Key Takeaways: Anxiety can significantly affect relationships, creating emotional, behavioral, and physical challenges not only for the anxious individual but also for their partners, family, and friends. Common emotional effects include heightened sensitivity to perceived threats and a tendency to seek constant reassurance, leading to… Read More

Panic attacks are real. And they are no fun. Unpredictable. Unbidden. Certainly, unwanted. They can disrupt our lives without warning and darken our moods for days. In my Delray Beach practice, I see patients frequently in anxiety therapy who have suffered from panic for years.… Read More

We can’t always trust our minds. They play tricks on us all the time. It took me years to stop overthinking, let go, relax, and enjoy my life by learning these simple truths. I wasn’t realizing just how busy and fretful my mind was… Read More

The following is based on a vignette of a high-functioning client from my private anxiety therapy practice in downtown Delray Beach. Names, gender, descriptions, and details have all been disguised to keep the person/persons described anonymous. Of course, some details may have been omitted or… Read More

Many parents of younger children might chuckle, even roll their eyes at such a simple and obvious question. “Don’t all children trigger anxiety?” In anxiety therapy, I’m imagining they’d say, “Well, yes and no.” Years ago, our neighbors were raising three young girls during… Read More