How do you work with clients with anxiety?

As a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Family Nurse Practitioner with over 15 years of experience, I have provided care across clinical settings ranging from emergency medicine to family practice. My background in rural critical access and telehealth has fueled my commitment to expanding high-quality healthcare for underserved communities and busy individuals. I hold multiple advanced degrees in nursing and education, and I am nationally board certified as both a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Certified Nurse Educator. In addition to my clinical work, I am passionate about graduate-level nursing education, believing that patient understanding is the cornerstone of long-term health. Now based in Alaska, I combine clinical expertise with a compassionate approach to ensure my patients receive evidence-based, personalized support. My goal is to bridge the gap in traditional care through timely, accessible consultations that prioritize your wellness journey.

Support can be hard to come by. In times of stress it can be helpful to have a space where you can process the challenges that you experience in life. The hardest part of the process in seeking therapy is in making initial contact. Having a therapist that can work collaboratively from a nonjudgmental and compassionate place. It is important for the client to feel comfortable in order to engage in a meaningful and authentic way. With 10 years of clinical, assessment, and research experience, in addition to my lived experience as a person with multiple intersecting identities, I can utilize these experiences to help bring context to clients in our session. Increasing the client’s capacity for self-reflection is foundational to my work and I place great emphasis on respect and transparency. Through our work together it is my hope that we can work towards growth and empowerment while gaining the skills to navigate the hardships that you face in life.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master’s degree in School Counseling and a post-graduate certificate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. With over 13 years of experience in education, including six years as a high school counselor. I bring a deep understanding of the challenges adolescents and families face, while also offering meaningful support to adults navigating life’s complexities. I am passionate about walking alongside clients as they work through anxiety, trauma, depression, life transitions, and self-esteem issues. I try to create a safe, collaborative space where clients feel seen, heard, and empowered to explore their experiences and move toward healing.  I am trained in EMDR Therapy and hold a Level One Trauma Certification through STARR Commonwealth. My integrative counseling style blends EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness techniques, all tailored to each client’s unique needs. Whether you’re a teen sorting through big feelings or an adult seeking clarity and growth, Annie brings warmth, insight, and clinical expertise to support your journey toward mental wellness.

With over 32 years of clinical experience, Amita Ghosh provides highly personalized psychotherapy for discerning individuals seeking exceptional care, depth, and discretion. She specializes in working with high-functioning professionals, executives, creatives, and individuals navigating complex professional, personal and relational challenges who value privacy, emotional intelligence, and sophisticated psychological insight. Amita is trained in EMDR, Gottman Therapy, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, integrating evidence-based approaches to support meaningful and lasting change. Her work focuses on helping clients move through trauma, relationship difficulties, anxiety, burnout, and life transitions with greater clarity, resilience, and emotional balance. In addition to her clinical work, Amita leads transformational retreats for women, creating spaces for deeper reflection, renewal, and personal growth within an atmosphere of professionalism, warmth, and complete confidentiality.

I am a doctoral-prepared, board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with 15 years of experience in medical practice. I combine medication management with CBT to help patients take meaningful steps toward healing and long-term well-being.

Jo Ann Brown is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) licensed in the state of Ohio and Arizona. With over 20 years of clinical experience, she provides compassionate, individualized mental health care to clients across the lifespan. Jo Ann is deeply committed to helping people heal, grow, and thrive through comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and supportive care. Jo Ann brings a holistic and client-centered approach to every therapeutic encounter, striving to understand each individual's unique background, challenges, and goals. Her clinical expertise spans a wide range of psychiatric conditions, including anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, and trauma-related conditions. Jo Ann emphasizes collaboration with clients to develop evidence-based treatment plans tailored to their needs and preferences. NO 1:1 Therapy. I offer Medication Management.

Dr. Esther Lapite-Garrett is a licensed psychologist and the founder of Alafiora, a premium private practice offering depth-oriented, attachment-centered care for individuals navigating complex sexual trauma and the relational patterns that form in its aftermath. The clients Dr. Lapite-Garrett works with include survivors of rape, incest, sex trafficking, intimate partner sexual violence, and childhood sexual abuse. What followed that history is the center of her clinical practice: the love obsession, limerence, compulsive sexual behavior, hypersexuality, and emotional dysregulation that form in the aftermath of sexual harm, and that most generalist approaches were never quite equipped to treat. Alafiora is one of a small number of practices equipped to work with the full spectrum of how these patterns express themselves in contemporary life, including the migration of erotic and romantic attachment into AI companionship, parasocial bonds, fantasy-based intimacy systems, and the accelerating escalation that occurs when real-world connection no longer feels safe, satisfying, or possible. The clients who carry these presentations arrive having spent considerable financial, emotional, and psychological resources on experiences that brought temporary relief and deepening shame in equal measure. The clients Dr. Lapite-Garrett works with are not struggling with a lack of insight. They have read the books, tried the prior therapy, and understand their patterns with a clarity that has not been enough to stop them. They wake at 3am with a body that will not settle. They reach for sex or connection not from desire but from the need to feel something, or to feel nothing at all. They love with an intensity that outlasts what the relationship warrants, cycling through obsessive thought long after every rational part of them knows the situation has ended. They make choices in moments of emotional flooding that they do not recognize as their own afterward. They experience behavior escalation, spending elevations, and deepening secrecy. Even still, they find that the pattern repeats, each time carrying a little more shame and a little more distance from the person they understood themselves to be. What years of prior effort could not move, the work at Alafiora finally does. What changes in our work is structural. The clients who engage fully describe experiencing more than symptom management but a fundamental shift in the organizing patterns that formed them, patterns that prior treatment approaches could not reach. Alafiora is a private-pay practice offering sessions virtually, in person, and on location across multiple states. The practice maintains a small, intentionally limited caseload to ensure each client receives the full depth of care their history requires. Visit https://www.alafiora.com to learn more or inquire confidentially.

No one knows how much you struggle inside. Despite appearing to lead a very successful life, you face a lot of stress, anxiety, and sadness that your friends, family and work colleagues would be surprised to learn. You sense that a painful experience from the past is impacting your present, but don't know how. Since you’re the type of person who can typically find yourself out of anything, it's surprising and frustrating that you haven't found a way out yet. If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right psychotherapist. I work with high achievers who struggle with perfectionism, stress, anxiety and depression. I help my clients develop a healthy inner voice, learn their boundaries, and achieve a balance between helping others and themselves. I am extensively trained and have treated a myriad of clients who have faced stress, anxiety, treatment-resistant depression and trauma. As a former corporate marketing and business development executive, I understand both the internal and external pressures placed on you to succeed. Like you, I worked in demanding, high-performance environments across investment banking, digital marketing, and technology. I hold business degrees from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business and Harvard Business School. My empathic approach marries a traditional in-depth psychological approach with modern neuroscience and evidence-based research, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Relational Life Therapy (RLT). I received my Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University and hold a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School.

You're carrying persistent worries, feeling unsafe more often, or simply exhausted from navigating everything on your own. You are ready for it to let up a little bit so that you can catch a break. You notice your old wounds are getting harder to ignore. From this place, we can explore your inner landscape at a pace that feels safe, grounding, and respectful while creating a supportive, trauma-informed telehealth space. Lets move together toward healing, growth, and connection to your Self and others. I provide individual counseling helping you gently explore the inner voices, roles, and protective strategies that develop in response to life experiences. I specialize in working on women's issues, issues impacting LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those exploring different paths to parenthood and/or experiencing infertility. My approach is collaborative, affirming, and grounded in deep respect. You deserve a therapist who understands the complexity, strength, and resilience you carry. I will stand alongside you as you reconnect with yourself, celebrate growth, and move toward meaningful change. When you’re ready, I invite you to reach out; every part of you is welcome here.

Dr. Ekta Rathee, DNP, PMHNP-C, FNP-C, is the Founder and Psychiatric Provider at ZOYA Wholebeing Psychiatry, where she provides thoughtful, trauma-informed care grounded in a whole-person approach. Her work in mental health care has been shaped by both personal insight and clinical experience, leading to a deep appreciation for how closely emotional wellbeing is connected to every aspect of life. With more than two decades of clinical experience, she clearly recognized the need for a more thoughtful and comprehensive approach to psychiatric care. The care that goes beyond surface-level symptoms and is grounded in wholistic approach with trauma-informed Lense when needed and a deeper understanding of everyone’s unique story.