Therapy For Anxiety & Burnout
In-person in Reno, NV & Telehealth in California & Nevada
People experience anxiety in different ways.
For some, it looks like over-functioning: being the reliable one, the achiever, the one who has it all together while secretly drowning.
For others, the weight of anxiety leads to paralysis & panic attacks. You feel worthless, embarrassed, unable to move.
Anxiety isn’t a choice, and perfectionism isn’t about actually being perfect. These are ways your younger self learned to stay safe, avoid rejection, and manage a high-pressure world.
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You live with a relentless inner critic
Anxiety & depression have taken over your life
You feel stuck, unproductive,& completely burnt-out
You can’t sleep and/or often wake up with a racing heart
You’re consumed by all the things that could go wrong
Anything less then perfect feels like a failure
Anxiety affects your relationships
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Burnout and chronic anxiety aren't personal failures - they are signs that your nervous system and protective habits have been working overtime for too long. Because talk therapy alone rarely resolves deep-seated stress, I integrate four complementary, research-backed approaches tailored to your specific system:
1.Psychodynamic & Depth Work: Understanding the 'Why'
Focus: Self-Discovery & Root Causes
We explore who you are deeply - looking beyond surface symptoms to examine your history, early family dynamics, and the unspoken rules you live by. By bringing these underlying patterns to light, you gain deep insight into why you feel driven to over-function, setting the foundation for lasting self-worth.
2.Somatic Experiencing: Resetting the Body.
Focus: Nervous System Regulation
Burnout is physical. When stress becomes chronic, your body gets stuck in "high alert." Using somatic techniques, we track physical sensations and tension to help your nervous system release stored survival stress, moving you out of fight-or-flight and into genuine physical ease.
3.Internal Family Systems (IFS): Quiet the Inner Critic.
Focus: Internal Balance & Self-Compassion
IFS helps us map the different "parts" of your mind. We work with the relentless inner critic, the perfectionist, and the over-worker - understanding that these parts were created to protect you. Instead of fighting them, we help them stand down so your steady, core self can take the lead.
4.Practical Behavioral Changes: Real-World Relief.
Focus: Sustainable Habits & Boundaries
Insight is power, but action creates change. We translate deep inner shifts into practical, everyday habits (like setting firm boundaries, building sustainable daily routines, and protecting your energy) so you can step off the treadmill of over-functioning for good.
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+ Gaining tools to complete the stress cycle and release the tension stored in your body.
+ Naming the emotions you’ve been stuffing, so they don’t run the show.
+ Releasing generational patterns of over-giving and caretaking
+ Stepping out of the performance and perfectionism loop
+ Cultivating compassion and boundary-confidence
+ Grounded Productivity - learning to "do" things from a place of inspiration and safety, rather than fear and stress
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+ Anxiety, chronic stress, and overwhelm
+ Perfectionism + paralysis
+ People-pleasing + boundaries
+ Over-functioning
+ Caregiving
+ Dissociation + Freeze states
+ Burnout
“What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think - or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?”
Brené Brown
How It Works
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Unpacking the Roots
We explore your history to see where you learned that your worth is tied to your productivity.
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Building Safety in your Body
Using somatic tools, we help your body move out of the "fight-or-flight" cycle.
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Cultivating Compassion
We’ll get to know the parts of you that use shame or "shoulds" to keep you in line, using compassion to move out of autopilot to calm, conscious choice.
Neurodivergent Burnout
This goes beyond being “really tired.” It comes from chronic stress caused by masking, executive-function overload, sensory and emotional overwhelm, and navigating a world built for neurotypical patterns.
Recovery isn’t just rest. It’s about:
Recognizing how masking, sensory overload, and executive-function challenges drive your anxiety.
Honoring your nervous system’s natural rhythm, instead of against it.
Reducing overstimulation and mental overwhelm with practical strategies
Cultivating self-compassion around boundaries and limits