Anxiety Therapy
For Adults Who Feel Overwhelmed, Stuck, or Always “On”
In person therapy in Lebanon, Sunrise Beach, & Lake of the Ozarks | Telehealth available throughout Missouri & Kansas
Anxiety is not always visible from the outside.
You may appear capable, responsible, and composed while privately feeling tense, restless, overwhelmed, or unable to fully settle.
Laurie offers specialized anxiety therapy in Lebanon, Sunrise Beach, and the Lake of the Ozarks area, with telehealth available throughout Missouri and Kansas. Her approach integrates EMDR, Somatic Experiencing®, and trauma-informed therapy to support deeper, lasting change.
When Anxiety is More Than “Just Stress”
Anxiety is not always about what is happening right now. Sometimes it is connected to experiences your mind and body have had to carry for a long time.
You may notice that your body reacts before you have time to think. You may feel tense, on edge, easily overwhelmed, or unable to fully relax, even when life appears manageable from the outside.
For many adults, anxiety is connected to trauma, grief, chronic stress, or a nervous system that has learned to stay alert. In those moments, coping skills may help you get through the day, but they may not address what is underneath.
Laurie helps clients work toward a deeper sense of safety, steadiness, and internal calm.
If your anxiety feels connected to something deeper, therapy can offer a place to begin understanding what your mind and body have been carrying.
How Anxiety May Be Showing Up in Your Life
Anxiety can look different for everyone. For some people, it feels like constant overthinking or worry. For others, it shows up as tension in the body, irritability, difficulty sleeping, avoidance, perfectionism, or a sense of always preparing for what could go wrong.
You may notice yourself pushing through the day, taking care of everyone else, and appearing calm on the outside while feeling unsettled, exhausted, or overwhelmed inside.
This is especially important because many adults do not recognize their experience as anxiety if they are still functioning well.
This may look like:
Feeling tense, restless, or unable to fully relax
Overthinking conversations, decisions, or responsibilities
Trouble sleeping or waking up already anxious
Feeling irritable, overwhelmed, or emotionally drained
Avoiding situations that feel uncomfortable or uncertain
Feeling pressure to keep everything together
Difficulty feeling present, calm, or connected
A sense that your body is always bracing for something
Laurie’s Approach to Anxiety Therapy
Anxiety often affects more than your thoughts. It can live in the body, shape your relationships, disrupt sleep, increase irritability, and make it difficult to feel present or at ease.
Laurie’s approach to anxiety therapy is thoughtful, trauma-informed, and depth-oriented. Rather than focusing only on managing symptoms, therapy explores what may be underneath the anxiety and helps support healing at both the psychological and nervous system level.
Depending on your needs, therapy may include EMDR, Somatic Experiencing®, and depth-oriented psychotherapy. These approaches can help you process unresolved experiences, better understand your patterns, and begin building a greater sense of safety, steadiness, and internal calm.
Therapy is collaborative and intentionally paced, with room to slow down, notice what your anxiety may be communicating, and work toward meaningful change that lasts beyond the therapy room.
If you are ready for anxiety therapy that goes deeper than symptom management, Laurie invites you to begin with a free consultation.