Anxiety Therapy in Houston, Texas

Support for Adults, Children, Teens, and Couples at Treehaven Counseling

Anxiety is one of the most common reasons people seek therapy—and also one of the most misunderstood. At Treehaven Counseling, we help individuals, couples, and families understand anxiety at a deeper level, reduce its impact, and build lasting tools for calm, confidence, and resilience.

Anxiety is not a personal failure or weakness. It is a nervous-system response designed to protect you. When that response becomes overwhelming, chronic, or begins to interfere with daily life, relationships, sleep, or work, therapy can help bring your system back into balance.

Our therapists work with adults, children, teens, and couples struggling with anxiety in many different forms. This page focuses primarily on adult and relational anxiety, with brief discussion of anxiety in children and teens. Dedicated pages for child and teen anxiety are available and linked throughout the site.

How Anxiety Therapy at Treehaven Counseling Helps

Our approach to anxiety therapy: relational, trauma-informed, and nervous-system based care.

We do not believe in one-size-fits-all treatment. Depending on your needs, therapy may focus on:

• Understanding how anxiety developed and what maintains it

• Learning how your nervous system responds to stress

• Identifying unhelpful thought patterns and beliefs

• Increasing emotional regulation and body awareness

• Reducing avoidance and building confidence

• Strengthening relationships and communication

Rather than simply teaching coping skills, we help clients create lasting change by addressing both the symptoms and the underlying patterns driving anxiety.

What Is Anxiety?

Anxiety is the body and brain’s response to perceived threat or uncertainty. It can show up as worry, fear, physical tension, racing thoughts, or avoidance. While anxiety is a normal human experience, it becomes problematic when it is constant, intense, or limiting.

Many clients come to Treehaven Counseling saying things like:

• “I can’t turn my brain off.”

• “I’m always on edge, even when nothing is wrong.”

• “I avoid things because the anxiety feels unbearable.”

• “My body reacts before my mind can catch up.”

• “Anxiety is affecting my relationships and my confidence.”

Anxiety can exist on its own or alongside depression, trauma, perfectionism, relationship stress, or life transitions.

Common Symptoms of Anxiety

Anxiety can look different for everyone. Some people experience mostly mental or emotional symptoms, while others feel anxiety primarily in their body.

Emotional and Cognitive Symptoms of anxiety

• Excessive worry or rumination

• Racing or intrusive thoughts

• Fear of losing control or “something bad happening”

• Difficulty concentrating

• Irritability or emotional overwhelm

Physical Symptoms of anxiety

• Muscle tension, jaw clenching, or headaches

• Rapid heart rate or chest tightness

• Shortness of breath

• Nausea or stomach issues

• Fatigue or restlessness

Behavioral Symptoms of anxiety

• Avoidance of people, situations, or responsibilities

• Reassurance-seeking

• Over-preparing or perfectionism

• Difficulty relaxing or resting

If anxiety is interfering with your quality of life, therapy can help you understand what is happening and how to respond differently—without forcing yourself to “just calm down.”

Types of Anxiety We Treat

At Treehaven Counseling, our therapists work with many forms of anxiety, including:

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

• Social anxiety

• Panic attacks and panic disorder

• Health anxiety

• Performance or perfectionism-related anxiety

• Trauma-related anxiety

• Relationship and attachment-based anxiety

• Anxiety related to major life transitions

You do not need a formal diagnosis to benefit from anxiety therapy. Many clients simply know that anxiety is running the show—and they want help changing that.

How Anxiety Affects Relationships

Anxiety in Romantic Relationships and Couples

Anxiety does not exist in isolation. It often shows up in relationships in subtle and frustrating ways:

• Difficulty expressing needs or setting boundaries

• Fear of conflict or abandonment

• Reassurance-seeking from partners

• Emotional withdrawal or irritability

• Mismatched coping styles within a couple

At Treehaven Counseling, we frequently work with couples where anxiety is a central factor, even if it isn’t initially identified as such. Therapy can help couples understand anxiety patterns, reduce reactivity, and build safer emotional connection.