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Anxiety is one of the most common reasons people seek therapy — and one of the most treatable. Whether you're experiencing persistent worry, panic attacks, or a sense of dread you can't quite name, there is a way through.
Understanding Anxiety
Anxiety is a natural human response — our body's built-in alarm system. But when that alarm becomes oversensitive, firing at perceived threats rather than real ones, it can take over your life in ways that feel exhausting and bewildering.
Many people who come to The Listening Room describe feeling trapped: they know their fears aren't entirely rational, but that knowledge alone doesn't make the anxiety stop. That's not a personal failing — it's simply how anxiety works in the nervous system.
"You don't need to 'just calm down.' You need to understand what your mind and body are trying to protect you from — and gently show them a safer way."
Therapy offers something insight alone cannot: a structured, compassionate process for rewiring the patterns that keep anxiety alive. With the right support, most people see meaningful, lasting change.
Types of anxiety I work with
Generalised Anxiety Disorder — persistent, wide-ranging worry about everyday situations that feels difficult to control.
Social anxiety — intense fear of judgement, embarrassment or humiliation in social or performance situations.
Panic disorder — recurrent, unexpected panic attacks accompanied by fear of further attacks or their consequences.
Health anxiety — excessive worry about having or developing a serious illness, often despite reassurance.
Work-related stress and burnout — chronic overwhelm, emotional exhaustion, and a sense of being unable to cope with demands.
Phobias, OCD-related anxiety, and anxiety connected to life transitions, trauma, or relationship difficulties.
Recognising the Signs
It's not always obvious. Anxiety can be loud and physical, or quiet and cognitive — sometimes both at once.
Racing or intrusive thoughts, catastrophising, difficulty concentrating, mental fog, constant "what if" thinking, and a feeling that your mind won't switch off.
Racing heart, chest tightness, shortness of breath, muscle tension, headaches, digestive issues, sweating, dizziness, or feeling constantly wired but exhausted.
Avoiding people, places or situations; seeking constant reassurance; procrastination driven by fear; over-preparing or checking; withdrawing from things you used to enjoy.
Difficulty falling asleep, waking in the early hours with worry, vivid or unsettling dreams, and waking feeling unrefreshed even after a full night's sleep.
Irritability, tearfulness, feeling overwhelmed by small things, a sense of dread without a clear cause, emotional numbness, or a persistent feeling that something bad is about to happen.
Anxiety affecting your work performance, relationships, or ability to enjoy everyday activities — leaving you feeling like a shadow of the person you want to be.
How I Can Help
I draw on a range of proven approaches, choosing and combining techniques based on what will work best for your specific experience of anxiety.
The gold-standard treatment for anxiety. We examine the thought patterns and behaviours that maintain anxiety and replace them with more balanced, helpful responses. Structured, practical, and highly effective.
Rather than fighting anxiety, ACT teaches you to change your relationship with it — accepting difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them determine your actions.
Learning to observe anxious thoughts and sensations without being swept away by them. We build practical mindfulness skills that can be used in everyday moments.
For anxiety with deeper roots — exploring early experiences, attachment patterns, and unconscious processes that may be contributing to present-day difficulties.
Anxiety lives in the body as much as the mind. We work with physical sensations, breathing, and nervous system regulation to build a sense of calm from the inside out.
Sessions are a collaborative process — you're never just a passive recipient. We'll work together to understand your anxiety, identify your goals, and build a toolkit that fits your life. Progress isn't always linear, and that's completely normal.
Your Journey
Every journey is different, but here's how therapy for anxiety typically unfolds at The Listening Room.
We speak for 20 minutes. You ask questions, I listen. No pressure to commit.
A full first session to map your anxiety and set meaningful goals together.
Regular sessions building understanding, skills and new patterns of thinking.
We check in on progress, adjust our approach, and celebrate what's working.
You end therapy with tools, insight, and confidence to handle what comes next.
Client Stories
★★★★★
"Before therapy I couldn't get through a work meeting without my heart racing and my mind going blank. After working with Kamlesh for four months, I genuinely cannot believe how different I feel. The tools she gave me are things I use every single day."
"I thought I just had to live with the panic attacks. I was wrong. Kamlesh helped me understand them, and they've almost completely gone."
"Social anxiety had shrunk my world down to almost nothing. Therapy at The Listening Room gave me it back, piece by piece."
"The warmth Kamlesh brings to every session made the hard work feel possible. I felt safe enough to actually change."
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