Anxiety Therapy in Orange County

Don’t Let Anxiety Steal Your Joy

Constant worry, racing thoughts, and sleepless nights—living with anxiety can feel exhausting, often taking a toll on your daily life and relationships. If you’ve been struggling to cope on your own, know that you don’t have to. We can help you find calm and balance through anxiety therapy in Orange County.

When anxiety overfires, even small triggers can feel like major threats. Imagine this: a delayed text from someone you care about might suddenly spark fears of abandonment; a grumpy boss might send your mind spiraling into thoughts of failure. In these moments, your brain’s “fire alarm” is blaring, making it difficult to separate real danger from an overblown response.

Anxiety itself isn’t inherently negative—it’s meant to keep us alert and safe. It activates our brain’s fear center—the amygdala—triggering a survival response: fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. While these reactions can protect us in moments of true danger, they can also hijack our thoughts and emotions. Anxiety often pulls us into worrying about the future, but the truth is, we can’t solve tomorrow’s problems with today’s resources.

With anxiety treatment in the Orange County area, we can help you regain control, even when your brain feels like it’s in overdrive.

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Common Symptoms Anxiety Counseling Can Help With

Anxiety can produce a wide range of symptoms, which anxiety treatment can help with, including:

Heart palpitations.
Tension, restlessness, fidgeting, and difficulty relaxing.
Nausea or diarrhea.
Persistent worry or a sense that something bad may happen.
Racing, ruminating, or intrusive thoughts.
Feelings of guilt or not being “good enough”.
Avoiding people or situations that trigger anxiety, leading to loneliness or social withdrawal.

In daily life, this may show up as:

Difficulty sleeping due to racing thoughts.
Increased catastrophic thinking, especially at night.
Trouble focusing on tasks.
Turning minor setbacks into worst-case scenarios.
Strong urges to act impulsively.
A constant internal alarm that keeps you from relaxing, even when there’s no real threat.

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Begin Your Journey With Anxiety Therapy in Orange County

Ready to take control and stop anxiety from dictating your life? We’re here to help you recover with greater understanding, compassion, and resilience.

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Our Approach: Evidence-Based Anxiety Therapy That Works

Our work is guided by clarity, warmth, and results. We believe therapy should be emotionally attuned, but also practical. We get to the heart of what’s keeping you stuck and provide real strategies that make a difference, both in and outside the therapy room.

Some of the therapy approaches we use include:

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

DBT can help reduce anxiety symptoms by building your distress tolerance and emotional regulation skills. Over time, you’ll be better able to navigate stressful situations by pausing and responding thoughtfully, rather than reacting impulsively.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Through CBT, we challenge extreme thoughts and shift them into balanced, empowering alternatives, helping to reduce anxiety symptoms. For example, changing: “If I make a mistake, everyone will think I’m a failure” into: “Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, and I can learn from this one”.

Mindfulness-based Techniques

Breathing and grounding exercises help you stay present in the “here and now”. Over time, these techniques empower you with the understanding that, even when you feel anxious, you are safe and capable.

In anxiety counseling at OC Relationship Center, you’ll find support that’s both comforting and effective. Our therapists will work with you to build resilience, strengthen your ability to tolerate distress, and develop calmer, more intentional responses.

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How Anxiety Therapy in Orange County Can Help You

At OC Relationship Center, our anxiety therapists combine evidence-based approaches with a compassionate, real-world touch to support your journey.

Imagine waking up refreshed, feeling confident and in control—knowing you have practical tools to manage your thoughts and emotions. While it may feel difficult right now, this is possible. Our goal is to ease anxiety through personalized treatment that empowers you to truly enjoy life and relationships.

That said, we don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. We’re committed to thoughtful, personalized care—and your therapist will work with you to create a plan that fits your specific challenges, needs, and goals.

How to Start Anxiety Counseling in Orange County

Looking for anxiety therapy in Orange County? Starting your healing journey can feel daunting, but we’ll be by your side throughout the whole process.

Schedule your appointment

We’re committed to helping you find the perfect therapist for your goals and needs. Book your appointment or contact us by phone or text to speak with our Client Ambassador.

Meet with your anxiety therapist

You’re welcome to meet with us in person at our Newport Beach or Orange, CA offices, or join us from anywhere in California through secure video sessions.

Begin your healing journey

Therapy is a safe space to heal and move toward a brighter future. There’s always room to grow—both within and in your relationships— so you can live a more fulfilling life.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We believe small changes can lead to big shifts. Here are two simple strategies you can start using right away to better manage anxiety and distress.

Cooling the Soup: Step-by-Step

Pause and Assess: When anxiety strikes, stop and ground yourself. Notice small details in your environment—like how many blue or round objects you see. This pause gives your brain a chance to reset.
Do the Opposite: Instead of reacting impulsively, choose a different response. For example, if a delayed text triggers anxiety, distract yourself with a walk or a lighthearted movie. Over time, these deliberate choices help curb overreactions.

TIP: A Practical DBT Technique

A workbook by Marsha Linehan dives into the TIP strategy to help regulate high emotional arousal:

Temperature: Cool your body with an ice pack on your face, neck, or wrists, or immerse your feet in cold water.
Intense Exercise: Redirect anxious energy with short bursts of movement (e.g., 30 air squats or 10 knee push-ups).
Paced Breathing: Try square breathing—inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold again for 4—to calm your body and slow racing thoughts.

While these tools are a great place to start, they’re most effective when combined with professional support. Through anxiety counseling, we can help you apply these strategies in a way that’s tailored to your unique situation, address deeper patterns that fuel anxiety, and guide you toward lasting change.

The best treatment for anxiety depends on your unique needs and goals. That’s why at our practice, we combine evidence-based approaches, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), to help you build lasting, practical skills.

While CBT is widely recognized as effective in treating anxiety disorders, many of our clients find that DBT is actually a better fit—helping them strengthen distress tolerance and emotional regulation skills to better manage anxiety over time.

While some anxiety is a normal part of life, it can become overwhelming when it interferes with your daily functioning or affects your relationships.

If you notice any of the signs we mentioned earlier, it may be time to consider anxiety treatment. And if you’re unsure, don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re here to help!

Don’t let anxiety run your life—let’s take the next step together

Get expert, personalized anxiety therapy near you—at our Newport Beach or Orange therapy offices, or from the comfort of your home anywhere in California.