Your emotions tell a story. Anxiety and depression can show up in different ways.
Anxiety and depression show up differently for everyone. For some, it looks like constant thinking or tension in the body. For others, it feels like low energy, numbness, or losing interest in things you once enjoyed. However it shows up for you, it is valid.
I support LGBTQ+, AAPI, and BIPOC adults as they navigate emotional stress, mood shifts, and daily pressure with steady, affirming care. You do not have to sort through this on your own.
Mood regulation therapy helps you slow down, understand what is happening beneath the surface, and build tools that support you day to day. Together, we work with clarity, curiosity, and compassion so you can feel more connected to yourself.
You might be ready for therapy focused on anxiety, depression, and mood regulation if you want to:
Understand the roots of your anxiety or low mood and how they’re affecting your relationships, work, or sense of self
Break cycles of overthinking, shutdown, or emotional avoidance so you can move through life with more steadiness
Feel more connected to your emotions instead of feeling tense, numb, reactive, or disconnected
Identify triggers and patterns that keep you stuck in the same emotional loops
Build coping tools that actually work for your nervous system not one-size-fits-all advice from the internet
Improve your relationship with yourself so you can make decisions from a grounded place, not fear or pressure
Rewiring Unhelpful Patterns
Rewiring is about understanding the loops you keep finding yourself in and gently changing them over time. We’ll slow down and look at how your thoughts, emotions, and actions feed into each other, especially in moments of stress, conflict, or shame. Together, we’ll notice patterns like self-criticism, overthinking, people-pleasing, or shutting down, and explore how they may have helped you survive in the past but are now getting in the way of the life you want. Instead of just talking about change, you’ll get concrete tools to challenge unhelpful stories in your mind, practice new responses, and experiment with different choices in your daily life. Little by little, this helps your brain and body learn new pathways, so it becomes easier to feel calmer, more flexible, and more in charge of how you respond.
Coping Skills Development
Coping skills development is about building a toolkit you can actually use when life feels like too much. In therapy, we focus on strengthening self care that fits your real life, not a perfect routine on paper. That might include sleep, movement, boundaries, and small daily practices that refill your tank instead of draining it. We also work on emotion regulation, so that feelings like anger, sadness, or anxiety feel more understandable and less out of control. You will learn ways to name what you are feeling, soothe your body, and respond instead of react. Alongside this, we build distress tolerance skills so that when life gets painful, you have concrete strategies to ride out the waves without shutting down, exploding, or turning to habits that harm you. Over time, these skills help you feel more grounded, capable, and resilient in the face of stress.
How Therapy Can Improve Your Mood
Therapy can be a steady, supportive place to untangle the low mood and anxiety that have been weighing you down. Instead of just “venting,” we slow things down and look at what’s actually happening in your thoughts, your body, and your daily life. Together we learn to notice negative thought patterns that fuel sadness and worry, and gently replace them with perspectives that are more balanced and self-compassionate. We also work with your nervous system, practicing tools like grounding, breathing, and behavioral changes that can ease physical symptoms such as tension, racing thoughts, or numbness. Over time, therapy can help you feel less overwhelmed, more in control of your reactions, and more connected to the activities, relationships, and values that bring you a sense of meaning and joy.
