Atlanta, GA
Anxiety & OCD Therapy for Atlanta.
(the commute ends. the noise in my head doesn't.)
Atlanta spans Fulton and DeKalb counties. Alpharetta is north of the city along GA-400, and the only in-person office is at 290 S Main St, Suite 200 in Alpharetta. You can also meet by secure telehealth while you are anywhere in Georgia. A city commute does not have to be the price of getting help. Whether you choose an office visit or a video session, we can look at the worry that keeps following you after the workday ends.
Maybe you rehearse a presentation until every sentence sounds strange. Maybe a busy place makes you watch for the nearest exit. Or you get through a crowded day and only then notice how much effort it took to look fine. If this sounds familiar, you do not need to decide on a label before reaching out. We can talk about what happens in your actual day.
I work with anxiety, OCD, panic, phobias, relationship issues, and stress and burnout. The free 15-minute consult is a place to ask whether the work fits your concern and whether the Alpharetta office or Georgia telehealth makes more sense for you. We can start with one example instead of a perfectly organized life story.
Atlanta specifically
What anxiety can look like in Atlanta.
An Atlanta commute can give your mind a lot of uninterrupted time to rehearse. You think through a meeting on the way there, then replay one sentence all the way home. The meeting may have been ordinary; the internal review is anything but. If you keep checking for a sign that you made a mistake, CBT can help you notice the prediction and practice a different response. We would not ask you to stop caring about your work. We would look at whether worry has become an extra job after your job is done.
Busy settings can bring up a different kind of fear. You may have a plan for where to stand, how to leave, or what to do if panic sensations show up in public. Normal planning is useful. Anxiety-driven planning can become so elaborate that you spend more energy preparing for the outing than being there. Gradual exposure can help you test a small, agreed step without throwing you into the hardest place first. If a physical symptom is new or unexplained, a physician is the right person to evaluate it rather than an article or a guess.
Social anxiety can turn an ordinary conversation into an editing project. You search for the right line beforehand, then wonder whether your tone landed wrong afterward. You might keep accepting invitations while dreading every one of them. We can look at what you predict, what you avoid, and what happens when you let a conversation be less carefully managed. Practice can happen in your real life between sessions, at a pace you help set, whether the appointment itself is online or in Alpharetta.
Stress and burnout may look like a calendar with no space left for being a person. You say yes because saying no seems harder than doing the thing. You answer one more message because not answering it feels risky. We can separate actual demands from rules anxiety has added on top, then choose a specific change to try. If you are dealing with an OCD loop instead, we can discuss ERP and how to stop answering every demand for certainty. The plan depends on the pattern, not the city on your mailing address.
Telehealth is available while you are physically in Georgia; an Atlanta address does not mean there is an Atlanta office. In-person sessions are at the Alpharetta office only. The same practical work can happen in either format: we talk, choose a small exercise, and review how it went during your week. If the step did not fit, we adjust. You can ask about format, privacy, and fit on the free consult without committing to a long trip up GA-400.
Who this is for
Grown-ups who look fine and are quietly not.
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For the commuter still rehearsing
You leave the meeting but keep replaying it on the drive. We can identify the prediction behind the review and try a different way to respond.
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For the person avoiding busy places
If fear of panic shapes where you go and how quickly you leave, we can build careful, gradual practice around your actual routine.
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For the conversation editor
You rewrite what you said long after everyone else has moved on. Social anxiety work can start with one ordinary interaction.
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For the professional who cannot stop
You keep answering requests even when the day is done. We can practice a specific boundary and what to do with the worry afterward.
Common questions
Before you book.
- Is there an Atlanta office?
- No. The only office is in Alpharetta at 290 S Main St, Suite 200. Secure telehealth is available while you are in Georgia.
- Can we work on panic in busy places online?
- Yes. We can make a gradual plan together by secure telehealth while you are in Georgia, with practice in your real setting between sessions.
- Do I have to commute to Alpharetta?
- No. In-person sessions are in Alpharetta, but secure telehealth is available anywhere in Georgia.
Ready when you are.
A free 15-minute call. Tell me what's going on. I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit for someone in Atlanta.