Anxiety Therapy
Anxiety Therapy in Croydon
For when you can't switch off
You've tried the breathing exercises. You've done the apps. You know you're supposed to "sit with the discomfort" but sitting with it hasn't made it go away.
The anxiety is still there. That low hum of dread that follows you into meetings, into sleep, into the gaps between tasks. The way your body braces for something that never quite arrives.
You're not broken
Most anxiety treatment focuses on management. Contain the symptoms. Challenge the thoughts. Learn to function despite the noise.
But what if the anxiety isn't a malfunction? What if it's a signal?
Psychodynamic therapy doesn't treat anxiety as a problem to be fixed. It asks what the anxiety is protecting you from. Often, it's the very feelings that would bring relief if you could actually feel them: grief, anger, need, disappointment.
Your nervous system learned a long time ago that certain things weren't safe to feel. The anxiety is still doing its job. The question is whether you still need that protection.
What we'll do
We meet weekly or twice-weekly and pay attention to what your anxiety is actually about. Not just the surface triggers, but the deeper patterns.
Maybe you're terrified of getting things wrong because getting things wrong meant something specific in your house growing up. Maybe the anxiety spikes around certain people because they remind your body of someone it hasn't forgotten. Maybe you're anxious because you're living a life that doesn't fit, and some part of you knows it.
This isn't about giving you tools to push through. It's about understanding what you're pushing against.
The practical bits
- Cost: £70 per 50-minute session
- Location: In person in Croydon (5 mins from East Croydon station) or online
- Frequency: Weekly or twice-weekly, same time each week
- Duration: Open-ended. We work until the work is done.