Anxiety Therapy in Chicago
Anxiety
Anxiety Therapy in Chicago
In person at 700 N Green in Chicago. Online anywhere in Illinois.
Living with anxiety can feel exhausting. Your nervous system adapted to keep you safe. It helped you succeed. But now it is working overtime, and you are paying the price.
Panic attacksSocial anxietyPerformance anxietyIntrusive thoughtsConstant worryOverthinking
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What it actually feels like
Most people call it overthinking before they call it anxiety
It rarely shows up as panic. See whether any of this sounds like an ordinary week.
Lying awake with your brain still going.
Replaying a conversation days after it happened.
Tight chest, clenched jaw, shoulders up by your ears.
Saying yes when you mean no, then dreading it all week.
Exhausted by the evening, and nothing about your day was physically hard.
Waiting for something to go wrong, even on a good day.
Sometimes, a panic attack that seems to come out of nowhere.
If you recognized yourself anywhere in that, the recognition itself matters. It is not a diagnosis, and it does not mean something is wrong with you. It means you have been running on alert for a long time, and that is something therapy is genuinely good at helping with.
Who you might work with
Some of our anxiety therapists
Our team is larger than this and openings change week to week. Reach out and our client coordinator will help you find the right fit, including therapists who have availability now.
We are one office, at 700 North Green in River West, and we work online anywhere in Illinois. If you are coming from the West Loop, Wicker Park, River North or Logan Square, each of those has a page with how to get here.
How we treat it
Anxiety treatment works differently
depending on where it comes from
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Names the thought patterns that keep anxiety running, and works on what to do with them.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Eases the fight with anxious feelings so they take up less room, and focuses on moving toward what matters.
EMDR
For anxiety with a root in something older. Works on the memory underneath rather than the symptom on top.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Practical nervous system regulation. What to do in the ten minutes a spiral actually starts.
Not sure
Is this anxiety, or a hard few months?
Eight questions, about two minutes. It uses the GAD-7, the same short screening tool clinicians use. You will get a score and a few things worth reading next. No email needed.
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therapy, for life
Tell us what is going on. Our Clinical Coordinator connects with you personally and works to match you with the right therapist.
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LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC and PsyD clinicians.
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A free consult first
So you can tell whether it is right before committing to anything.
What happens next
Getting started
A free consultation. We believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship, and that starts with working with someone who gets you. The consultation is how you find out.
Getting scheduled. We aim to book you within 24 hours of reaching out, and most people are seen that week.
Your first session. You bring what is on your mind. Your therapist takes some history and you set goals together. Your therapist paces it with you.
In-network with
We are in network with all four plans. We check yours before your first session.
FAQs
Questions about anxiety therapy
How do I know if it is anxiety or just stress?
Stress usually has a cause and lifts when the cause does. Anxiety tends to outlast the thing that started it, and shows up in your body and your sleep even when nothing is wrong. If you are not sure where you sit, the check-in above takes about two minutes.
Is therapy for anxiety actually effective?
The evidence is strong. Approaches like CBT, ACT and EMDR all have solid research behind them for anxiety, though no approach works for everyone. What matters most is the fit between you and your therapist.
How long do sessions last?
Fifty five minutes, usually weekly to begin with.
What should I bring to my first session?
Just what is on your mind. Your therapist will take some history and you will set goals together.
Is what I share in therapy confidential?
Yes, with the narrow legal exceptions every clinician is bound by, which your therapist will walk you through in your first session.
Do you accept insurance?
MARRA is in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Aetna, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare PPO plans. We check your plan for you before your first session.
Where are you?
700 North Green Street, Suite 106, Chicago, IL 60642. One office, and online anywhere in Illinois.