--- title: "Anxiety Therapy in Washington, DC — Cura Tempos" description: "Therapy for anxiety, worry, and panic in Washington, DC — practical, evidence-based work for professionals who are tired of white-knuckling it." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Cura Tempos", "url": "https://curatempos.com" }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": [ "MedicalBusiness", "ProfessionalService" ], "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#business", "name": "Cura Tempos LLC", "url": "https://curatempos.com", "areaServed": { "@type": "AdministrativeArea", "name": "Washington, DC" }, "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1301 K Street NW", "addressLocality": "Washington", "addressRegion": "DC", "postalCode": "20005", "addressCountry": "US" }, "telephone": "202-643-2846", "medicalSpecialty": [ "Behavioral", "PublicHealth" ], "availableLanguage": [ "English", "French" ], "serviceType": [ "Initial Consultation", "Intake Session", "Individual Therapy", "Couples Therapy", "Sex Therapy", "Dating Therapy", "EMDR Therapy", "Group Therapy", "In-Person Sessions" ], "founder": { "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#practitioner" }, "provider": { "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#practitioner" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#practitioner", "name": "Dr. William McVey", "jobTitle": "Founder & Clinical Sexologist", "hasCredential": { "@type": "EducationalOccupationalCredential", "credentialCategory": "license", "name": "LPC" }, "worksFor": { "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#business" }, "url": "https://curatempos.com/drwilliammcvey", "knowsLanguage": [ "English" ], "sameAs": [ "https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/REPLACE-ME", "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?cid=REPLACE-ME", "https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/238404" ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://curatempos.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Specialties", "item": "https://curatempos.com/specialties" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Anxiety Therapy in Washington, DC", "item": "https://curatempos.com/specialties/anxiety-therapy" } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Service", "name": "Anxiety Therapy in Washington, DC", "serviceType": "Anxiety Therapy in Washington, DC", "provider": { "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#business" }, "areaServed": "Washington, DC" }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "How is therapy different from just talking to friends?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Friends reassure; therapy changes the mechanism. 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Durable change in the loops themselves typically builds over weeks to months, and we track it with you." } } ] } ] --- [![Cura Tempos](/__l5e/assets-v1/50a70a4f-7979-497e-9338-0a69569aa15d/logo.png)Cura Tempos Washington, DC ](/) [Home](/)[Our Team](/team-3)[Specialties](/specialties)[Services](/book-online)[Office](/therapy-office-washington-dc)[Investment](/rates)[Journal](/blog)[Media](/media)[Contact](/contact) [Book a free consult](https://www.therapyportal.com/p/curatempos/) Specialties # 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](/approach/internal-family-systems) and [psychodynamic](/approach/psychodynamic-therapy) work address the source rather than mowing the same lawn every week. Where trauma drives the alarm, [EMDR](/approach/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](/rates) from $150–194. In person downtown at [One Franklin Square](/therapy-office-washington-dc) or online across DC. Evening demand is real in this city — mention scheduling needs in your consultation and we'll be straight about availability. FAQ ## Common questions ### How is therapy different from just talking to friends? Friends reassure; therapy changes the mechanism. You'll understand how your anxiety maintains itself and practice specific ways of breaking the loop — with someone whose only agenda is your progress. ### Do you prescribe medication? No — neither of us is a prescriber. Therapy works well alone for many people and alongside medication for others; if medication is worth exploring we'll say so and can coordinate with a prescriber. ### How quickly will I notice change? Most people feel some relief early simply from putting the pattern into words with a clear plan. Durable change in the loops themselves typically builds over weeks to months, and we track it with you. Related - [Stress & burnout →](/specialties/stress-burnout) - [High-achieving professionals →](/specialties/high-achieving-professionals) - [Our approach →](/approach) ## Ready to begin? The 15-minute consult is where most people begin. [Book a free 15-minute consultation](https://www.therapyportal.com/p/curatempos/)[Rates & investment](/rates) Curated mental health & wellness for a life fully lived. [Book a free consult](/book-online) Cura Tempos A boutique DC practice — sex-therapy-led, holistic, unhurried. 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