Anxiety Counseling for Women & Girls in Cary and throughout NC
Find peace, calm, & balance
Do worry and panic define you?
You can’t get your brain to shut off. Lying in bed, driving, sitting at your desk…the worry is overwhelming. Maybe it’s about your kids, your job, your marriage, or your health. On and on it goes and you can’t control it.
Decision making is paralyzing and you’re constantly doubting yourself and asking other people for advice. Social gatherings may be limited or avoided entirely because of the fear of doing or saying something wrong.
The restlessness makes you constantly on edge. Heart palpitations, muscle tension, lack of concentration, and irritability grab your attention. Panic attacks may strike, and then you find yourself freaking out about when and where the next attack will come.
You’re told you’re “not supposed to worry” and then feel guilty and out of control because you can’t cope with it. “Something must be wrong with me,” you tell yourself. It’s exhausting. Anxiety counseling can help.
Do these symptoms sound familiar?
Excessive worry and having a hard time controlling it
Restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge
Easily fatigued
Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank
Irritability
Muscle tension
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HOPE IS HERE
Discover freedom & begin living with peace, calm & balance with therapy for anxiety.
The goal of therapy for anxiety is to reduce the frequency, duration, and intensity of symptoms to the point where they no longer defines your life. You will increase your awareness of your thoughts and identify the core fears that lead to anxiety. Then you will be able to examine those fears and practice aligning your thoughts with the truth.
You will begin to move your body to reduce stress hormones and release feel good hormones. You’ll identify food and drink that affect anxiety. Good sleep habits will allow you to fall asleep and stay asleep, feeling rested in the morning. Muscle tension will decrease as you learn how to tame your nervous system.
The social anxiety and avoidance that have characterized your life will give way to engaging with the special people in your life. You will be able to spend time with the people you love without the crippling fear of saying or doing something wrong.
Self compassion will replace self hatred as you begin aligning your life to your values. If desired, you will learn to lean into God for strength when facing anxious fear. You’ll be equipped with scripture and prayer to combat activating events.
anxiety counselors
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Zoe Sawdon | Holistic Counselor
Girls 12 & Up and Women
anxiety | panic disorders | OCD | depression | guilt/shame | self-worth | life transitions
Zoe helps women understand that anxiety is more than excessive worry. It affects the body, relationships, decision-making, and the way they experience everyday life. She helps clients uncover the deeper patterns driving anxiety while teaching practical tools to calm the nervous system, challenge unhelpful thought patterns, and build resilience. Women often leave feeling more confident, more present, and better equipped to face life's challenges with greater peace and hope. -
Shannon Salter | Holistic Counselor
Women
trauma | miscarriage | infertility | anxiety | depression | relationships | frontline professionals
Many of the women Shannon works with have become experts at holding everything together while quietly struggling on the inside. They look capable to everyone else, but underneath they're exhausted by racing thoughts, constant "what ifs," and the feeling that they can never fully relax. Shannon helps women break free from survival mode so they can experience more peace, emotional balance, and confidence in themselves and the life they're building.
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Pat Lawson | Holistic Counselor
Women
trauma | ministry leaders & helping professionals | crises of faith | chronic illness/pain | anxiety | depression | grief & loss | relationships
Sometimes anxiety develops after years of carrying responsibilities, navigating painful relationships, or questioning everything you once believed was secure. Pat works with women whose anxiety has been shaped by trauma, betrayal, ministry burnout, church hurt, or overwhelming life circumstances. She helps clients untangle fear from wisdom, process the experiences that have kept them stuck, and move forward with greater peace, resilience, and confidence.
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Ashley DeArcia | Holistic Counselor | ADHD Coach
Girls 9 & Up & Women
anxiety | panic disorders | OCD | ADHD | guilt/shame | depression | self-worth | life transitions
Ashley knows anxiety can convince you that every thought deserves your attention and every fear deserves an answer. She helps women and girls recognize the patterns that keep them stuck in worry, panic, OCD, and self-doubt, and gives them practical tools to respond differently. Her relatable style, sense of humor, and evidence-based approach help clients stop chasing certainty and start building a life guided by their values instead of their fears.
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Beth Carrington Brown | Holistic Counselor
Women & Men
life transitions | relationships | body image | perimenopause/menopause | self-worth/self-esteen | depression | anxiety
Sometimes anxiety doesn't come from one overwhelming event. It grows slowly through years of carrying expectations, navigating change, and wondering if you're enough. Beth helps women who feel stuck in uncertainty, overthinking, and self-doubt rediscover who they are, trust their own voice, and approach life's transitions with greater confidence, resilience, and peace.
imagine if you…
Live in peace & calm
Reengage with the activities & people you love
Find confidence & security
Thrive in freedom & balance
it doesn’t have to be like this
Anxiety counseling can bring freedom from crippling worry, panic, & overwhelm
A holistic anxiety therapy approach incorporates mental, physical, spiritual, and social practices to both prevent symptoms and cope with them when they arise. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness are especially helpful for anxiety.
We’ll work together to develop a strong self care routine to prevent anxiety, panic, and overwhelm as much as possible. This includes mindfulness and self compassion practices, journaling, movement, nutrition, social connectivity, and spiritual disciplines. We’ll teach breathing practices and other grounding techniques to help your nervous system become less reactive.
We’ll also work together to develop a repertoire of coping strategies for when you have symptoms. This includes understanding how activators affect your thoughts, feelings, body sensations, and actions. You’ll learn new ways to interact with your thoughts and feelings rather believing and acting on them. You will recognize the core fears that underlie your anxiety and make connections with possible trauma and past experiences that have activated your symptoms. If desired, you’ll have faith-based coping tools as well, such as scriptures, affirmations, and prayer.
Each anxiety counseling session will leave you with new and tangible skills to help you feel empowered to cope with fear, worry, panic, and overwhelm.
Anxiety counseling with Be Still is…
Focusing on realistic, productive problem solving
Focusing on your ability to cope
Learning “if it’s not happening, it’s not happening
Recognizing thinking errors
Anxiety counseling with Be Still is not…
Continuing destructive worry
Overthinking
Living in fear
Focusing on the worst case scenario
faqs
Common questions about anxiety therapy
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Common symptoms of anxiety include excessive worry, having a hard time controlling it, feeling restless, being easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, and trouble sleeping.
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First, we always recommend seeing your doctor to rule out any medical cause of your symptoms. After your provider has done so, you may find your symptoms are in line with panic attacks.
Common symptoms include heart palpitations, pounding heart, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, feeling like you’re choking, nausea/GI issues, dizziness, chills/heat sensations, numbness or tingling, feeling detached from yourself, fear of losing control, or fear of dying.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the “gold standard” treatment for anxiety. We are well-equipped to utilize CBT in sessions, and believe adding mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) is especially transformational.
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Give us a call, fill out a contact form, or schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation with our Care Coordinator. We’ll talk on the phone and get a better understanding of your needs and determine if we’re a good fit.
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i’m just not sure if i should move forward with counseling
Common barriers for women seeking anxiety counseling
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That’s hard. The thing to understand is a) you may not have been ready; b) you may not have been with the right anxiety counselor. The number 1 predictor of whether therapy will be effective is your relationship with your counselor. We go to great lengths to ensure we’re a good fit with you so that you can have the very best counseling experience.
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Avoidance actually increases anxiety-it doesn’t make it go away. In counseling, we find the balance between avoiding anxiety all together and becoming preoccupied with it.
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You can; however, when anxiety is profoundly affecting your day-to-day, you’ll likely need someone to help you make connections to what you’re learning and your trauma history, family conditioning, etc. A trained therapist for anxiety can help you see your blind spots and challenge you to new levels of thinking and being.
WE want you to know:
Change is possible
Seek anxiety counseling today. It’s time to break free from fear, anxiety, panic, & overwhelm.