Anxiety is a persuasive liar. It tells you that the racing thoughts, the tight chest, the 2 a.m. catastrophizing — that’s just who you are. That you’re a worrier by nature. That this is as good as it gets. We want to say something clearly: that’s not true, and it doesn’t have to stay this way.
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions, and one of the most successfully treated. At Green Mountain Counseling, our Tampa therapists work with adults and teens to understand where anxiety is coming from and develop real, lasting skills to actually live differently.
How We Treat Anxiety
The good news: anxiety responds very well to therapy. Our therapists draw on approaches with strong research support. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps you identify and reshape the thought patterns that feed anxiety so you can recognize when your brain is lying to you and learning to respond differently. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you hold anxious thoughts more lightly rather than fighting them. Mindfulness-based approaches and structured exposure techniques address specific fears and avoidance patterns that have been maintaining the anxiety over time.
We won’t hand you a breathing exercise and send you home. We work with you to understand the root of your anxiety, build coping strategies that hold up in real life, and gradually take back the parts of your life that anxiety has been shrinking.
Where to Get Anxiety Therapy in Tampa
Green Mountain Counseling serves clients throughout the Tampa Bay area, including Brandon, Riverview, Valrico, Wesley Chapel, and North Tampa. We accept most major insurance plans and offer private pay options.
Following a reduction in symptoms, underlying anxiety is generally addressed using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), or mindfulness-based approaches, sometimes alongside medication management, depending on severity.
Resources Available for Anxiety Disorders
Here are additional resources for effective treatments for an Anxiety or Panic Disorder.
- Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Anxiety & Depression Association of America
- Tips for identifying and managing anxiety (University of Texas)
- Join research studies for anxiety disorders (Anxiety Disorder Clinic)
If you’re ready to find new ways to manage your anxiety, we’d love to hear from you.