Anxiety Therapy
Boutique East Bay Therapy in Orinda, CA
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 yourself to hold it all together.
From the outside, you appear calm and capable. But inside, you’re constantly bracing, like one more demand might send it all crashing down. Your chest is tight, your breath shallow, your thoughts looping on what-ifs. You’re tired in a way that rest doesn’t touch.
This quiet suffering often goes unseen, but it takes everything from you. Anxiety isn’t just worry; it’s a full-body experience. Sometimes it’s loud: panic, dread, irritability. Other times, it hides beneath perfectionism, people-pleasing, or the fear of not being enough.
Stress and overwhelm can stem from trauma, life transitions, or long-held beliefs about who you should be. When your system never gets to rest, it’s hard to feel safe, grounded, or connected to yourself.
Therapy offers space to soften that constant vigilance, to slow down, listen inward, and begin responding to what needs care, not control. At Bountiful Health, anxiety therapy invites you to slow down, understand what your anxiety is asking for, and rediscover a calmer, steadier, more grounded way of being.
How It Shows Up & Symptoms
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, tension in your chest, or a sense that something is just… off.
You might notice yourself:
Feeling a racing heart, shallow breath, or a pit in your stomach
Replaying “what if something goes wrong?” on repeat
Staying tense, wired, or unable to relax, even when you’re exhausted
Overthinking conversations or worrying about what’s next
Becoming irritable, reactive, or shut down without knowing why
Carrying guilt or shame for not being able to “just calm down”
Fearing things will fall apart if you stop trying so hard
Struggling to sleep, focus, or be fully present
Experiencing physical tension, headaches, or fatigue
You may avoid stillness because it feels unsafe, or pull away from people without meaning to. These aren’t personal failings, they’re signs your nervous system has been working overtime to keep you safe.
Our anxiety therapy offers a place to meet these signals with compassion. Whether you’re in Orinda, Lafayette, Walnut Creek, or Oakland, or seeking online therapy across California, we’ll work together to gently ease anxiety’s grip and help you reconnect with yourself.
Benefits: What You Can Expect
From Anxiety Therapy With Us
Therapy can be a space to gently untangle the beliefs, emotions, and patterns that keep you stuck, and to reconnect with parts of yourself that have long been silenced or buried.
You may begin to experience:
More calm in your body and mind
Greater trust in your inner voice and boundaries
Less reactivity and more freedom in your choices
Clarity around what’s truly yours to carry
Relief from the chronic tension of having to “perform”
A deeper, more compassionate relationship with yourself
Over time, anxiety doesn’t have to run the show. You can build a new foundation—one that centers connection, presence, and wholeness.
A Note
About Bountiful Health
At Bountiful Health, we offer warm, integrative care for adults and teens. Our practice was created as a space where healing feels personal, not clinical. A place where you can slow down, feel seen, and gently reconnect with yourself.
Rooted in empathy, collaboration, and evidence-based care, we support clients navigating life’s hardest moments. We work relationally and integratively, focusing on who you are, not just what hurts.
Located in Orinda, we serve the East Bay, including Walnut Creek, Lafayette, and beyond, with online therapy available across California. Whether you’re seeking clarity, relief, or meaningful change, we’re here to walk alongside you.
Our Therapeutic Approach
Therapy at Bountiful Health isn’t about fixing what’s “wrong”; it’s about gently exploring what’s asking for care. We take a relational, trauma-informed, and integrative approach that honors your story, your nervous system, and the pace that feels right for you.
You don’t need to have it all figured out. Together, we’ll slow down and make sense of the patterns you’ve carried, the roles you’ve had to play, and the parts of you that have gone unseen or unheard.
Healing happens not through striving, but through feeling—through having your truth met with warmth, curiosity, and respect. Drawing from depth-oriented, psychodynamic, and attachment-based therapy, we look beneath the surface to uncover the roots of your struggles and help you reconnect with what feels authentic and alive.
This is the heart of our boutique practice, a space for truth-telling and tenderness. A place to soften what no longer serves you and rediscover what it means to feel whole again.
Life can be overwhelming, even for the most capable among us. Reaching out is a courageous step toward healing, and you don’t have to do it perfectly, just honestly. You deserve support that honors your complexity, holds space for your pain, and believes deeply in your capacity to heal.
Ready to Take the First Step Together?
If any part of this resonates, or even if you're unsure where to begin, I invite you to reach out. Together, we can explore what’s possible and find a path forward that feels right for you. Either click below or call/text 925-259-3145 for more information or to book a free 20-minute consultation.
Located in Orinda, CA, and serving Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Oakland, and the greater East Bay. Online therapy is available across California.
