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We all worry from time to time, but when your worries linger and begin to interfere with the quality of your life, it’s time to get help.

If you’re a chronic worrier, you may not be able to imagine a life without excessive worry. But with ongoing therapy, you can learn how to stop worrying about things you can't control so you can become a happier person overall.

Whether you are located in downtown New York, Battery Park City, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, or even Chelsea, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Symptoms of Worry

When considering whether you should seek help for worry, it’s essential to know the symptoms to look out for. Here are some of the most common symptoms of worry:

  • A nagging feeling that something bad is going to happen.
  • Lack of concentration.
  • Feeling hot or sweating.
  • An increased heart rate.
  • The inability to switch off negative thoughts.

If any of these symptoms apply to you, it’s wise to get professional help. The sooner you do, the quicker you can learn how to stop worrying. Since worrying often involves getting trapped in thoughts, you may be interested to read licensed therapist Mara Fisher’s advice about how to stop overthinking your life.

How to Stop Worrying and Regain Your Happiness

A worry therapist will not only teach you how to stop worrying, but they’ll craft a unique plan to target your specific triggers and any underlying mental issues you may have. And with Mental Health Match, finding a qualified therapist is easy! Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Maggie Vaughan
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First, we'll clarify your goals. We'll explore your history, identify current stressors & obstacles that have blocked your self-realization and life satisfaction. Finally, we'll agree upon a treatment plan & approach that suits your preferences.


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First, we'll clarify your goals. We'll explore your history, identify current stressors & obstacles that have blocked your self-realization and life satisfaction. Finally, we'll agree upon a treatment plan & approach that suits your preferences.

Something to know about my approach is:

Specialized in evidence-based treatments for couples therapy, teen and adolescent concerns and adjustment, trauma, anxiety, and depression. We focus on root causes as well as active problem-solving Our approach is active and engaging.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Couples
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ+ Children
  • Marriage
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Teen Trauma
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Worrying
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SCHUYLER MANHATTAN
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Get to heal through your anxiety and whatever could be holding you back. You CAN increase confidence. I work with people who have someone in their life that is causing you stress, and we can put our heads together and create solutions immediately.


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Get to heal through your anxiety and whatever could be holding you back. You CAN increase confidence. I work with people who have someone in their life that is causing you stress, and we can put our heads together and create solutions immediately.

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I’m a Solution-Focused Therapist and Coach. This is an amazing evidence-based talk approach that can create massive breakthroughs in your life in 5-10 sessions, so you save loads of time and money and get on to living your fabulous life.

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  • Anxiety
  • Career
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Relationships
  • School Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
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Dr. Kalya Castillo
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Using a collaborative approach, we will first identify what brings you to therapy and specify goals that you hope to target in our work together. On an ongoing basis we will review whether your goals have been attained and apply changes as necessary.


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Using a collaborative approach, we will first identify what brings you to therapy and specify goals that you hope to target in our work together. On an ongoing basis we will review whether your goals have been attained and apply changes as necessary.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use a trauma-informed lens and apply an integrated approach, using psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, and dialectical behavioral techniques. We will identify unhelpful thoughts and problematic patterns in your life to guide our treatment plan.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Agoraphobia
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Microaggressions
  • Racial Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
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Ashley Pichardo, LMHC
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Develop awareness of the patterns that are hindering your life. Understand the root causes of those patterns. Change the way you respond to difficulties in your life. And, finally, heal the underlying issues so that they don’t control your life.


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Develop awareness of the patterns that are hindering your life. Understand the root causes of those patterns. Change the way you respond to difficulties in your life. And, finally, heal the underlying issues so that they don’t control your life.

Something to know about my approach is:

I do not believe that there is a one size fits all in therapy. I carry a deep understanding of how we are shaped by our early experiences and how these affect our adult life. My approach is about making lasting change.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Burnout
  • Caregivers
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Depression
  • Family Trauma
  • Loneliness
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Sadness
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Women
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Zachary Metzger
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Explore past and future while rooted in the here and now as we get to know the parts of your multi-faceted inner world; the strong, resilient parts, the angry, grieving, overly-critical parts and the neglected parts longing to be seen and heard.


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Explore past and future while rooted in the here and now as we get to know the parts of your multi-faceted inner world; the strong, resilient parts, the angry, grieving, overly-critical parts and the neglected parts longing to be seen and heard.

Something to know about my approach is:

I work with a relational, holistic approach using trauma-informed techniques from EFT, IFS and Gestalt Therapy to help clients access their thinking and feeling self, connect their mind and their body, and integrate their passion and their purpose.

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  • Anxiety
  • Creatives
  • Depression
  • Faith/Religious Deconstruction
  • Grief
  • Relationships
  • Religious Trauma
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