Anxiety therapy
You deserve to feel at home in your body and present in your life again.
Anxiety therapy can help when anxiety shows up in your life as racing thoughts, physical tension, constant worry, or difficulty being present in moments that matter. At Wilde Counseling, we provide compassionate, evidence-based anxiety therapy for adults and young adults in Atlanta through both in-person and online sessions.
Anxiety therapy addresses more than just feeling nervous. It recognizes anxiety as a complex experience that can affect your relationships, your work, your sense of self, and your ability to feel at home in your own body. Our approach goes beyond surface-level symptom management to help you understand the roots of your anxiety and develop a more supportive relationship with your nervous system and yourself.
Who We Work With
We specialize in working with adults, young adults, and couples in the Atlanta area who are experiencing:
Anxiety that affects daily life and relationships
Complex trauma and its impact on nervous system regulation
Dissociation and feeling disconnected from yourself or your body
Identity questions and the anxiety that accompanies life transitions
Women's mental health concerns including relational wounds
Addiction and its connection to underlying anxiety
Questions around faith and spirituality
Our practice is LGBTQ-affirming, and we welcome clients from all backgrounds who are seeking a relational, personalized approach to healing.
Our Approach to Anxiety Therapy
We don't believe in one-size-fits-all treatment. Your anxiety has its own unique story, shaped by your experiences, relationships, and nervous system. That's why we draw from multiple evidence-based modalities and tailor our approach to your specific needs and goals.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
EMDR helps process anxiety-provoking experiences and memories, reducing their emotional charge and helping you feel more grounded in the present. This approach is particularly effective when anxiety is connected to specific past experiences or trauma.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS helps you understand the different parts of yourself that may be in conflict, like the part that pushes you to achieve and the part that's terrified of failure. By developing compassion for all your parts, you can reduce internal conflict and find more ease.
Somatic Experiencing
Since anxiety lives in the body, we use Somatic Experiencing principles to help you develop a more supportive relationship with your physical sensations. This body-centered work helps you complete protective responses and build capacity for regulation.
Polyvagal Theory
We use Polyvagal Theory to help you understand your autonomic nervous system states: when you're in fight or flight, when you're in shutdown, and how to support your system in finding more safety and connection. This knowledge is empowering and reduces self-judgment.
Attachment-Focused Therapy
Your early attachment experiences shape how safe you feel in relationships and in the world. We work with these patterns to create new experiences of secure connection, which is especially helpful when anxiety shows up in your relationships.
AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy)
AEDP is a relational, body-centered approach that emphasizes the healing power of connection. We work with both difficult experiences and the positive emotions that emerge as you heal, building resilience and supporting lasting transformation.
What Makes Our Practice Different
Relationship Over Business
We prioritize authentic connection and care over transactions. Our goal is to create a therapeutic relationship where you feel truly seen, safe, and supported. This relational foundation is often where the most meaningful healing happens.
Evidence-Based and Heart-Centered
We pursue ongoing consultation, supervision, and training to ensure we're providing ethical, evidence-based care while never losing sight of the human being in front of us. We stay connected to the larger therapist community and maintain our own wellbeing so we can show up fully for you.
Personalized Care
We don't follow rigid treatment manuals. Instead, we meet you as a whole person with your own story, strengths, and hopes. We adapt our approach as your needs evolve, staying attuned to what serves your healing best.
Body and Nervous System Focus
Much of anxiety lives below the level of conscious thought. Our training in somatic and nervous system approaches means we work with your whole self: mind, body, emotions, and relationships, not just your thoughts.
What to Expect
Free 20-Minute Consultation
We begin with a free consultation call where we can get to know each other, hear what you're looking for, and explore whether we might be a good fit. There's no pressure, just a conversation.
Simple, Stress-Free Onboarding
If we decide to work together, our onboarding process is designed to be straightforward and welcoming. We guide you through each step without overwhelming paperwork or complicated procedures.
Building Safety and Stability
From your first session, we focus on creating a foundation of safety and trust. We understand that feeling safe enough to be vulnerable takes time, especially if you've experienced trauma or difficult relationships. We meet you where you are and move at a pace that feels right for you.
Your Therapy Sessions
We typically recommend weekly or biweekly sessions at the start to build momentum and continuity. Sessions are scheduled at least a month out, though you can always change or reschedule when needed. We're not heavily homework focused. The most important work happens in our relationship and in our time together.
We want to be transparent that we don't provide crisis services, but we can connect you with appropriate resources if you need immediate support. Our focus is on ongoing therapeutic work that addresses the roots of anxiety and builds lasting change.
Anxiety Therapy in the Atlanta Community
We're based in Atlanta and understand the unique context of living and working in this city. Whether you're navigating career pressures, life transitions, building community in a new place, or dealing with the particular cultural dynamics of the South, we bring an awareness of local context to our work.
We serve clients throughout the Atlanta metro area and offer both in-person sessions and online therapy for Georgia residents, giving you flexibility in how you access support.
Take Your Next Step
If you're ready to explore how therapy might support you in your relationship with anxiety, we invite you to reach out for a free consultation call. You don't need to have everything figured out. You simply need to be willing to begin the conversation.
During this call, you can ask questions about our approach, share what you're experiencing, and get a sense of whether working with us feels right. We're also happy to discuss practical matters like scheduling and fees.
You deserve support that truly sees you. Support that respects your pace, honors your experience, and believes in your capacity for healing and growth. We're here in Atlanta, ready to walk alongside you.
Contact us today to schedule your free 20-minute consultation and learn more about our services.
Visit us at: www.wildecounseling.com
Frequently Asked Questions About Anxiety Therapy
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If anxiety is affecting your quality of life, relationships, or sense of wellbeing, therapy can help. You don't need to wait until you reach a crisis point to deserve support. Consider reaching out if you're avoiding situations that matter to you, experiencing physical symptoms regularly, noticing your relationships are being affected, or finding that your current coping strategies aren't working as well as they used to.
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Your first session focuses on getting to know you and understanding what you're experiencing. We'll talk about what brings you to therapy, what you're hoping for, and begin building the foundation of safety and trust that makes healing possible. We move at your pace and make sure you feel comfortable throughout the process.
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The timeline varies for each person because your anxiety has its own unique story and context. Some people notice shifts within a few months, while others benefit from longer term work, especially when anxiety is connected to complex trauma or deeply rooted patterns. We'll work together to determine what serves your healing best.
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We offer both in-person sessions at our Atlanta location and online therapy for Georgia residents. This flexibility allows you to choose what works best for your schedule, comfort level, and circumstances. Many clients appreciate having options as their needs change over time.
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Anxiety therapy specifically addresses how anxiety shows up in your nervous system, body, relationships, and thought patterns. While traditional talk therapy focuses primarily on discussion and insight, our approach integrates body-based techniques, nervous system regulation, trauma processing, and relational healing to address anxiety at its roots rather than just managing symptoms.
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We're not heavily homework focused. While we may occasionally suggest practices or reflections if they feel supportive, we believe the most important work happens in our relationship and during our time together. We don't want to add stress to your already full life.
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Absolutely. Even if anxiety has been part of your life for a long time, change is possible. Long standing anxiety often has deeper roots in past experiences, relational patterns, or nervous system responses. Our trauma informed, body centered approaches are specifically designed to work with these underlying factors and create lasting shifts.
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You don't need to have it all figured out before starting therapy. Part of our work together is understanding where your anxiety comes from and what it's trying to communicate. Many people begin therapy without clear answers, and that's completely normal. We'll explore your anxiety together with curiosity and compassion.
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At the beginning of our work together, we typically recommend weekly or biweekly sessions to build momentum and maintain continuity of care. This frequency helps your nervous system experience consistent support. As you progress, we can adjust the frequency based on your needs and what feels sustainable for you.
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Not at all. You don't need a formal diagnosis to benefit from anxiety therapy. If anxiety is impacting your life in ways that concern you or if you want support in developing a healthier relationship with anxiety, therapy can help. We work with people experiencing a wide range of anxiety, from daily worry to panic to anxiety connected with trauma, identity, relationships, or life transitions.