--- title: "Anxiety Therapy in Alpharetta, GA | The Solace Space" description: "CBT-based anxiety therapy in Alpharetta and virtual across Georgia. Practical skills for overthinking, worry loops, and a nervous system stuck in overdrive." lang: en json-ld: --- [The Solace Space Therapy · Alpharetta, GA ](/) Services Service Areas [About](/about-me)[Rates](/rates)[FAQ](/faq)[Blog](/blog-2)[Contact](/contact) [Book a free consult](https://calendly.com/thesolacespacetherapy/free-15-minute-consultation) Anxiety Therapy # When your brain runs a _marathon_ before your day starts. (you don't need to try harder. you need different tools.) High-functioning anxiety doesn't look like anxiety from the outside. It looks like being organized, over-prepared, always-on. It feels like never getting to put your brain down. We work with CBT and nervous-system skills — the kind you can actually use in the middle of a Tuesday, not just in a workbook. What it looks like ## You're the calm one at work. _Nobody knows._ - You wake up already behind, even on days with nothing on the calendar. - You over-prepare for everything, then feel like a fraud when it goes well. - Your chest is tight in the meeting; you're taking careful notes anyway. - You replay conversations at 11pm looking for what you got wrong. - You can't tell if you're actually tired or just tired of thinking. - Sleep is when your brain finally gets loud. How we work on it ## We map the loop. Then we _interrupt it_. (anxiety is a pattern, not a personality trait.) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a fancy name for a simple move: notice the thought → the feeling → what you do to cope → what happens next. Once we can see the loop, we can change any part of it. We pair that with real nervous-system work — breath, grounding, exposure to the things you've been avoiding — so it's not just insight. It's practice. You leave sessions with something to try, not a diagnosis to sit with. Most clients start feeling different in the first 4–6 weeks. Not "cured" — more like the volume knob works again. What you'll actually do ## Between-session work that's _actually_ doable. 1. 01 ### Track the loop A two-minute note when anxiety spikes: what triggered it, what you thought, what you did. No journaling essays. 2. 02 ### Test a thought Pick one worst-case thought a week. We check it against evidence, not vibes. It's less soothing than reassurance and more useful. 3. 03 ### Practice on purpose Small, deliberate exposures to the things you've been over-preparing around. Not comfortable. Doable. 4. 04 ### Regulate the body Two or three nervous-system moves that work in under 90 seconds — in the car, before a meeting, in the bathroom. Straight talk ## When I'm _not_ the right fit. - You want a place to vent for 50 minutes and leave without homework. - You're in active crisis or having thoughts of suicide — call or text 988; that needs a higher level of care than weekly outpatient. - You're looking for medication management. I don't prescribe; I'll happily coordinate with a psychiatrist if you have one. If any of that is you, I'll say so on the consult and point you toward someone who's a better fit. Common questions ## Before you book. How long does it take? Most clients notice a shift in 4–6 weeks and feel meaningfully different in 3–6 months. The goal is that you eventually don't need me. Do I have to do exposures? For anxiety, some form of doing-the-thing is part of the work — but we build it together, start small, and I never spring anything on you. In-person or virtual? Both. In-person in Alpharetta, virtual anywhere in Georgia. ## Ready when _you_ are. A free 15-minute call. You tell me what's going on. I tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit. [Book the consult](https://calendly.com/thesolacespacetherapy/free-15-minute-consultation)[See all services](/Services) In a crisis or emergency, call or text [988](tel:988) to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or call [911](tel:911). The Solace Space Therapy · Alpharetta, GA Helping anxious minds find solace. Anxiety & OCD therapy in Alpharetta, GA + online across Georgia. ### Contact - [colleendonahueritz@gmail.com ](mailto:colleendonahueritz@gmail.com) - [(603) 209-2168 ](tel:+16032092168) - 290 S Main St, Suite 200 Alpharetta, GA 30009 ### Explore - [All Services](/Services) - [Anxiety Therapy](/anxiety-therapy) - [ERP for OCD](/erp-ocd-therapy) - [Social Anxiety](/social-anxiety) - [EFT for Couples](/eft-couples-therapy) - [Teen Therapy](/teentherapy) - [SPACE Therapy](/space-therapy) - [About](/about-me) - [Contact](/contact) - [FAQ](/#faq) - [Book a free consult →](https://calendly.com/thesolacespacetherapy/free-15-minute-consultation) ### Find me - [Psychology Today ](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/colleen-ritz-alpharetta-ga/1134095) - [LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleendonahue/) - [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/61585284334210/) In a crisis or emergency , call or text [988](tel:988) for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or call [911](tel:911). 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