Online anxiety therapy in California
That tight feeling in your chest at 2am. The Sunday dread that starts on Saturday. The way your brain won't stop replaying conversations from six months ago.
Feel calmer, sleep better, and stop letting anxiety run your day.
Anxiety is exhausting. And you don't have to white-knuckle your way through it. We're two licensed therapists in California who work with you over secure video to figure out what's driving the worry and build a different way of responding to it.
Can online therapy help with anxiety?
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Online anxiety therapy can help adults in California understand what triggers anxiety, reduce avoidance, and build practical CBT skills with a licensed therapist over secure video.
- Treatment approach: CBT, grounding, and gradual exposure
- Best fit: worry, panic, social anxiety, avoidance, and stress spirals
- Access: secure online sessions anywhere in California
- Cost: insurance accepted or $125 private pay per session
Anxiety is more than overthinking
It can look like a racing heart, a stomach that won't settle, or a brain that keeps asking the same question even after you've answered it. It can make normal conversations feel like tests and small decisions feel impossibly loaded.
Over 40 million adults in the US deal with an anxiety disorder every year (NIMH, 2023). It's the most common mental health condition in the country. And fewer than 37% of those people get any treatment at all.
If anxiety is shaping your sleep, your work, your relationships, or your ability to be present, that is enough reason to get support.
Anxiety often shows up as
- Constant worry that is hard to turn off
- Avoiding situations because they feel too overwhelming
- Physical symptoms like tightness, nausea, or restlessness
- Replaying conversations or assuming the worst will happen
How we treat anxiety
We use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which means we help you notice the thought patterns that keep you stuck and build better ones. It's not about positive thinking. It's about accurate thinking.
Sessions happen over secure video from anywhere in California. We accept insurance, but eligibility and cost depend on your plan's benefits. If you're not using insurance, private pay is $125 per session.
We accept Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health, and CIGNA. We'll confirm eligibility and benefits with you before care.
What this actually looks like
- We figure out your specific triggers and the thought patterns behind them
- You learn grounding and breathing techniques you can use between sessions
- We work on gradual exposure to the situations you've been avoiding
- Every four weeks, we measure your progress with the GAD-7 so you can actually see it working
Licensed, evidence-informed anxiety care
A quick skim of what matters before someone decides to reach out: license, method, access, and cost clarity.
Licensed California therapists
Sessions are provided by LMFTs licensed to work with clients located in California.
Measurement-based check-ins
The page explains how GAD-7 check-ins can help you and your therapist track anxiety symptoms over time.
Secure online sessions
Care is delivered over secure video so treatment is accessible across California.
Clear cost context
The page states insurance acceptance, copay variability, and private-pay pricing.
Source notes on this page
- The page references NIMH anxiety prevalence and treatment-access statistics.
- Treatment language centers on CBT, grounding skills, exposure practice, and progress tracking.
- FAQ content explains online CBT research for anxiety without changing the user's medical decision-making into a guarantee.
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Request a free 15-minute consultation. We'll talk about what you're dealing with and whether we're a good fit.
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How it works
Free consultation
We talk about what you're dealing with and figure out if we're a good fit. No cost, no commitment.
First session
Your therapist asks about your history, what's going on now, and what you want to change. You'll take a GAD-7 assessment so we have a starting point.
Weekly sessions
Each session builds on the last. You'll learn specific tools, try them out between sessions, and we'll go over what worked.
Progress check-ins
Every four weeks, you retake the GAD-7 so we can both see what's changed. We adjust the plan based on the data.
Who you'll work with
Daishea Poole
LMFT #142484
Daishea has close to a decade of clinical experience treating anxiety. She uses an existential-humanistic approach alongside CBT, which means she's not just working on your thought patterns but also helping you figure out what actually matters to you underneath the worry.
Leona Esmaeily-Aimua
LMFT #142467
Leona combines person-centered therapy with CBT, and she draws from her own experience with anxiety. She's good with clients who were taught to push their feelings aside and just power through.
Anxiety therapy FAQ
Most people notice a real shift within 4 to 6 sessions. A full course of CBT usually runs 12 to 20 sessions, depending on the type of anxiety and how long you've been dealing with it. We use a validated assessment (the GAD-7) every four weeks so you can see the change in writing, not just feel it.
Yes. A 2018 meta-analysis in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders found that online CBT works just as well as in-person therapy for generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and panic disorder. You're getting the same treatment from a licensed therapist. The only difference is you're on your couch instead of in an office.
Everyone worries. An anxiety disorder is different because the worry doesn't match the situation, it's hard to turn off, and it sticks around for weeks. If anxiety is getting in the way of your sleep, your work, or your relationships, that's worth talking to a therapist about.
Not necessarily. The American Psychological Association lists CBT as a first-line treatment for most anxiety disorders on its own. Some people do better with a combination of therapy and medication. If that's something you want to explore, we can coordinate with your prescriber.
You don't have to do this alone.
Request a free consultation to talk about what's going on and whether we're the right fit.
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