Anxiety Treatment for People-Pleasers in Delaware & Pennsylvania
Waking up already overwhelmed, rehearsing everything you might’ve said wrong yesterday
Feeling both wired and exhausted—like your brain won’t stop looping worst-case scenarios
Holding your breath around other people, waiting for the moment you disappoint them
Clenching your jaw, fists, or stomach—bracing for impact, even when no one’s upset (yet)
Trying to rest, but guilt whispers that you haven’t done enough for everyone else
Constantly scanning the room to make sure no one is mad, annoyed, or pulling away
As a people-pleaser, anxiety doesn’t just live in your thoughts—it takes over your body, your relationships, your sense of self. And it might feel like…
Anxiety can make life feel like one long emergency—especially when you’re always managing everyone else’s needs just to feel safe.
I help people stop living on high alert and start reconnecting with what they actually need—slowly, steadily, and for real.
You don’t need to “fix” yourself—you just need the right kind of support to feel safe enough to stop performing and start showing up as you.
That’s what we’ll do together.
I don’t see anxiety as a flaw or something to “get over.” I see it as your nervous system doing what it was wired to do—keep you safe in a world that hasn’t always felt safe. Maybe that world was your family, your relationships, your job, your identity… or all of the above.
And while you may have been told (or suspected) that you have an anxiety disorder, that doesn’t mean that you are the problem. You’re just a human who’s been carrying too much, for too long—stretching yourself thin to keep the peace, avoid conflict, and earn approval. Your body has just been doing its best to manage the weight.
So in sessions, we won’t just talk about your anxiety—we’ll slow things down and notice what it actually feels like in your body, what stories it’s tied to, and what it’s trying to protect you from.
We’ll take things at your pace. You don’t need a crash course in psychobabble—you need tools that actually work. So I bring in metaphors that make things click (like how anxiety is your brain’s smoke alarm stuck on high), imagery that helps you connect to calm (even if that feels like a foreign concept right now), and and body-based tools that remind your nervous system what safety can actually feel like. Nothing fancy, nothing forced—just small shifts that start to build real change.
Most of all, we’ll build a relationship where you don’t have to walk on eggshells, over-explain, or pretend. Just you, as you are.
Because when your body stops bracing for impact, you finally get to live instead of perform.
Feel more grounded and less consumed by what other people might be thinking about you
Set boundaries without spiraling into guilt or fear that you’re being “selfish”
Quiet the nonstop “what ifs” and catastrophizing so you can actually enjoy the present moment
Make decisions based on what you want—not just what will upset the fewest people
Start trusting yourself, instead of second-guessing every word, move, or emotion
Therapy for anxiety can help you…
We can work through your anxiety in…
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Individual Therapy
We’ll focus on your unique experience of anxiety and work on practical tools to help you feel safe and shift patterns that no longer serve you.
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Relationship Therapy
If anxiety is affecting your relationships, we’ll work together to strengthen communication, build trust, and help you navigate challenges as a team.
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Online Therapy
Online therapy provides flexibility, allowing you to get the same support and tools for managing anxiety, all from the comfort of your own space.
If you’re ready to take your life back and finally see what’s possible on the other side of all this anxiety—I’m here.
Frequently asked questions about anxiety therapy
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It’s a fair question—and you’re not alone in asking it. Anxiety often looks like “just overthinking” on the surface, but underneath is a nervous system that’s stuck in overdrive, constantly scanning for danger (or disappointment). Whether or not you meet the criteria for a diagnosis, if you’re exhausted from trying to hold it all together, therapy can help.
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Absolutely. People-pleasing isn’t a personality flaw—it’s usually a survival strategy that helped you avoid conflict, rejection, or harm. In therapy, we’ll gently explore where those patterns came from and start building new ways of relating that don’t involve self-sacrifice or guilt every time you say “no.”
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If you’ve ever left a conversation replaying everything you said, therapy might feel intimidating at first. But here, you don’t have to perform or hold back. I work with a lot of folks who feel this way, and we’ll go at a pace that feels safe. You get to bring your full self—messy thoughts and all—without fear of judgment.
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That’s actually really common. Anxiety and people-pleasing can make it hard to even know what you want, let alone ask for it. You don’t need to have all the answers to start therapy. We’ll figure things out together, with curiosity, not pressure.
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Most clients start with weekly or biweekly sessions, but we can adjust based on what’s sustainable for you. This isn’t about rushing toward a finish line—it’s about building something steady. If you’re used to pushing yourself too hard, therapy can be the place you finally don’t have to.
Please feel free to review my general FAQ page here as well for additional answers to common questions about therapy overall.
