high-functioning anxiety therapy
burnout. perfectionism. people-pleasing. unpacking high-achievement.
virtual CA therapy in San Diego, OC, LA, and beyond.
From the outside, you seem like you have it all together. You're capable, driven, and dependable. But internally, your mind rarely slows down. You replay conversations, question whether you've done enough, and feel the pressure to get everything just right. The anxiety isn't just about one thing—it weaves through your career, your relationships, and your sense of self, making it difficult to truly relax or feel like you're enough.
If you find yourself:
Overthinking every decision - big or small.
Setting incredibly high standards for yourself and then feeling like you’ve fallen short.
Stuck in a cycle of saying yes and people pleasing, leading to burnout and resentment.
Feeling disconnected from what you actually want, or like you’re living someone else’s version of life.
Finding dating overwhelming or anxiety inducing.
These aren’t character flaws. These are patterns, and with the right approach - patterns can change. Therapy for anxiety is avilable virtually in San Diego, OC, LA, the Bay and anywhere in between.
What Anxiety Therapy with me looks like:
I work with adults across California through virtual therapy sessions designed to help you slow down, understand what’s beneath the overwhelm, and build a relationship with yourself that feels more grounded and authentic. I draw from several evidence-based techniques:
Cognitive Therapy (ACT, DBT, CBT): This helps to identify the thought patterns that fuel the anxiety, the “what ifs”, and the catastrophizing. We can explore what is beneath the self-talk and shift the patterns over time.
Psychodynamic Therapy helps us to explore your history, family dynamics, and how these early experiences may be showing up as patterns today.
Existential Therapy creates space for the bigger questions: Who am I? What is in alignment with my values?
Solution-Focused Approaches help us to identify your strengths and build practical strategies for moving forward.
Areas of focus:
Generalized anxiety and chronic worry
Burnout and work-life balance
People pleasing and boundary setting
Navigating young adulthood and life transitions
Intimacy and sexual wellness
Perfectionism and high achieving exhaustion