Anxiety & depression · Colorado
When anxiety or depression is running your life
For a mind that won’t slow down, or a stretch where everything’s gone heavy and flat. In Boulder, Lafayette, or online across Colorado.
If this sounds familiar
Maybe your mind won’t switch off. You’re running worst-case scenarios at 2am, your chest is tight, and you’re wired and exhausted at the same time. Or maybe it’s the other end of things: everything feels heavy and gray, you’re going through the motions, and the stuff that used to matter just doesn’t land anymore.
Anxiety and depression often show up together, and both have a way of convincing you this is just who you are now. It isn’t. These are patterns, and patterns can change with the right kind of attention.
What we might work on
- Quieting the worry loop and the constant what-ifs
- The physical side: sleep, tension, the racing heart, the dread
- Getting unstuck from avoidance and the things you’ve been putting off
- The harsh inner critic that narrates your whole day
- Low energy and motivation, and finding a way back into your life
- Reconnecting with what you actually care about
- Steady, practical tools that hold up when things get hard
How I work with anxiety and depression
We don’t just chase symptoms. We look at what’s feeding the anxiety or the low mood, and we build something sturdier underneath. I lean on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which is about making room for the hard feelings instead of fighting them, and then taking real steps toward the life you want anyway.
It’s practical and collaborative, and we go at a pace that works for you. You won’t get a lecture or a worksheet and a wave goodbye.
You’re not broken, and you’re not stuck for good
Anxiety and depression lie to you about how permanent they are. A lot of people arrive convinced nothing will help, and then things start to loosen. You don’t have to hit bottom to deserve support, and you don’t have to keep white-knuckling it on your own.
If your head hasn’t given you a break in a while, let’s talk.
Request a ConsultationQuestions
Anxiety & depression, common questions
Do I need medication for anxiety or depression?
Not necessarily. Therapy on its own helps a lot of people. If medication seems worth exploring, I can point you toward a provider who prescribes, and we can keep working alongside it.
How long until I start feeling better?
It varies. Some people feel some relief early, just from having a plan and a place to put it all. Deeper change takes longer. We check in on what’s working as we go.
Is it anxiety, or am I just stressed?
You don’t need a label or a diagnosis to start. If it’s wearing you down, that’s reason enough. We can figure out what’s going on together.
What kind of therapy do you use?
Mostly acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and plain conversation. It’s practical and focused on what matters to you, not just talking in circles.