It’s draining to manage anxiety day-to-day: the constant attempts to appear calm and in control, while inside your thoughts are racing and your inner critic is antagonizing. Some people have anxiety focused on very specific things: like social situations, or in crowds, or when boarding a plane. Other people experience generalized anxiety, which is where you feel like you can’t stop worrying all the time, even about minor things like whether you sounded too harsh in that e-mail you sent.
Feeling worried, tense, and afraid are emotional experiences, but anxiety also impacts your body, your mind, and your daily functioning. You might fight hard against your anxious thoughts by reminding yourself that the worry isn’t rational or that the thing you’re afraid of probably won’t happen. Sometimes that works! And sometimes, the anxiety comes back louder the next time. And then, sometimes, it feels easier to just give in. To skip the party, or say no to the trip. To re-read your e-mail for the fifth time, ruminate, and beat yourself up in your mind. This is the harsh cycle of anxiety.
It might surprise you to learn that anxiety is a protective response. And it can be understood and worked with, not just managed.
The therapists at Will Psychology can help you learn how to cope with anxious emotions and thoughts so that you feel more calm and in control. Instead of fighting internal battles against anxiety and inner critics, our therapists help you approach these parts of yourself with curiosity and compassion. When we’re open and curious, we find out how our anxiety is trying to protect us: from harm, from social rejection, from embarrassment, or from loneliness.
And here’s the thing: when we can really, truly understand what anxiety and inner critics are trying to tell us, we can help those worried and scared parts learn to relax.
We can learn how to release our need for perfection and embrace the messy, imperfect, beautiful parts of ourselves. We can help our anxious parts see that we – our highest, wisest Self – can handle each situation that life throws our way. This process fosters lasting emotional balance, self-trust, and relief—allowing you to respond to life with greater clarity, confidence, and resilience.
The clinicians at Will Psychology are trained in several approaches that are especially well-suited to anxiety. We tailor treatment to your specific patterns, history, and goals.
IFS helps you get curious about anxious thoughts rather than fighting them. What is this part trying to protect you from? When we genuinely understand its role, it can finally begin to relax — and so can you. Through guided exploration, you can learn to connect with your calm, confident core self.
ACT teaches you to notice anxiety without being controlled by it. Through mindfulness and values clarification, you’ll learn to take meaningful action even when anxiety is present — so it no longer dictates your decisions or limits your life.
EMDR is useful for anxiety that has roots in specific events or experiences, such as a frightening or humiliating incident. Through bilateral stimulation, EMDR helps the brain reprocess those underlying memories so that present-day triggers lose their grip. If your anxiety feels bigger than the situation warrants — if you know something is “irrational” but can’t shake it anyway — that’s often a sign that EMDR might be worth exploring.
CBT helps identify the thought patterns that fuel anxiety and gently challenges the assumptions underneath them. It’s practical, structured, and focused on the here and now. CBT is particularly useful for specific fears, social anxiety, and perfectionism.
We start with a no-pressure phone call to see if it feels like a good fit, for you and us. We’ll briefly talk about what’s bringing you in and answer any questions you have.
We get to know you: your history, your patterns, what you’ve already tried, and what you’re hoping life looks like when therapy feels complete. We’ll start to form a picture of your anxiety and what’s underneath it.
Before trying to change anything, we spend time genuinely understanding your anxiety and worried parts: what they’re protecting, when they developed, and why they work so hard.
Depending on what treatment approach fits you best, we introduce concrete tools — mindfulness, ACT techniques, IFS exercises — that give you a new way to relate to anxious thoughts and feelings.
The goal isn’t just symptom management — it’s helping you feel genuinely different in your relationship with anxiety, so you can show up more fully in your life. Most clients describe this not as anxiety disappearing, but as it losing its grip.
We work with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, perfectionism, health anxiety, panic, and anxiety that shows up alongside trauma, depression, or major life transitions. We do not treat phobias or OCD. We treat adults 18 and older.
ACT focuses on changing your relationship with anxious thoughts — accepting them rather than fighting them and refocusing on your values. It stays focused on the here and now, which many clients find useful and practical. IFS goes deeper, exploring the inner “parts” that drive anxiety and building a compassionate relationship with them. Both are evidence-based; your therapist will help you find the best fit.
It depends on the nature and history of your anxiety. Some clients see meaningful shifts in 8–12 sessions. Many clients stay in therapy longer, especially when anxiety is tied to deeper patterns or complex trauma. We’ll talk honestly about expectations at your intake.
Yes — we offer online anxiety therapy to adults across Indiana, New York, and 40+ additional states through PSYPACT. In-person sessions are available at our north Indianapolis office at 921 E. 86th St., Suite 206.
We are an out-of-network practice. We provide monthly Superbills for potential insurance reimbursement, and we offer a sliding-scale fee for clients who are a good fit but cannot afford our full rates.
We offer a free 15-minute consultation call. No commitment — just a chance to connect and see if it feels like a fit.
“We often find that the harder we try to get rid of emotions and thoughts, the stronger they become. This is because parts, like people, fight back against being shamed or exiled.”
— Richard C. Schwartz
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Across Indiana, New York, and 40+ other states
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