Anxiety Therapy in Milwaukee, WI

In-person and online therapy available.

When You’re Holding Everything Together—and It’s Starting to Feel Like Too Much

You get things done. People rely on you. Your calendar is full, your brain has 37 tabs open, and somehow you’re still answering “No problem!” when there is, in fact, a problem.

From the outside, you may look successful and capable. Inside, you might feel constantly tense, overwhelmed, irritable, or one unexpected email away from hiding under your desk.

Maybe:

• Your schedule leaves no room to recover.
• You can’t stop thinking about everything that could go wrong.
• You experience dread, racing thoughts, panic, or a pounding heart.
• You have trouble relaxing—even when you technically have time.
• You keep taking care of everyone else while quietly running yourself into the ground.
• You’re productive, but you’re no longer sure this pace is sustainable.

If that sounds familiar, you’re not failing at stress management. You may have simply been managing too much for too long.

Depending on your needs, treatment may include:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• EMDR
• Mindfulness
• Self-compassion and self-acceptance approaches
• Coordination with medication management when appropriate

You won’t be expected to overhaul your entire life by next Tuesday. We’ll identify realistic changes that fit your life and build from there.

What Can Change?

Anxiety therapy can help you:

• Feel less controlled by worry and panic.
• Handle stressful situations without immediately spiraling.
• Make decisions without analyzing every possible outcome.
• Set limits without feeling overwhelmingly guilty.
• Improve your mood, relationships, and ability to focus.
• Understand the patterns keeping you stuck.
• Be productive without treating every task like a five-alarm fire.
• Feel more present in the life you already have.

Therapy does not eliminate every stressful deadline, difficult person, or absurdly timed car problem. It can help you respond to those things without losing yourself in the process.

Anxiety Counseling consists of 45 minutes, one-on-one sessions that help you work through your concerns. We also have anxiety groups to help you connect with others going through similar situations. In addition, to listening, our anxiety counselors will discuss what the science tells us about what's going on for you. As well as explore your thoughts, feelings, family history, and environmental factors that might be involved. Here's how it will work step-by-step:

1. First, we provide a warm, accepting space so that you will feel comfortable sharing your struggles with me.
2. Through hearing your story, we will start to get a picture of what your challenges are.
3. We will start with helping you with immediate problems like managing challenging emotions and difficult life situations
4. We will also work to discover what your goals are in therapy and life.
5. Keeping your unique goals in mind, we'll figure out what's needed to help you reach them
6. Throughout our sessions, you will start improving your life.

Research shows that Anxiety Counseling can positively change your thinking, beliefs, emotions, and behaviors. In addition, it can help you let go of what's holding you back.

What anxiety therapy costs

Sessions are $200 (45 minutes) or $240 (60 minutes). We're an out-of-network practice: you pay directly, then we give you a superbill to submit to insurance — many PPO plans reimburse 50–80% after the deductible. We'll verify your out-of-network benefits for free before your first session, so you know the real numbers up front.

Who you'd work with

Not sure who fits? Tell us what's going on and we'll match you — usually within a week.

Is this you?

• Your mind races at night — replaying today, pre-playing tomorrow
• You overthink texts, emails, and conversations long after they are over
• Rest feels like falling behind, so you never quite do it
• Your body is keeping score: tight chest, clenched jaw, stomach trouble
• You snap at people you love over small things, then feel awful about it
• You have tried the apps, the breathing, the articles — and you are still here

If you checked more than a couple of those, that is not a personality. That is anxiety, and it responds to treatment.

Who you would work with

Bridie Mooney, MS, LPC-IT — works with anxious high-functioners: the reliable ones, the overwhelmed ones, men who would rather be anywhere else than therapy. Warm, unhurried, zero worksheets flung at you in week one. Openings now.

Lizzy Malchow, MS, LPC-IT — specializes in anxiety tangled up with the twenties: identity, career doubt, the feeling that everyone else got a manual. Insight-oriented; connects the dots you have been staring at. Openings now.

Kristen Holmes, MS, LPC — for anxiety rooted in older stuff: chronic stress, burnout, and trauma, using EMDR.

Not sure who fits? Tell us what is going on and we will match you — usually within a week.

Cost, insurance, and logistics

Sessions are $200 (45 minutes) or $240 (60 minutes). We are an out-of-network practice: you pay directly, we give you a superbill, and if your plan has out-of-network benefits you get a portion back. We will verify your benefits for free before your first session, and HSA/FSA funds work. Here is our full honest breakdown of what therapy costs →

Questions people ask before booking

Do I need a diagnosis to start?
No. Because we are private-pay, you do not need a diagnosis on file for anyone. You need an hour and a reason.

How long until I feel better?
Honestly: it varies. Many people feel some relief within the first few sessions simply from putting it all down somewhere. Meaningful change in the pattern usually takes a few months of weekly work.

What if it is not really anxiety?
Then that is worth knowing too. The free consult and first sessions are partly diagnostic — sometimes "anxiety" turns out to be burnout, grief, or ADHD. Your therapist helps you tell the difference before you spend months treating the wrong thing.

Is online therapy as good?
For anxiety, the research says yes for most people. It also removes the two biggest reasons people quit: commute and scheduling.

You Don’t Have to Wait Until Everything Falls Apart

You do not need to be in crisis to deserve help. In fact, reaching out before you completely burn out tends to make the process easier.

If you are tired of looking capable while feeling overwhelmed, contact Shoreside Therapies. Tell us what has been going on, and we’ll help you find a therapist who fits—usually within a week.

You have enough things to figure out. Finding the right therapist does not need to become another one.