Anxiety Disorders

  • Anxiety disorders are characterized by excessive fear and anxiety, which often results in avoidance and other behavioral disturbances. Anxiety disorders are typically related to specific situations/objects or generalized worry about a variety of circumstances. Oftentimes, individuals with anxiety disorders may have co-occurring depressive symptoms and physical symptoms such as tension, pain, or fatigue. These disorders are common and most are considered treatable through a variety of evidence-based techniques.

  • There are numerous types of anxiety disorders, including:

    • Separation Anxiety

    • Selective Mutism

    • Specific Phobia

    • Social Anxiety Disorder

    • Panic Disorder

    • Agoraphobia

    • Generalized Anxiety Disorder

  • Anxiety can be treated by our providers through a number of treatment modalities, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). Through these modalities, our providers identify the internal and external forces that contribute to distress and address them each directly.