Online Health Anxiety Therapy across Cambridge, MA, RI, CT, SC, and FL
Quiet your mind. Care for your body.
You don’t have to keep living in fight-or-flight
You notice every ache and change. Before you know it, your thoughts spiral into worst-case scenarios. The dizziness, racing heartbeat, and stomach distress feel real, and it’s hard to tell what’s physical and what’s fear. Your nervous system is constantly on alert, searching for danger that isn’t really there.
Over time it’s taken more than your peace of mind. Your health anxiety is affecting what you eat, where you go, and how you spend your time. You avoid plans with friends and business events because you’re afraid of not feeling well and worry about getting a bad rep with your boss. Even when life looks fine from the outside, inside you feel tense, preoccupied, and exhausted from always needing to be “on guard.”
You want to trust your body instead of fearing it and know that you can handle what it’s telling you. Deep down, you’re trying to find calm within the chaos and rebuild a sense of safety in your own skin.
How Therapy Can Help You Rebuild Trust With Your Body
Imagine noticing sensations but they don’t send you into a panic. You start to feel more present in your life and are able to focus at work, enjoy being with people you love, and make plans without worrying how your body will respond.
Most importantly, you feel like yourself again. Grounded. Capable. Clear-minded. You know how to calm your nervous system when anxiety flares, and you can respond with confidence instead of fear.
Together we’ll look at the connections between your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations. You’ll learn to notice when your nervous system is activated and practice ways to care for your system.
We’ll explore how your health anxiety developed, whether through past experiences, trauma, or chronic illness, and help you change the story your mind tells when your body feels off. Over time you’ll build skills to regulate your body’s alarm system and begin to trust that sensations don’t always signal danger.
Therapy isn’t about ignoring your body or forcing yourself to “just relax.” It’s about reconnecting with yourself, feeling steadier in your body, and more free to focus on living - not just monitoring symptoms.
Therapy for health anxiety can help you…
Understand what your body’s sensations actually mean and respond with care, not fear
Calm your body’s alarm system when anxiety takes over
Rebuild trust in your body and confidence in your ability to cope
Reduce time spent worrying about your health so you can focus on what matters most to you
Feel more grounded, present, and in control of your well-being
Connect with your autonomic nervous system so you can speak your body’s language and work with your body instead of against it.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing helps create new connections in your brain so your thoughts turn from “But what if” to “I got this”.
Find peace in your body and freedom from fear
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Therapy approaches like EMDR, Polyvagal Theory, and CBT give you practical tools to calm your nervous system and challenge anxious thoughts. With mind-body approaches you’ll learn to recognize what’s happening in your body, understand your triggers, and respond in ways that bring you calm and control.
Over time your body begins to feel safer and your thoughts follow.
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Absolutely! Many clients come to therapy because physical symptoms and anxiety overlap. We’ll work together to help you navigate both, supporting your emotional wellbeing while also navigating the reality of your health needs.
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Not at all. The goal isn’t to ignore your body, it’s to help you tune into it with balance and trust. You’ll learn how to listen to your body’s messages without assuming the worst, so your health becomes something you tend to, not something you fear.
