Anxiety Therapy in Washington, DC
Anxiety in this city wears a good suit. It looks like preparation, ambition, being the person who never drops a ball. Underneath: the 3 a.m. audit of everything you said, the tight chest before meetings, the sense that if you ever stopped bracing, something would fall.
You've probably managed it well — which is exactly why it has followed you this far. Therapy is where managing turns into resolving.
How anxiety tends to show up
- Persistent worry that ignores the evidence
- Overthinking decisions, replaying conversations
- Physical tension — sleep, stomach, chest, jaw
- Panic that arrives without a schedule
- Avoiding things that matter because of what they might cost
- Perfectionism that never delivers the promised calm
How we treat it
Cognitive and behavioral work identifies the loops that keep anxiety running — the predictions, the checking, the avoidance — and interrupts them with something more accurate. It is practical and measurable.
Where anxiety has roots — in early experience, in trauma, in a role you've been carrying too long — IFS and psychodynamic work address the source rather than mowing the same lawn every week. Where trauma drives the alarm, EMDR is available.
The aim isn't to become someone without alarm bells. It's to have alarm bells that ring for real fires.
Practical details
55-minute sessions, $215 with sliding scale from $150–194. In person downtown at One Franklin Square or online across DC. Evening demand is real in this city — mention scheduling needs in your consultation and we'll be straight about availability.
Common questions
Ready to begin?
The 15-minute consult is where most people begin.