Is this you?

Your thoughts won’t shut off at night.
You replay conversations, scan for danger, or expect the worst.
Your chest tightens, heart races, or your stomach drops “for no reason.”
You keep it together at work but crash at home.
You want tools that actually work—not just “relax more.”

Good news: anxiety is treatable. With the right plan, most people see meaningful relief in weeks.

How we’ll work together

Map your anxiety
We pinpoint what keeps anxiety going—triggers, body cues, thoughts, and safety behaviours (e.g., avoidance, reassurance seeking).
Build regulation first
Fast, portable tools (breathing, grounding, behavioural activation) to steady your system so you’re not white-knuckling between sessions.
Change the patterns
- CBT for Anxiety: identify thinking traps, test them against evidence, and install more helpful responses.
- Exposure (stepwise): face what you’ve been avoiding in bite-size steps, with support.
- ACT & Mindfulness: get less tangled with thoughts; act on values, not fear.
- Trauma-informed & Parts-aware: if anxiety is tied to past experiences, we’ll move carefully and keep you inside your window of tolerance.
Make it stick
Simple home practices, tracking wins, and (optional) brief check-ins between sessions.

What sessions look like

Session 1–2: assessment, goals, a clear plan + first relief tools
Session 3–4: cognitive & behavioural skills; starter exposure steps
Session 5–8: consolidate gains; troubleshoot setbacks; relapse-prevention plan
We can use brief measures (e.g., GAD-7) to track progress if you’d find that helpful.

Areas I help with

Generalized anxiety • Panic attacks • Health anxiety • Social anxiety • Work stress & burnout • Perfectionism/overthinking • Post-event rumination • Parenting stress • Men’s anxiety (anger, withdrawal, “always on edge”)

I integrate CBT, exposure, IFS, ACT, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care, drawing on current research and practical tools. My approach is collaborative, culturally responsive, and paced to your nervous system.

Counsellor in Calgary, member of Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.