Anxiety Therapy · New York City

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Support that helps you feel calmer, more grounded, and more like yourself again. In person and virtual in New York City.

Licensed NYC therapists
In-person & virtual sessions
Virtual across New York State
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Understanding anxiety

Why Does My Mind Feel Like it Never Shuts Off?

Anxiety can make it feel like your mind is always on. You may find yourself overthinking conversations, anticipating worst-case scenarios, struggling to relax, or carrying a constant sense of pressure throughout the day.

Even when life appears manageable on the outside, internally it can feel exhausting trying to keep up with everything your mind is holding.

Therapy offers a space to slow down and better understand the patterns underneath your anxiety. Together, we work to reduce overwhelm, build healthier coping tools, and help you feel more grounded in your daily life.

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Therapy on your schedule

In-person in NYC or virtual across New York State. Same-week appointments available.

A team that fits

Six therapists with different specialties, so you can find the right match for where you are.

What we work with

Our clinicians work with a wide range of anxiety presentations.

High Functioning Anxiety Chronic Stress Panic Attacks Perfectionism Relationship Anxiety Overthinking
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High functioning anxiety

You're keeping up on the outside while running on empty inside. Therapy helps you slow down enough to understand what's driving the constant output, and find a more sustainable way to live.

Chronic stress & burnout

When stress becomes the baseline, it stops feeling like stress and just feels like life. Therapy helps you identify what's depleting you and rebuild from a steadier foundation.

Panic & racing thoughts

Panic can feel sudden and overwhelming, but it's rarely random. Therapy helps you understand what's triggering it and develop tools that interrupt the cycle before it escalates.

Perfectionism & people-pleasing

Both are ways of managing fear, of failure, of disappointing others, of not being enough. Therapy helps you loosen the grip of those patterns and build a more grounded sense of self.

Relationship anxiety

Worrying about what others think, reading into silences, or needing constant reassurance can be exhausting. Therapy helps you understand the attachment patterns underneath and build more security from within.

Overthinking & overwhelm

A mind that won't stop analyzing is often trying to stay safe. Therapy helps you understand what your overthinking is protecting you from, and create more space to actually be present.

Who this is for

How do you know if your anxiety is bad enough for therapy?

Anxiety does not always look obvious from the outside. Many people continue showing up, achieving, working, and taking care of everyone around them while feeling overwhelmed internally.

You may find yourself constantly overanalyzing decisions, replaying conversations, struggling to rest, or feeling emotionally exhausted from carrying so much mental pressure. Sometimes anxiety shows up physically, through tension, trouble sleeping, racing thoughts, or feeling constantly on edge.

Therapy creates space to understand these patterns with more compassion while helping you develop healthier ways to respond to stress, uncertainty, and emotional overwhelm.

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What you can expect

What changes can you expect from anxiety therapy?

These are some of the shifts our clients notice over time, not all at once, but steadily.

A calmer, more regulated nervous system

Less reactivity, more space between what happens and how you respond.

The ability to respond instead of react

Choosing how you engage rather than being swept along by anxiety's momentum.

Stronger boundaries and more fulfilling relationships

When anxiety loosens its grip, your relationships tend to follow.

More confidence in making decisions

Trusting yourself more, second-guessing yourself less.

A deeper sense of ease in your daily life

Not the absence of challenge, but a steadier relationship with uncertainty.

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How we work

What makes our anxiety therapy different?

Therapy should feel like it's moving you forward, not like you're circling the same conversations each week. We don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach.

Your therapy is tailored to your pace, your goals, and what you're ready to explore. Our therapists are active, engaged participants in the process, asking thoughtful questions, offering perspective, and helping you connect patterns you may not see on your own.

Collaborative
You set the direction. Your therapist helps you see what you can't see alone.
Evidence-informed
Grounded in research, adapted to who you actually are.
Paced to you
No pressure to move faster than feels right. Depth takes time.
Insight and skills
Some sessions go deeper, others are more structured. Both matter.
Why private pay?

Why we choose not to work with insurance

  • You don't need a mental health diagnosis to come to therapy.
  • Session notes stay between you and your therapist. Nothing is shared with a third party.
  • We decide together how often you come and for how long, based on what's helpful, not what an insurer approves.
  • Private pay lets us keep our caseloads smaller, which means more time, attention, and care for each client.
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The team

Meet your therapists

Six therapists, different specialties and approaches. Finding the right fit matters, hover to learn a little more about each of us.

Lindsay Liben

Lindsay is the founder of Liben Psychotherapy. Her approach is warm, sensitive, and non-judgmental, grounded in Positive Psychology, CBT, and Attachment Theory, with specialized training in maternal mental health.

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Anne Jennings

Anne takes a dynamic, collaborative approach, tailoring each session to the person in front of her. She creates a safe, honest space to explore difficult thoughts and emotions without judgment.

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Cortney Simmons

Cortney brings a holistic, mind-body approach rooted in mindfulness, yoga, and breathwork. Her global perspective, shaped by the Peace Corps and the NYC school system, informs her deep commitment to the whole person.

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Chana Shaffer

Chana came to therapy after careers in academia and law. She uses a psychodynamic lens alongside CBT, DBT, and somatic therapy to help clients gain insight, ease pain, and discover their most authentic selves.

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Julia Levenberg

Julia uses a psychodynamic and relational lens, exploring how past experiences and present relationships shape your well-being. As a certified couples therapist, she works with both individuals and couples.

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Jacob Katinsky

Jacob brings a grounded belief in the therapeutic process, and in you. He works to connect surface challenges to deeper patterns, helping you find a core set of values and approaches you can carry forward.

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FAQ

Questions about anxiety therapy, answered

We know starting therapy brings up questions. Here are the ones we hear most often, and if something isn't covered, we're always happy to talk it through.

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Every session is different. In the beginning, we spend time understanding what's going on for you, what your anxiety looks and feels like, when it shows up, and what you're hoping to get out of therapy. Over time, sessions become a space to explore the patterns underneath it and build a more grounded way of responding.

There's no script. Your therapist follows your lead while also offering observations and questions that help move things forward.

No. A general sense of feeling off, anxious, or overwhelmed is enough to start. You don't need to arrive with a clear problem statement. Part of what therapy does is help you understand what's actually going on.

It varies. Some people notice meaningful shifts within a few months. Others find value in staying longer as an ongoing investment in how they feel day to day. We don't set a fixed endpoint, we work at your pace and check in about what's useful as we go.

Our therapists draw from a range of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Attachment Theory, Somatic Therapy, and Mindfulness-based practices. Anxiety often responds well to a combination of insight-oriented work and concrete skill-building, and your therapist will find the balance that fits you.

For most people, yes. Anxiety is highly treatable and therapy is one of the most effective tools available. The key is finding the right fit, both in approach and in therapist. We offer a free consultation so you can get a sense of whether we feel right before committing.

If your anxiety is affecting how you feel day to day, your sleep, your relationships, your ability to relax, it's worth exploring. You don't need to be in a crisis. Therapy works well as a preventive tool, not only as a last resort. Catching patterns early often means less time needed overall.

Yes, this is one of the most common presentations we see. High functioning anxiety can be easy to dismiss because you're still showing up and getting things done. But the internal experience, the constant mental noise, the difficulty resting, the feeling that you're one misstep away from falling behind, is real and worth addressing.

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Take the first step toward feeling like yourself again.

Tell us a little about what's bringing you in and we'll match you with the right therapist. Most clients have their first session within the same week.

Free 15-minute consultation before you commit to anything
Six therapists with different specialties and approaches
Confidential, your notes stay between you and your therapist
In-person in NYC or virtual across New York State
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