Struggling with racing thoughts, panic, or social anxiety? Our LGBTQIA+ affirming therapists in NYC offer evidence-based, trauma-informed support to help you feel more grounded and in control, without losing who you are.
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Anxiety therapy helps people understand and manage the physical, emotional, and cognitive symptoms of anxiety like overthinking, avoidance, irritability, or chronic worry. Using tools like CBT, EMDR, mindfulness, and somatic practices, therapy works to address both the root causes and daily impact of anxiety.
In NYC, anxiety is often fueled by the fast pace of life, isolation, work stress, and identity-based pressures. Therapy provides a space to pause, gain insight, and build the skills to cope more effectively. For those living with social anxiety, panic attacks, or generalized anxiety, it can be a life-changing step toward more freedom and calm.
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Individuals in the queer community often face heightened rates of anxiety due to the emotional toll of social stigmas surrounding our identities. We grow accustomed to the experience of not feeling safe and having our guard up, and the thought of being truly seen by anyone can cause alarm bells to go off internally. We often end up in a cycle of defensiveness and isolation that leads to more anxiety.
At Expansive Therapy, our approach is centered on guiding you to embrace every facet of yourself. We welcome anxiety into the therapy space to distinguish what parts of the anxiety are due to present stimulus, and therefore functional, from the parts that are relics of an unsafe childhood or other causes. When we can truly be with our anxiety and regulate it in a safe relationship, then we can get to the deeper emotions beneath our anxiety: shame, sadness, anger, heartbreak, etc. When experienced in the right container, these deeper emotions hold the keys to our healing and growth.
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Anxiety therapy at Expansive starts with a conversation: one that’s collaborative, nonjudgmental, and grounded in your lived experience. In your first few sessions, your therapist will work with you to identify triggers, explore underlying patterns, and build coping strategies tailored to your needs. We may draw from evidence-based tools like CBT, EMDR, and mindfulness, but the pace and approach are always shaped by you.
Sessions are designed to help you feel more present, less overwhelmed, and more connected to yourself and others. You don’t have to “fix” everything at once, just start where you are, and we’ll take it from there.
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What Anxiety Therapy Feels Like at Expansive
Meet Our Therapists Specializing in Anxiety Therapy
At Expansive Therapy, our NYC clinicians specialize in working with anxiety through an affirming, trauma-informed lens. You'll find a mix of licensed therapists and supervised associates on our team, each carefully trained in modalities like CBT, EMDR, and mindfulness-based therapy.
Many of our therapists identify as LGBTQIA+ and bring both clinical skill and lived empathy to the work. We help you understand the emotional patterns underneath your anxiety so you can respond with more clarity, choice, and self-trust.
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Please note: Availability is always shifting, so we recommend visiting our full NYC therapist directory.
Why Clients Choose Expansive Therapy in NYC for Anxiety Therapy
Clients turn to Expansive when they want therapy that’s both affirming and effective. Our clinicians offer coping tools and they create a space where you can unpack the deeper roots of your anxiety with care, not judgment.
Many of our therapists are LGBTQIA+ identified and trauma-informed, and all of them are trained to support you through the complex layers of identity, stress, and internal pressure that often fuel anxious patterns.
"I have nothing but good things to say about this practice. [My therapist] guided me out of a bad situation in a supportive but firm way. She helped me find strength far beyond what I knew I was capable of, completely turning my life around for the better."
Jennifer Moser, ★★★★★
We know therapy is an investment, and we want to make that process as clear and accessible as possible. Expansive Therapy accepts most PPO and POS insurance plans with out-of-network benefits. We verify your coverage before your first session and file claims on your behalf, so you don’t have to navigate insurance bureaucracy alone. Our rates range from $75 to $250 per session, about 35% lower than average for Manhattan. We’re committed to transparency, and we’ll walk you through all your options up front.
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Our NYC office is located in Midtown Manhattan, just a short walk from Penn Station and easily accessible from the Upper East Side, Brooklyn, and beyond. If the pace of the city is part of what’s driving your anxiety, we’ve created a therapy space that feels calm, private, and intentionally warm. Prefer to stay home? We also offer secure virtual sessions across New York State.
Office Hours (Admin Support):
Monday–Friday, 9 am–6 pm
Therapist Availability:
Monday–Sunday, 8 am–10 pm
NYC Office Address:
352 7th Ave, Suite 1201
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (917) 426-1521
Email: info@expansivetherapy.com
Not based in NYC? We also provide anxiety therapy to clients in Los Angeles, Los Angeles. Our Los Angeles-based clinicians offer virtual sessions that are trauma-informed, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and tailored to the unique pressures of life on the West Coast. You’ll get the same high-quality care, from the comfort of wherever you are.
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