Anxiety is your body’s natural alarm system—it helps you prepare for danger or stress. But sometimes that alarm gets stuck in the “on” position. If you're constantly overthinking, feeling physically on edge, or avoiding situations out of fear, anxiety might be taking over more of your life than it needs to.

At Better Minds Counseling & Services, we specialize in helping adults manage anxiety through online therapy (offered to those in: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia). Whether anxiety is something you’ve struggled with for years or a recent life event has brought it to the surface, we’re here to help you understand it, manage it, and reduce its grip on your life.

Common Symptoms of Anxiety

Anxiety can look different for everyone, but here are some of the most common symptoms:

• Racing thoughts or constant worry

• Difficulty sleeping or staying asleep

• Tightness in the chest or shortness of breath

• Trouble concentrating or feeling foggy

• Irritability or restlessness

• Panic attacks or sudden fear

• Avoiding situations that trigger stress or fear

Even if your symptoms feel subtle or hard to describe, your experience matters. You don’t have to wait until things feel “bad enough” to get support.

Anxiety Themes We Have Often Seen (not limited to)

Anxiety often develops patterns or “themes” that the mind gets stuck on. At Better Minds, we frequently help clients navigate:

• Fear of failure or not being good enough

• Health anxiety or fear of illness

• Social anxiety and fear of being judged

• Perfectionism and fear of making mistakes

• Relationship anxiety or fear of abandonment

• Intrusive thoughts or obsessive thinking

• Generalized anxiety about day-to-day life

• Performance anxiety at work or in creative spaces

These are just a few examples. We tailor therapy to the specific ways anxiety shows up in your life.

Common and Less Common Examples of Anxiety

Common Examples:

• Worrying constantly about deadlines or decisions

• Avoiding events or plans due to overwhelm

• Replaying conversations in your head

• Struggling to fall asleep because your brain won’t stop

• Canceling social plans at the last minute

Less Common (but still very valid) Examples:

• Anxiety about driving, flying, or commuting

• Feeling responsible for others' safety or emotions

• Obsessively Googling health symptoms

• Anxiety around morality, religion, or identity

• Constant mental “checking” or reviewing past actions

If your anxiety feels “weird” or hard to explain, that doesn’t mean it isn’t real. We’re trained to help with both typical and atypical anxiety presentations—including OCD and intrusive thoughts.

How Therapy Helps with Anxiety

You don’t have to white-knuckle your way through anxiety. Therapy gives you a space to understand what’s happening in your mind and body—and how to respond to it differently.

At Better Minds Counseling & Services, we use evidence-based, effective approaches for treating anxiety, including:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Learn how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect—and how to shift unhelpful cycles

• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP): Is helpful in anxiety-related instances to help reduce overall stress in a gradual, systematic approach

• Mindfulness and Somatic Techniques: Learn to ground your nervous system and reconnect with your body

• Compassion-Focused Therapy: Build a more understanding, gentle relationship with yourself

We don’t just help you “manage” anxiety—we help you shift your relationship with it.

Why Better Minds Counseling & Services?

We know how overwhelming it can feel to find the right therapist. That’s why we make the process simple, personalized, and human.

Here’s what sets us apart:

• We specialize in anxiety therapy and OCD treatment

  • We can provide information on what is anxiety, what is OCD, and what each is not.

  • Why are we mentioning OCD? We have seen an overlap of where anxiety fuels OCD and vice versa. And our therapists are educated and trained in the difference. Just because you experience anxiety does not mean you also have OCD.

• We offer telehealth sessions for adults across multiple states, so you can access therapy from home or wherever you may travel to

• Our therapists are warm, relatable, and deeply trained

• We believe you are human, not the problem

• We create a nonjudgmental, supportive space where healing can happen

Whether your anxiety is loud and constant or a quiet hum in the background, you deserve support that actually works.

Ready to Get Started?

We offer free 15-minute consultations so you can ask questions and get a feel for what therapy with us is like. Reach out today to connect with an anxiety therapist and take the first step toward lasting relief.

Let’s help you feel like yourself again.