If you or your child are struggling with anxiety, you already know how exhausting it can be. Maybe your child refuses to go to school in the morning. Maybe you lie awake at night running through worst-case scenarios you can’t seem to turn off. Maybe anxiety has quietly started making decisions for your family — which events you attend, which situations you avoid, how much of life feels off-limits.
Anxiety is one of the most common — and most treatable — mental health concerns. With the right support, real change is possible.
What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the gold standard of anxiety treatment. It is the most researched, most evidence-based approach available — and it works.
CBT is built on a straightforward idea: our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected. When anxiety takes hold, it distorts the way we think (“something bad is going to happen”) and drives us to avoid the things that scare us. Avoidance feels like relief in the moment — but it actually teaches the brain that the feared situation truly was dangerous, keeping the anxiety cycle going.
CBT breaks that cycle. Together, we will:
- Identify the thought patterns that feed anxiety
- Challenge distorted or unhelpful thinking
- Build practical coping strategies for managing anxious feelings
- Gradually face feared situations in a safe, supported way — a process called exposure
The goal isn’t to eliminate all anxiety (some anxiety is normal and useful). The goal is to help you or your child respond to anxiety differently, so it no longer runs the show.
Who I Work With
Children & Adolescents
Anxiety in kids often looks different than in adults. It might show up as meltdowns, school refusal, stomachaches, clinginess, or an intense need for reassurance. I work with children and teens to build age-appropriate coping skills — and I work closely with parents throughout the process, because your role matters enormously.
Adults
Whether you’re dealing with generalized anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, phobias, or health anxiety, CBT offers concrete tools you can start using right away. Sessions are structured, goal-oriented, and focused on helping you build a life that isn’t organized around fear.
Bilingual Care — English & Spanish
I offer anxiety therapy fully in both English and Spanish. For many of my clients and families, being able to speak in their first language makes therapy feel more natural, more comfortable, and more effective. Mi consultorio es un espacio donde puedes ser tú mismo — en el idioma que te salga más natural.
What to Expect
CBT is not open-ended talk therapy. It is structured, skills-based, and focused on measurable progress. Most clients begin to notice meaningful changes within 8–16 sessions, though this varies depending on the nature and severity of the anxiety.
Sessions typically involve:
- Reviewing how the week went and what you practiced
- Learning or deepening a specific skill
- Planning between-session practice (yes, there is homework — and it makes a real difference)
Is CBT Right for You or Your Child?
CBT is highly effective for a wide range of anxiety-related challenges, including:
- Generalized Anxiety (Excessive Worrying)
- Panic Attacks
- Social Anxiety
- Separation Anxiety
- Specific Phobias
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- School Refusal or Avoidance
- Health Anxiety
You don’t have to keep white-knuckling your way through anxiety. Let’s work together to help you or your child build real, lasting skills for a calmer life.