Find support for anxiety
Anxiety can feel overwhelming — especially when you don't know who to talk to. Describe what you're going through and connect with someone who understands.
No pressure. No commitment. Just a first step.
How it works
Describe what you're going through
Get matched with the right specialist
Reach out through FindSupport
What anxiety can look like day to day
Anxiety doesn't always announce itself as panic. For many people it shows up as a constant low hum of worry, trouble falling asleep because the mind won't stop, avoiding phone calls or social plans, or a body that feels tense and on alert for no clear reason. It can attach itself to work, health, relationships, or nothing in particular — and the unpredictability itself becomes exhausting.
None of these experiences mean something is wrong with you. Anxiety is one of the most common reasons people seek therapy, and it's also one of the most responsive to it. The hardest part is usually not the treatment — it's deciding to talk to someone in the first place.
How therapists work with anxiety
Different therapists approach anxiety differently. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on the loop between anxious thoughts, physical sensations, and avoidance, and gives you concrete tools to interrupt it. Acceptance-based approaches teach you to relate differently to anxious thoughts rather than fight them. Some specialists focus on panic attacks specifically, others on social anxiety, health anxiety, or generalized worry.
What matters most is fit: a therapist who has real experience with the way anxiety shows up for you. That's exactly what our matching is built around — you describe your situation in your own words, and we suggest specialists whose experience actually lines up with it.
When it's worth reaching out
A useful rule of thumb: if worry is regularly interfering with sleep, work, relationships, or things you used to enjoy — or if you're organizing your life around avoiding certain situations — that's enough of a reason. You don't need to be in crisis to benefit from support, and reaching out early usually means things resolve faster.
If you're not sure how to describe what's going on, that's fine too. Start the conversation with whatever words you have. "I can't stop worrying and I'm tired of it" is a perfectly good place to begin.
Cost, format, and what to expect
Anxiety-focused therapy typically runs $100–$250 per session in the US, with many therapists offering sliding-scale rates, and online sessions often coming in lower than in-person ones. Sessions last 45–60 minutes, usually weekly at the start. For anxiety specifically, structured approaches like CBT are often designed as a 8–16 session course rather than open-ended treatment, so there's a visible arc from the beginning.
Your first session is mostly the therapist listening: what the anxiety feels like, when it started, what you've already tried. There's no test to pass and no preparation needed. Most people say the hardest session is the one before the first — booking it.
When you're ready, describe your situation on FindSupport and we'll match you with licensed therapists who specialize in anxiety, near you or online.