might look completely put together on the outside. You’re probably getting your work done, meeting expectations, and showing up where you need to be. But inside, you’re tense and worn out by the commentary in your own head.

I work with people who are tired of overthinking every interaction and want to find a way to slow down.

What brings people in

Your mind keeps racing, replaying conversations and second-guessing your choices
You feel a vague, steady sense of dread you can’t quite pinpoint
You carry tension in your chest, shoulders, or stomach that never seems to let go
You feel paralyzed by the fear of making a mistake or disappointing someone
You feel like you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop

The signal of anxiety

Anxiety isn’t always a bad thing. At its most basic, it’s a signal: your mind trying to get you to pay attention to something important. Sometimes it’s a warning that a boundary is being crossed, or that an old fear has been stirred up. But when that signal gets so loud it interferes with your daily life, it’s worth looking beneath the noise. Instead of only trying to silence the alarm, we work to understand what set it off in the first place.

Going beneath the symptoms

There are many effective ways to treat anxiety. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and other skills-based approaches can be very helpful for managing symptoms and finding relief. But if you’ve tried these and the anxious feelings keep finding their way back, it may be time to look deeper.

I take a psychoanalytic approach. We work to make the unconscious conscious, looking at the fears, old expectations, and hidden conflicts working quietly in the background and bringing them into view. When you can see what’s driving your anxiety, it usually has much less hold on you.

How therapy helps

Talking through what you’re experiencing, without judgment, can slowly start to quiet the noise. For some people, medication alongside therapy is part of what helps, and there’s no shame in that. We can think through together whether it’s right for you.

Questions people often ask

Do you treat OCD?

General anxiety and overthinking are a central part of my practice, but OCD is different. It usually responds best to specialized treatments like exposure and response prevention (ERP) or structured CBT, which can be very effective. If your symptoms look more like OCD, I’ll help connect you with a specialist trained in that care.

What if I don’t know why I feel so anxious?

That’s very common. You don’t need to arrive with everything figured out or a clear reason for how you feel. Feeling stuck or overwhelmed is enough to begin.

Will we just talk about my childhood the whole time?

No. We’ll look at your past, because early experiences shape how we respond to the world today. But we look back to help you understand what’s happening now, so you can move forward.

Do I need to be on medication?

That’s your choice, and we can talk it through together. I don’t prescribe medication, but if it seems like it could help, I’m glad to coordinate with a psychiatrist or your primary care doctor.

Is what I’m feeling normal?

Yes. Anxiety is a very human response to stress, change, and old pain. But being common doesn’t mean you have to accept it as a permanent way of living.