Anxiety therapy for a mind that won’t quiet down

Anxiety is your nervous system doing its job a little too well. Therapy helps you turn down the volume, understand what’s underneath it, and stop letting it make your decisions.

Two women in calm conversation, anxiety therapy in Denver
Most people we see for anxiety have been managing it on their own for years.
Understanding anxiety

It’s rarely just in your head

For a lot of people, anxiety is physical and constant: a tight chest, a racing mind, and exhaustion by 3 p.m., even when nothing is technically wrong.

  1. Generalized anxiety

    Persistent worry across work, health, and relationships that’s hard to control and often out of proportion to the actual risk.

  2. Social anxiety

    An intense fear of judgment, embarrassment, or rejection, in one setting or nearly all of them.

  3. Panic and phobias

    Sudden waves of fear, or specific fears that have quietly organized your life around avoiding them. Both are very treatable.

  4. High-functioning anxiety

    Looking calm and capable on the outside while running on worry and perfectionism underneath.

What it sounds like

The thought, and what’s usually underneath it

Anxiety speaks in very convincing sentences. Part of therapy is learning to hear what each one is actually trying to protect.

What anxiety saysWhat’s often underneath
“What if I said the wrong thing?”
A part of you that learned staying liked meant staying safe.
“I’ll relax once everything is done.”
A belief that rest has to be earned first, usually picked up early.
“Something bad is about to happen.”
A nervous system that got used to staying on alert and never got the all-clear.
“I can’t cancel. They’ll be upset.”
People pleasing doing its job, at your expense.
How we treat it

How we treat anxiety

What helps one person may do very little for the next. Most of our clients end up with a mix of these, adjusted as we learn what works for them.

EMDR

For anxiety rooted in past experiences, so old memories stop setting off present-day alarms.

About EMDR →

Safe and Sound Protocol

A listening program that helps an overwhelmed nervous system settle at a physical level.

About SSP →

Somatic work

Noticing where anxiety lives in your body and learning to calm it from there.

Read more →

Mindfulness-based CBT

Practical skills for catching anxious thoughts and responding to them differently.

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Is it time?

Signs therapy could help

Plenty of people live with anxiety for years before they get help, partly because they’re still functioning. Work gets done. The kids get picked up. It just costs more than it should. You might be ready to talk to someone if:

  • You lie awake replaying conversations or running through tomorrow’s list
  • Your body is tense most of the day, or you get headaches, stomach trouble, or a tight chest with no clear cause
  • You avoid things you used to enjoy, or plan your week around what might go wrong
  • You’ve had a panic attack and now worry about having another one
  • People tell you to relax and you honestly don’t know how
  • You’re using wine, scrolling, or overworking to take the edge off
In person or online

Anxiety therapy in Denver, Boulder and across Colorado

You can see us in person at our Denver office near Glendale and Cherry Creek, at our Boulder office on Arapahoe Avenue, or by secure video from anywhere in Colorado. Many people find online sessions work especially well for anxiety, because they get to do the work from a place that already feels safe, with no commute or waiting room.

Sessions are 50 minutes. Individual sessions run $175 to $200 depending on the therapist. We’re out of network with insurance, and we provide superbills you can submit for possible reimbursement. Every therapist offers a free 15-minute consultation first, so you can ask questions and see whether it feels like a fit before booking.

Jillian Corpora, LPC

“A lot of the people I see are new to therapy, or tried it once and it didn’t click. They’re anxious, or flat, or grieving, and they don’t know where to begin. That’s a perfectly good place to begin.”

Jillian Corpora, LPC · Read her bio →
Questions

Questions about anxiety therapy

We work with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety, health anxiety, panic disorder, perfectionism and high-functioning anxiety, and anxiety connected to past trauma. Many clients don't have a formal diagnosis. They just know they can never fully relax.

It depends on what you're working on and where it comes from. Some clients notice meaningful shifts within 8 to 12 sessions. Others benefit from longer-term work, especially when anxiety is tied to deeper patterns or past experiences.

We hear this often, and sometimes the issue is simply fit. We also use EMDR and SSP, methods that reach anxiety at a neurological level traditional talk therapy can't always access. It's worth trying a different approach before giving up.

Yes. All of our anxiety therapy services are available via telehealth throughout Colorado. Many clients find virtual sessions work especially well for anxiety.

Who to see for this

You don’t have to stay braced for impact

Anxiety responds well to the right treatment. In person in Denver and Boulder, or online anywhere in Colorado.

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