Anxiety Therapy
Stress and Overwhelm Support

Understanding Anxiety, Stress, & Overwhelm:
When It Feels Like Too Much

You move through life on high alert. Your mind won’t stop spinning, and your body stays tense, even when nothing seems wrong. You might wake already exhausted, bracing for the quiet pressure to hold it all together.

From the outside, you may seem calm, capable, even composed. But inside, you’re constantly bracing, like one more demand might send it all crashing down.

Your thoughts loop endlessly. Your chest is tight, your breath stays shallow. You can’t relax, and you rarely feel fully present. You second-guess yourself. You doubt others. Your stomach is in knots, your jaw clenched, your heart always just a little too fast. You’re tired in a way that rest doesn’t touch.

This kind of quiet suffering often goes unnoticed by others, but it takes everything from you. And you don’t have to carry it alone.

Anxiety isn’t just about worry; it’s a full-body experience. Sometimes it’s loud: panic, dread, irritability. Other times, it hides beneath perfectionism, people-pleasing, or a deep fear of not being enough.

Stress and overwhelm can come from trauma, life transitions, cultural pressure, or long-held beliefs about who you’re supposed to be. When your system never gets to rest, it’s hard to feel safe, grounded, or truly connected to yourself.

Therapy offers a space to soften that constant vigilance. A place to slow down, listen inward, and respond to what’s asking for care, not just control.

How Anxiety Shows Up:
The Many Faces of Anxiety, Stress & Overwhelm

Anxiety doesn’t always look the way you expect. Sometimes it’s loud, racing thoughts, panic, a heart that won’t slow down. Other times, it’s quiet, an inner restlessness, a tightening in your chest, or a sense that something is just... off.

It can take over your whole body or quietly hum in the background of your everyday life. However it shows up, your experience is valid, and it deserves care.

You might feel:

• Experiencing a racing heart, shallow breath, or a pit in your stomach

• Replaying “what if something goes wrong?” on a loop in your mind

• Feeling like you always have to be “on” or in control

• Staying tense, wired, or unable to relax, even when you’re beyond tired

• Overthinking conversations or worrying about what’s next

• Becoming irritable, reactive, or shut down, sometimes without knowing why

• Carrying guilt or shame for not being able to “just calm down”

• Fearing that everything will fall apart if you stop trying so hard

• Struggling to sleep, concentrate, or feel fully present

• Experiencing physical symptoms like headaches, jaw tension, digestive issues, or chronic fatigue

You may avoid stillness because it feels unsafe. Or you might pull away from people you care about without meaning to. You might feel like your worth depends on how much you do or how well you hold it all together.

These aren’t personal failings. They’re signs your nervous system has been working overtime to keep you safe.

Therapy offers a place to listen to these signals with compassion. Together, we can begin to respond to them not with shame, but with understanding and gently reshape your relationship with the anxiety, stress, and overwhelm that’s been running the show.