Feeling Stuck in Anxiety and Burnout? Therapy in Los Angeles Can Help You Reclaim Your Life

Online Anxiety Therapy in California

Do you find yourself searching for "anxiety near me" in Los Angeles or California over and over? The irony is not lost on me that seeking treatment for anxiety can be anxiety inducing in and of itself. I’m here to answer all of your questions, commitment free. Reach out today!

You’re not alone if you feel like anxiety is running your life.

I work with so many people who say things like:

  • "I feel like I can’t shut my brain off."

  • "I’m exhausted all the time, but I can’t seem to rest."

  • "It feels like I’m constantly failing, even when I’m doing everything right."

Sound familiar? If you’ve found yourself searching for "anxiety therapy near me in Los Angeles" or "burnout support California,” know that you’re already taking the first step toward healing.

What Is Anxiety—and Why Does It Feel So Overwhelming?

Anxiety is more than occasional worry. It’s the racing thoughts at 3am. The way your heart pounds during a simple conversation. The tightness in your chest before a work call.

It can feel like your mind and body are in constant overdrive, making it hard to relax, connect, or even breathe fully.

And here’s the thing: anxiety isn’t a personal failure. It’s a nervous system response. It’s your body trying to protect you from overwhelm, danger, or uncertainty, even if that danger isn’t actually there anymore.

When anxiety is chronic, it can drain your energy, impact your relationships, and eventually lead to burnout.

How Burnout and Anxiety Are Connected

Burnout isn’t just about being tired- it’s emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress.

Many of us in Los Angeles and throughout California are living in high-pressure environments. Between work demands, social expectations, family responsibilities, and the pressure to "keep it together," our bodies are often in a chronic state of fight-or-flight.

Anxiety keeps us alert. Burnout happens when that alert system never gets to rest.

And when we live this way long enough, even small tasks can feel impossible. You might feel numb, disconnected, or irritable. You might wonder, "Why can’t I just push through like I used to?"

That’s not weakness, it’s your body asking for help.

What Therapy Can Offer You

I believe therapy isn’t about fixing you. You’re not broken. You’re doing your best in a system that often doesn’t support nervous system health, emotional wellness, or rest.

In our work together, we’ll:

  • Gently explore what’s beneath the anxiety

  • Build tools to regulate your nervous system

  • Identify and shift perfectionistic or people-pleasing patterns

  • Reconnect you to your body, your boundaries, and your truth

I offer trauma-informed, somatically-oriented therapy for anxiety and burnout. That means we go beyond talking. We’ll work with the body, the breath, and the patterns that live in your nervous system.

Because healing happens not just in the mind, but in the whole self.

Signs You Might Be Experiencing High-Functioning Anxiety or Burnout:

  • You appear calm and capable on the outside, but inside you feel overwhelmed

  • You have trouble sleeping or waking up

  • You often feel guilty when resting

  • You rely on productivity to feel "enough"

  • Your relationships feel strained or distant

  • You feel disconnected from your body or your joy

If these resonate, therapy can help. And if you’ve been searching "anxiety therapist near me Los Angeles," this is your sign that you’re ready for support. Help is possible and available.

Why I Specialize in Anxiety Therapy in Los Angeles

Living in LA means living in a city that never slows down. The pressure to perform, succeed, and stay “on” can be overwhelming, especially for sensitive, ambitious, or heart-centered people.

I specialize in working with:

  • Professionals and creatives navigating burnout and pressure

  • Adults with high-functioning anxiety

  • People-pleasers and perfectionists ready to set boundaries

  • Highly sensitive people learning to regulate their nervous systems

We’ll co-create a space where you can breathe, be messy, and start to feel like yourself.

Online Therapy for Anxiety (Available Across California)

If you’re not based in Los Angeles, or simply prefer the comfort of your own space, I offer online therapy for anxiety across California.

Online sessions allow you to:

  • Access therapy from anywhere in California

  • Create a healing space in your own home

  • Save time and reduce commute stress

All you need is a private space and a stable internet connection.

What Therapy Looks Like

In our work together, therapy might include:

  • Breathwork and grounding tools to regulate anxiety in the moment

  • Exploration of old patterns and the systems that shaped them

  • Body-based techniques to gently process stuck emotions

  • Reclaiming your needs, voice, and rest

This isn’t a one-size-fits-all process. It’s collaborative, curious, and rooted in deep respect for your story and your pace.

Tori Smith, LCSW. Therapy for the perfectionists who can’t turn their brains off, the people-pleasers who feel exhausted, and the high achievers who have hit a wall.

You Deserve Support

If you’ve been living with anxiety and burnout, you deserve a space to feel seen, supported, and soothed. You don’t have to keep pushing through.

Whether you’re looking for anxiety therapy near me in Los Angeles or online therapy anywhere in California, I’m here to walk with you through this.

Ready to Begin?

I invite you to reach out and schedule a free consultation. We’ll talk about what’s coming up for you and explore how therapy can help.

You don’t have to do this alone. Healing is possible, and it starts with one step.

Send me an email here and we will set up a free consultation call to answer all of your questions!

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