Anxiety
Psychotherapy for Anxiety
For women who look calm and capable from the outside, while inside the worry rarely switches off.
You might recognise
- A constant hum of worry, even when things are going well
- Difficulty relaxing or feeling guilty when you rest
- Tension in your body, poor sleep or a tight chest
- Needing to stay in control to feel safe
When anxiety hides behind competence
Many women who come to me with anxiety are high functioning. They meet deadlines, look after others and appear composed. The anxiety shows up quietly, in the planning, the checking and the sense that something could go wrong if they let go.
How psychodynamic therapy works with anxiety
Rather than only managing symptoms, we look at what the anxiety may be protecting you from. Often it began as a sensible response to an earlier situation. Understanding where it comes from, and feeling it safely in the room, can give you more choice about how you respond now.
In Basingstoke and online
I offer this work in person in Basingstoke, Hampshire, and online across the UK. Sessions are 50 minutes, weekly, and begin with a free initial call.
What may sit beneath it
For some women, the pressure is connected with getting everything right, putting others first, feeling like an imposter or never feeling enough. There is no single explanation, but you may recognise something of yourself here.
- Psychotherapy for OverthinkingFor women who replay conversations, rehearse what might happen, and find it hard to simply be.Read more
- Psychotherapy for BurnoutFor women who have kept going for so long that exhaustion has started to feel normal.Read more
- Psychotherapy for Panic AttacksFor women who have been caught off guard by panic, and want to understand what lies beneath it.Read more
- Psychotherapy for PerfectionismFor women who put so much into getting things right, yet rarely feel able to let what they have done be enough.Read more
- Psychotherapy for People-pleasingFor women who know how to make everyone else comfortable, and find it harder to know what they need for themselves.Read more
- Psychotherapy for Imposter SyndromeFor women whose experience and achievements are visible to everyone else, while inside they still wonder whether they really belong.Read more
- Psychotherapy for Low Self-esteemFor women who offer understanding to others, yet find it hard to feel worthy of that same gentleness themselves.Read more
Begin gently
If something here feels familiar, you are welcome to get in touch. You do not need to know exactly what to say.
Book a free initial call