Therapy for Anxiety in Murfreesboro, TN

Finding a way forward when anxiety is taking up too much space…

Anxiety can affect much more than how you feel in a particular moment. It can influence your relationships, work, sleep, confidence, decision-making, and ability to enjoy your life.

Sometimes anxiety looks like constant worry or overthinking. Other times it may show up as feeling overwhelmed, tense, irritable, restless, or unable to turn off your mind. You may know that your worries aren't always proportional to the situation, but still find it difficult to quiet them.

Therapy can provide a supportive, nonjudgmental space to understand what is happening and develop ways of responding that feel more manageable.

How I can help

As a licensed psychologist, I work with adults experiencing a range of anxiety-related concerns. My approach is integrative and draws from evidence-based therapies, allowing us to tailor treatment to your individual needs and goals.

Together, we may explore:

• Patterns of worry and overthinking

• Stress and feeling overwhelmed

• Anxiety that affects relationships or daily life

• Difficulty managing uncertainty

• Self-criticism and perfectionism

• Emotional and physical responses to stress

• Patterns that may be keeping anxiety going

• Practical strategies for coping with difficult emotions

I also have specialized training in anxiety treatment and mindfulness, which can be incorporated into therapy when appropriate.

Mindfulness and anxiety

When anxiety is high, it can be difficult to stay grounded in the present moment. Your mind may become caught up in worries about what might happen, replaying what has already happened, or trying to anticipate and control what comes next.

Mindfulness can be one way of developing a different relationship with these thoughts and emotions.

Mindfulness involves learning to pay attention to your present-moment experience with greater awareness and less judgment. Rather than trying to eliminate difficult thoughts or feelings, mindfulness can help you notice them without automatically becoming caught up in them.

In therapy, mindfulness may be used to help you:

• Become more aware of thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations

• Recognize patterns that contribute to anxiety and stress

• Develop greater ability to pause before reacting

• Respond to difficult thoughts with more flexibility

• Cultivate greater self-compassion

• Become more grounded in the present moment

Mindfulness isn't about making your mind completely quiet or eliminating anxiety. Instead, it can provide skills for relating differently to difficult experiences and making room for what is happening in the present.

Therapy that is tailored to you

There isn't one way that anxiety looks or one approach that works for everyone. Our work together will depend on what you're experiencing, what you want to change, and what approaches are most helpful for you.

Some people come to therapy wanting practical tools they can use right away. Others want to better understand longstanding patterns or experiences that contribute to their anxiety. Often, therapy involves a combination of both.

My goal is to provide a collaborative space where you can feel heard and understood while developing greater clarity, resilience, and confidence in navigating your life.

You don't have to figure it all out on your own

If anxiety has begun interfering with the life you want to live, therapy can be a place to slow down, understand what's happening, and begin making meaningful changes.

Interested in working together? Contact Dr. Lisa Lively to learn more about scheduling an appointment.