When Panic and Anxiety Take Over

You may not walk around thinking, “I have panic disorder.”

What you notice instead are moments that feel overwhelming or alarming.

Your heart starts racing.
Your chest feels tight.
Your thoughts speed up or scatter.
You feel an urgent need to escape, fix, control, or make the feeling stop.

Sometimes these moments seem to come out of nowhere. Other times they appear when you are already under stress, anticipating something important, or worrying about how you are coming across to others.

Afterward, you might replay the experience in your mind.

Why did I react like that?
What if it happens again?
What if people notice?

Over time, the fear of these moments can become just as distressing as the panic itself.

Panic Is an Experience, Not a Personal Flaw

Panic and intense anxiety are not signs that you are weak, broken, or incapable. They are often the result of learned patterns in how your mind and body respond to internal experiences.

Many people try to cope with panic by:

• avoiding situations where it might happen again
• closely monitoring their body for signs of danger
• seeking reassurance from others
• trying to control or suppress feelings
• judging themselves harshly for having reactions at all

While these responses make sense in the moment, they often keep the panic cycle going.

Working with a Panic Disorder Therapist in NY can help you understand these patterns and learn how to respond differently.

How I help

I’m a licensed therapist in New York State and the founder of Teletherapy AG, a virtual therapy practice serving adults throughout New York.

As a Panic Disorder Therapist in NY, I offer active, skills based therapy focused on changing how you respond to internal experiences, not just talking about them.

Therapy with me focuses on learning new ways to relate to anxiety, panic, worry, and discomfort so they no longer dictate your choices or limit your life.

In our work, we focus specifically on how you respond when panic or internal intensity shows up, including:

• fear of bodily sensations
• attempts to control or escape feelings
• worry about panic happening again

My work is grounded in the Unified Protocol, an evidence based approach that focuses on the common patterns underneath many emotional experiences.

Rather than treating concerns as separate problems or relying heavily on labels, we look at the shared processes that keep difficult emotional experiences going, such as:

• avoidance
• overthinking
• emotional reactivity
• harsh self judgment

This is not a spiritual approach, not a somatic only therapy, and not a space for venting without direction.

Instead, therapy involves learning new ways to interpret what is happening inside you and practicing different responses, even when emotions feel intense or uncomfortable.

You do not have to be perfect.
You just have to be willing to learn.

Sessions are collaborative, grounded, and practical. We slow things down, look at your patterns with clarity, and build skills you can actually use in everyday life.

I am also a first generation West Indian New Yorker 🇹🇹🇧🇧🗽. That lived experience shapes how I show up in the therapy space. There is no pressure to code switch here or fit into a version of therapy that does not feel authentic to you.

Clients often tell me, “I’ve never thought about my emotions this way before.”

That shift, from feeling overwhelmed by internal experiences to understanding how they work, is often where meaningful change begins.

What You Work On in Therapy

When working with a Panic Disorder Therapist in NY, therapy often focuses on helping you:

• understand how panic and anxiety cycles operate
• reduce avoidance and safety behaviors
• build tolerance for uncomfortable internal experiences
• respond to anxiety without escalating it
• reduce over monitoring of thoughts and bodily sensations
• shift out of harsh self judgment and fear of fear

The goal is not to eliminate anxiety, but to help you move through intense moments without panic running the show.

What Changes Over Time

Clients often begin to notice that:

• panic feels less alarming, even when it appears
• anxiety no longer dictates decisions or limits life
• intense moments pass more quickly
• confidence grows in handling discomfort
• self trust increases
• fear of future panic decreases

Over time, many people discover that anxiety can be noticed, tolerated, and managed, even when it feels intense.

Next Steps

If you feel stuck in cycles of anxiety, panic, or self criticism and want to learn new ways to respond, I would be glad to connect.

As a Panic Disorder Therapist in NY, I offer virtual therapy for adults across New York State.

You can schedule a free 15 minute consultation to see if this approach feels like a good fit.

➡️ Visit the contact page to get started.