Has Life Become Overwhelming,
Even Though You Look Like You Have It All Together?
ANXIETY THERAPY
Are you an anxious woman who is struggling to balance your relationships, career, and mental well-being?
Do you feel the need to stay constantly busy and feel anxious whenever you slow down and try to relax? Does the pressure and pursuit of perfection leave you emotionally exhausted and burnt out at the end of the day?
While outwardly, you may give the impression that you have life all figured out—you may actually be full of insecurity and self-doubt inwardly. Your mind probably feels like it runs at 100 miles per hour and never shuts off, leading to overthinking and coming up with worst-case scenarios. Because you may be a high achiever, your perfectionist tendencies compel you to prove your self-worth through work or other activities. You might avoid slowing down because self-reflection activates your inner critic or brings up uncomfortable emotions you’d rather not think about.
High Functioning Anxiety Often Hides In Plain Sight
Are you an anxious woman who appears high‑functioning, capable, and driven—but internally feels stretched thin?
Do you feel the need to stay constantly busy because slowing down makes your anxiety louder? Do you hold yourself to impossibly high standards and feel emotionally exhausted or burnt out at the end of the day? Does people‑pleasing leave you saying yes when you want to say no, just to avoid disappointing others or creating conflict?
While outwardly you may seem successful, outgoing, and “on top of things,” inwardly you may feel full of self‑doubt and pressure. Your mind may run at 100 miles per hour—overthinking conversations, replaying mistakes, and preparing for worst‑case scenarios.
As a high achiever, perfectionism may have become the way you measure your worth. Productivity feels safer than rest. Achievement feels safer than slowing down. You may avoid quiet moments because self‑reflection activates a harsh inner critic or brings up emotions you’ve learned to push aside just to keep going.
High‑functioning anxiety isn’t a lack of coping—it’s often the result of coping too well for too long.
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Why High Functioning Anxiety Is So Common For Gen Z And Millennial Women
High‑functioning anxiety has become increasingly common, especially for younger women navigating work, relationships, and identity in high‑pressure environments.
Many Gen Z and Millennial women are high-achieving, driven, and exhausted. The pressure to succeed, keep up, and not fall behind—while watching everyone else online seem like they’re thriving—creates constant anxiety, self-doubt, and an ongoing sense of internal pressure to do more.
This ongoing pressure to perform—without slowing down or showing struggle—creates chronic stress, burnout, and a nervous system that never truly gets to rest.
Social Media Reinforces Perfectionism and Comparison
Social media often sends the message that you should have it all and make it look effortless.
As you scroll through curated images of career success, financial stability, wellness routines, and thriving social lives, it’s easy to feel like you’re falling behind. These highlight reels create unrealistic benchmarks that fuel comparison, self‑criticism, and the belief that you should be doing more or being better.
Unfortunately, the resulting high functioning anxiety is hard to overcome on our own for many reasons, including:
Living in chronic fight-or-flight mode keeps your nervous system stuck
Coping skills focus on pushing through rather than addressing the root
Perfectionism and people‑pleasing mask deeper emotional needs
Burnout makes it harder to prioritize rest and self-care
Many approaches don’t address both mind and body
Fortunately, anxiety therapy offers you a pause—a chance to step out of survival mode and understand what’s driving anxiety beneath the surface. One-on-one anxiety therapy provides individualized support tailored specifically to high-functioning anxiety, perfectionism, and people-pleasing. Therapy helps you understand your triggers, learn how your nervous system responds to stress, and build a more sustainable way of living.
Anxiety Therapy With Me Will Be Collaborative And Customized
Living in a constant state of urgency and self-pressure can quietly shape your entire life. Over time, it can start to feel like this is just “how you are.” It doesn’t have to stay that way.
In therapy with me, you’ll find a supportive, non‑judgmental space to explore what’s keeping you stuck. As a therapist who specializes in high-functioning anxiety—and as a fellow Gen Z human who understands the pressure to be perfect—I bring both clinical training and lived understanding into our work.
Together, we’ll unpack high functioning anxiety, perfectionism, people‑pleasing, and overachievement patterns while helping you feel safer slowing down and showing up more authentically in your life.
I Offer A Holistic Approach Focused On Nervous System Regulation
To effectively work with anxiety, it’s important to go beyond surface‑level coping skills.
I take a holistic approach that explores not only your thoughts and emotions, but also:
Nervous system regulation and stress responses
Your environment, relationships, and support systems
Sleep, movement, nutrition, and daily routines
Beliefs you hold about productivity, worth, and rest
Psychoeducation around how sleep, nutrition, and movement impact nervous system regulation helps you understand what contributes most to your anxiety. Looking at the bigger picture allows you to approach anxiety with curiosity rather than self‑criticism.
What To Expect In Anxiety Counseling
Our work together will integrate nervous system regulation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help you change your relationship with anxiety, not just manage symptoms.
In therapy, we will:
Identify anxiety triggers and perfectionistic patterns
Learn nervous system regulation techniques to support safety and grounding
Use ACT to loosen the grip of people‑pleasing and perfectionism
Clarify your values so anxiety stops making your decisions for you
Set intentional, realistic goals to practice between sessions
Between sessions, we’ll focus on meaningful, values‑based actions rather than overwhelming homework. Therapy provides accountability and support as you practice showing up differently in real‑life situations.
With support, it’s possible to live alongside anxiety without fearing it. As perfectionism and people‑pleasing soften, self‑compassion and flexibility begin to take their place. We will work together to identify your objectives and meet your goals. Depending on what you want to accomplish, we will incorporate intention-based goals in between sessions so you can implement what you learn in therapy into real-life situations. We will also work on dismantling people-pleasing and perfectionistic behaviors that hold you back from living the life you want.
Common Questions About Anxiety Therapy…
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As helpful as anxiety therapy can be, it has the potential to become traumatic if your therapist is not well-trained to address your specific needs. I take a holistic approach to sessions, determining what was helpful or hurtful in previous therapy experiences to create a unique plan tailored to fit your needs. If something isn't working, I will ensure we modify our treatment plan so that you see the benefits of anxiety counseling.
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Therapy goes beyond coping. We focus on understanding your anxiety, regulating your nervous system, and changing long‑standing patterns that keep you stuck.
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Even long‑standing anxiety can shift. You can learn new ways to respond to stress that don’t come at the cost of your health, relationships, or sense of self.
You Don’t Have to Keep Living In Survival Mode
A calmer, more grounded way of living is possible—one where success doesn’t require constant self‑pressure or self‑sacrifice.
If you’re ready to explore therapy that understands high‑functioning anxiety, perfectionism, and people‑pleasing, I invite you to reach out.
You can contact me to schedule a free consultation and take the next step toward feeling more at ease in your life.