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Anxiety Therapy in Palo Alto

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Anxiety can quietly take over your thoughts, your body, and your sense of safety, making even ordinary moments feel overwhelming.

It can feel like you are always bracing for something to go wrong, even when nothing has. We can help.

Signs You May Benefit From Anxiety Therapy:

Overthink conversations or decisions
Struggle with sleep due to worry
Avoid social or professional situations
Experience panic symptoms
Feel “on edge” most of the time
Have difficulty concentrating due to stress

Early treatment prevents anxiety from becoming more severe or chronic.

What Is Anxiety Therapy?

Anxiety therapy is structured, evidence-based counseling designed to reduce excessive worry, panic attacks, social anxiety, and stress-related symptoms.

At Palo Alto Therapy, we primarily use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) — the gold standard treatment for anxiety disorders.

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Children

Anxiety in children often shows up in ways they cannot explain, turning everyday moments into confusion or fear. Therapy gives them a safe, supportive way to understand their feelings and build a sense of calm from the inside out.

Teens & Young Adults

Anxiety for teens & young adults can feel like constant pressure, shaping how they see themselves and their future. Therapy helps them make sense of what they are experiencing and develop steady, reliable ways to cope and move forward.

Adults

For Adults, anxiety can become woven into daily life, affecting decisions, relationships, and the ability to rest. Therapy offers space to slow down, understand these patterns, and regain a sense of control and clarity.

Our Approach to Anxiety Therapy

We combine evidence-based techniques with a compassionate and collaborative style. While Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides a strong foundation, we tailor treatment to each client’s unique needs and experiences. Together we work to better understand patterns that contribute to anxiety and develop practical tools that promote confidence, resilience, and lasting change.

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You don’t have to manage anxiety alone. Support is available to help you feel calmer, more confident, and back in control. Contact us today to book an in-person or telehealth appointment.

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Other therapeutic approaches may be incorporated based on your needs, including:

Mindfulness Practices

Mindfulness practices are ways of gently bringing your attention back to the present moment, rather than getting pulled into cycles of worry about what might happen next. Over time, this awareness can soften the intensity of anxiety, helping you feel more grounded, steady, and able to respond instead of react.

Play Therapy for Children

Play therapy provides a safe and developmentally appropriate way for children to explore their worries and learn how to manage anxious feelings. Through guided play, children develop coping skills, build confidence, and practice new ways of responding to stress in a supportive environment.

Family Therapy

Anxiety within a family can ripple through daily interactions, creating tension, miscommunication, and a sense that everyone is carrying more than they can hold. Family therapy creates a space to slow things down together, strengthen understanding, and rebuild connection so each person feels supported rather than alone.

Weekday, Evening, & Saturday Appointments Available

At Palo Alto Therapy, we specialize in helping you overcome all types of anxiety problems. We are knowledgeable, warm, and patient, creating tangible results with techniques that are based on evidence and research. Your relief can be achieved without long-term counseling.

With convenient office locations in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and San Jose, we proudly serve the entire Silicon Valley community – from Stanford University and the Peninsula to the South Bay, offering easy access for tech professionals, students, and families.

Recognizing Good Therapy

Evidence-Based

We specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help you understand and manage anxiety with practical, proven tools. Our therapists offer thoughtful, compassionate care and stay current with the latest training so you receive support that is both effective and attuned to your experience.

Strong Relationships

Your experience matters deeply to us, and we approach anxiety with compassion, respect, and honesty at every step. In therapy, we work alongside you to understand what you are facing and move toward your goals in a way that feels steady, supportive, and truly your own.

Short-Term & Focused

Our therapists use personalized exercises between sessions to help you begin easing anxiety in your day to day life, not just in the room. By staying focused on what is most important to you, we work toward meaningful relief so you can start feeling more like yourself again, often in months not years.

Client Convenience

We offer evening and Saturday appointments, a responsive and supportive administrative team, and care in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and San Jose. We work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families, with secure video therapy available so you can access support for anxiety in the way that fits your life.

Frequently Asked Questions About Anxiety Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), including exposure exercises, is considered the most effective treatment for anxiety disorders.

Many clients see noticeable improvement within 8–12 sessions. Duration varies based on severity and goals.

Yes. We use CBT and exposure techniques specifically designed to reduce panic attacks.

SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) is a research-based treatment that helps parents support children struggling with anxiety.

Rather than focusing on changing the child directly, SPACE works with parents to reduce accommodations that may unintentionally reinforce anxiety while increasing supportive responses that help children build confidence and independence.

We are an out of network provider however we submit claims on your behalf.

Over 20 years experience providing therapy in the Bay Area
Highly trained therapists
Results focused & specialized approach to treating anxiety
Flexible scheduling including Saturdays and evenings

It is common for children, teens, and even adults to feel unsure or distracted at the beginning of therapy.

Our therapists use developmentally appropriate and engaging approaches to help clients feel comfortable and involved in the process.

For children, this may include play-based techniques, while teens and adults benefit from collaborative and practical strategies.

Therapy moves at a pace that feels supportive so clients can gradually build comfort and engagement.

Anxiety can have a significant impact on relationships with partners, family members, and friends. When someone is struggling with constant worry, overthinking, or feeling overwhelmed, it can affect communication, create misunderstandings, and make it harder to feel connected to others.

Over time, anxiety may lead to reassurance-seeking, avoidance, irritability, or difficulty expressing emotions.

Therapy helps individuals and families better understand how anxiety shows up in relationships and develop healthier communication and coping strategies that strengthen connection and support.

Yes! Many people with anxiety also seek treatment for depression. Therapy provides tools to manage both, helping you feel more in control and resilient.

ADHD and anxiety can sometimes look similar, especially when it comes to restlessness, trouble focusing, and feeling overwhelmed. However, they stem from different causes:

ADHD is primarily about attention regulation, impulsivity, and executive function challenges. People with ADHD may have difficulty starting or finishing tasks, staying organized, or managing time effectively.
Anxiety is rooted in excessive worry or fear that often leads to avoidance behaviors. Someone with anxiety might have difficulty focusing because they are preoccupied with anxious thoughts, whereas someone with ADHD may not be able to focus because their attention naturally shifts frequently.

Both conditions can occur together, and therapy can help differentiate between the two while providing strategies to manage each.

Yes! We offer in-person and video therapy sessions to make support accessible and convenient.

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What Our Clients Are Saying…

Palo Alto Therapy does not just provide talk therapy, but focuses on teaching skills to maintain therapy. You have a genuine interest in the client’s well-being and you offered a new way of thinking about or means of addressing my issues.

What Our Clients Are Saying…

I liked the emphasis on doing concrete things to get results-writing down negative thoughts, trying to say things to counter those thoughts…Thank you for helping me make my life better.

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I found the homework exercises to be very helpful to me. I’ve been able to use techniques I have learned from those exercises to slow down my thoughts when problems arise and work through whatever the issue may be, OCD or otherwise.