Therapy for Anxiety, Stress & Burn Out

Listed below you will find the most common indications that you are struggling with anxiety, stress or burn out..

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Where it’s all coming from:

Explore below to find out which patterns are driving parts of your life right now.

  • Stress isn’t just being busy, it’s feeling like your brain and body are stuck in “go mode” and there’s never enough time, space, or support. You might look fine on the outside, but inside, everything feels tight, fast, and overwhelming.

    Signs You Might Be Struggling With Chronic Stress:

    • You wake up already feeling behind

    • You feel like you’re always “on” — even at night

    • Your body feels tense, tight, or wound up

    • You can’t fully relax, even during downtime

    • You get headaches, jaw pain, or stomach issues regularly

    • Your mind races with to-do lists and what-ifs

    • You feel snappy or irritable over small things

    • You push through exhaustion instead of resting

    • You feel pressure to hold it all together

    • You have trouble being present with people or things you love

  • Anxiety isn’t just worrying, it’s your body constantly preparing for something bad to happen. Even when things are “fine,” you feel a tightness in your chest, racing thoughts, or that low hum of dread that never quite turns off.

    Signs You Might Be Struggling With Anxiety:

    • You overthink every decision, even small ones

    • You replay conversations, worried you said something wrong

    • You feel on edge even when nothing is wrong

    • You worry about the future constantly

    • Your chest feels tight or your breathing feels shallow

    • You get stuck in “what if” spirals

    • You struggle to fall asleep because your brain won’t stop

    • You fear something bad is coming, even when life looks good

    • You second-guess yourself constantly

    • You often feel like something is wrong with you but can’t explain what

  • Burnout is more than exhaustion, it’s the crash after pushing yourself for too long without support. You might still be functioning, but you feel numb, tired, unmotivated, and like you’ve lost your spark.

    Signs You Might Be in Burnout:

    • You feel emotionally and physically drained, even after rest

    • You’re unmotivated to do things you used to enjoy

    • You dread work, people, or responsibilities

    • You feel numb or disconnected from yourself

    • You struggle to concentrate or make decisions

    • You feel irritable, cynical, or resentful

    • You’re over-functioning in public, collapsing in private

    • You feel like you're doing everything but getting nowhere

    • You fantasize about disappearing or starting over

    • You don’t feel like “yourself” anymore

  • Depression doesn’t always look like sadness. Sometimes, it’s flatness. Disconnection. The feeling of going through the motions but not feeling anything. You might still show up for work or friends but inside, everything feels heavy.

    Signs You Might Be Experiencing Depression:

    • You feel numb or emotionally “flat”

    • You’ve lost interest in things you used to enjoy

    • You feel tired no matter how much you sleep

    • You feel alone even when you’re around people

    • You find it hard to motivate yourself to do anything

    • You feel like a burden or like no one really sees you

    • You struggle to remember the last time you felt joy

    • You cry randomly or feel like crying but can’t

    • You feel like you're faking being okay

    • You think, “What’s the point?” more often than you'd like to admit

Psychotherapeutic Process

Awareness

You’ll grow aware of the unconscious patterns, behaviors, beliefs or emotions driving your current presentation.

Processing

You’ll work through things by being heard, understood, shifting your perspective or being challenged.

Healing

Interventions will be used inside and outside of therapy to heal old emotional wounds that trigger the unconscious patterns.

Taking Action

You will practice skills or new behaviors to shift how you feel, how you relate or how you express yourself.

Schedule Consult Call:

Here’s how to become a client:

  1. Fill out the following form so we can meet for a 15-30 minute free consultation call.

  2. Please have prepared the following for our call:

    • If you plan on using insurance, all required information.

    • The reason you are seeking out services (symptoms, patterns, what you would like to work on or improve of)

    • What you have tried before to help you

    • Your schedule to see if it matches mine

  3. If I have decided that I can help and we both think this is a good match, your first session will be scheduled and you will fill out intake paperwork and consent forms to be completed.

  4. Please note that psychotherapy is a weekly commitment. At this time, I am only taking clients who can meet every week.

  5. If the form to the right doesn’t appear, email me at: therapy@cynthiamachlcsw.com