Anxiety & Burnout Therapy in New York, NY
You've Been Managing for a Long Time. But Managing Isn't the Same as Healing.
Anxiety can make it feel like you’re constantly bracing for what’s next, and burnout is often the cost of staying “on” for too long. At My AP Therapy, I help adults who look like they’re managing on the outside but feel exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected on the inside. Together, we’ll slow things down and address anxiety at its roots so calm, balance, and clarity become sustainable, not something you have to earn.
Does Your Anxiety Ever Show Up Like This?
Your mind won’t switch off. It’s replaying every conversation, worrying about the next project, second-guessing every decision.
You smile through exhaustion, praised for your performance but quietly wondering how long you can keep it up.
Rest feels like guilt. Productivity feels like survival.
You’ve checked all the boxes — the career, the discipline, the image — but it still doesn’t feel like enough.
Inside, you’re running on empty.
Let’s change that.
You’ve learned how to function through anxiety — staying busy, staying “fine,” staying in control.
But managing isn’t the same as healing.
Burnout often happens when anxiety goes unaddressed for too long. Your mind stays alert, your nervous system never fully powers down, and eventually your body carries the cost. Anxiety and Burnout Therapy helps clients move beyond surface-level coping by addressing the underlying patterns driving anxiety, chronic stress, and exhaustion, so relief actually lasts.
Different Ways Anxiety & Burnout Can Show Up
Anxiety doesn’t look the same for everyone. Here are some of the most common ways my clients describe what they’re feeling, maybe you’ll recognize yourself in some of these, too:
Performance Anxiety & Perfectionism
You hold yourself to impossible standards — at work, in relationships, even in healing. You want to relax but can’t stop analyzing or trying to “get it right.” We’ll help you find calm that isn’t tied to achievement, so rest and success can finally coexist.
Social Anxiety
Even when you want to connect, your mind starts scanning for judgment or rejection. I help you understand the protective parts beneath that fear and learn ways to feel safe in your own skin, even around others.
Work Stress & Burnout
You’re always “on,” juggling deadlines and expectations until your nervous system feels stuck in overdrive. With burnout therapy, I’ll help you build emotional and body-based tools to regulate stress, set healthy boundaries, and recover from burnout without losing your ambition.
Relationship Anxiety
You replay conversations, fear rejection, or feel like you need to prove your worth to stay connected. I’ll help you understand where those patterns come from and practice showing up authentically — confident, grounded, and connected.
Chronic Overwhelm & Emotional Exhaustion
You’re outwardly successful, but inside, your thoughts never slow down. Together, we’ll explore what your anxiety is protecting you from and create strategies that help you live with more presence and ease.
Anxiety That Lives in the Body
For some high-functioning adults, anxiety doesn't only show up as worry, overthinking, or the inability to switch off. It shows up in the body as fatigue that doesn't lift after rest, tension that doesn't release, persistent physical symptoms that have no clear medical explanation, or a nervous system that stays in a state of chronic readiness even when there is nothing actively wrong.
For others, the direction is reversed. A chronic health condition: cancer, chronic pain, an autoimmune diagnosis, a difficult fertility journey, has produced anxiety that is entirely understandable and entirely consuming. The hypervigilance of tracking every symptom. The anticipatory dread before medical appointments. The loss of trust in a body that once felt reliable.
In both directions, the experience is the same at its core: the mind and the body are not working as separate systems. The anxiety and the physical experience are deeply intertwined, and the most effective therapy treats them that way.
If this resonates, my Anxiety and Chronic Illness page speaks directly to this experience. →
My Approach to Anxiety and Burnout Therapy
I believe anxiety and burnout therapy should feel human, grounded, collaborative, and real.
Our work together, goes beyond symptom management; it’s about helping you reconnect with parts of yourself that have been stuck in survival mode— IFS therapy is the framework I use to do this
I’ll help you:
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1. Identify triggers and inner pressures that fuel anxiety
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2. Reframe perfectionism and self-criticism
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3. Learn nervous system regulation skills that actually work
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4. Build boundaries and self-trust that support long-term balance
You don’t have to keep running on empty. There’s a steadier way to live. One that lets you feel calm, capable, and connected to your life again.
Understanding Your Anxiety
Want to understand what high-functioning anxiety is really costing you? Read:
You're Functioning — But Are You Actually Okay?
Also worth reading:
Why Your Nervous System Never Powers Down
Who I Work With
I work with high-functioning adults in New York City and Westchester whose anxiety never fully powers down. People who look capable and steady from the outside while running on empty underneath. Adults navigating demanding careers, complicated relationships, or the weight of being the person everyone counts on.
I also work with a significant number of adults whose anxiety is connected to a chronic health condition — whether a diagnosis has produced the anxiety or anxiety has expressed itself in the body through chronic stress, fatigue, or persistent physical symptoms. If that intersection is part of your experience, the Anxiety and Chronic Illness page speaks to it directly.
I work with men and women, people new to therapy and those who have done inner work before, Jewish adults navigating identity alongside everything else, and high-achieving adults across industries and backgrounds.
Referring a patient whose anxiety has a significant somatic or chronic illness dimension? Visit the provider referral page for clinical information and next steps.
Ready to Feel Like Yourself Again?
You don’t have to figure it out alone.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to connect with me.
Anxiety Therapy FAQs
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Our sessions will blend talk therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and mindfulness-based tools. You’ll gain practical strategies for calm in your day-to-day life, while understanding and healing the deeper roots of your anxiety.
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Yes. Research shows virtual therapy is just as effective as in-person sessions for anxiety treatment. I create a supportive, personalized online space that feels safe and connected, no commute required.
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Not at all. Many of my clients haven’t been formally diagnosed, they just know that anxiety, stress, or overthinking are affecting their lives. You can start therapy at any time, whether or not you’ve seen a psychiatrist or taken medication.
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It depends on your goals and what’s happening in your life. Some clients come for a few months to learn tools for stress management; others stay longer to work through deeper patterns. We’ll collaborate on what feels right for you.
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That’s completely normal. Many of my clients felt anxious about therapy at first. We’ll take things at your pace, explain the process clearly, and make sure you always feel respected and supported.
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CBT focuses on changing anxious thought patterns. IFS focuses on understanding what those parts are protecting. For high-functioning adults whose anxiety has deep roots, IFS often reaches something CBT doesn't.
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Yes, and the intersection of anxiety and chronic illness is one of the most specific areas I work in. The Anxiety and Chronic Illness page speaks to that experience directly.
Referring a patient whose anxiety has a significant somatic or chronic illness dimension? Visit the provider referral page for clinical information and next steps.
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