Online Therapy for Anxiety

When anxiety starts taking up too much space.

Anxiety is a normal part of being human. But when worry, overthinking, physical tension or a constant sense that something might go wrong starts interfering with your day-to-day life, it can become exhausting.

You might find yourself replaying conversations, worrying about things that haven’t happened yet, avoiding situations that make you uncomfortable, seeking reassurance from the people around you, or feeling like your brain simply never switches off.

Sometimes anxiety is obvious. Other times, it can look like perfectionism, procrastination, irritability, difficulty making decisions, trouble sleeping, or feeling like you need to stay in control of everything.

Working with a psychologist can help you understand what is driving your anxiety and learn practical strategies to respond to it differently.

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How can psychology help with anxiety?

Therapy for anxiety isn’t about eliminating every anxious thought or teaching you to “just think positively”.

Instead, we work with you to understand the patterns that may be keeping anxiety going and develop strategies that are relevant to your life.

Depending on your needs, therapy may involve:

• Understanding your anxiety and recognising your individual triggers

• Learning strategies to manage worry and overthinking

• Reducing avoidance and gradually building confidence in situations that feel difficult

• Exploring perfectionism, people-pleasing or a strong need for control

• Developing skills for managing uncomfortable physical sensations associated with anxiety

• Challenging unhelpful thinking patterns

• Building greater tolerance for uncertainty

• Learning ways to respond differently to anxious thoughts rather than becoming caught up in them

Our psychologists draw from evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy and other therapeutic approaches depending on your individual needs.

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Anxiety can look different for everyone

There isn’t one particular way that anxiety presents.

You might experience persistent worry about lots of different areas of your life, intense anxiety in social situations, panic attacks, specific fears, health anxiety, or anxiety that seems to appear even when everything is objectively going well.

We commonly support people experiencing:

• Generalised anxiety and excessive worry

• Social anxiety

• Panic attacks and panic disorder

• Health anxiety

• Specific phobias

• Perfectionism

• Overthinking and rumination

• Anxiety associated with work, relationships or major life changes

• Stress and overwhelm

You don't need to know exactly what type of anxiety you're experiencing before reaching out. Figuring out what is happening — and what might help — is part of the process.

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Online anxiety psychology from wherever you feel comfortable

Psychology by Telehealth provides online psychology appointments, allowing you to speak with a psychologist from your own home or another private space that works for you.

For many people experiencing anxiety, telehealth can make accessing therapy feel considerably easier. There’s no commute, waiting room or need to organise your day around travelling to and from an appointment.

You can simply log in for your session and get on with your day afterwards.

Our psychologists provide telehealth appointments to clients across Australia.

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What happens in your first appointment?

Your first appointment is an opportunity for your psychologist to get to know you and understand what has brought you to therapy.

You’ll usually talk about what you’ve been experiencing, how anxiety is affecting your life, relevant background information and what you would like to be different.

From there, you and your psychologist can begin developing a shared understanding of what may be contributing to your anxiety and discuss an approach to therapy that suits you.

You don't need to prepare anything, have the perfect explanation for how you're feeling, or know exactly what you want to work on before your first session.

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Ready to get started?

If anxiety, worry or overthinking has been getting in the way of the life you want to be living, support is available.

Book an online appointment with one of our psychologists and attend your sessions from wherever feels comfortable for you.