Therapies for Anxiety
Compare treatment approaches
Understand what major guidelines recommend, what each therapy involves and what to ask about training, consent, monitoring and alternatives.
Evidence-based approaches
CBT and exposure-based methods are central to care for many anxiety disorders. The exact protocol should match the diagnosis rather than being marketed as a universal cure.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety
Understand CBT for anxiety, disorder-specific methods, behavioral experiments, supported practice and how to review treatment progress.
TherapiesExposure Therapy for Anxiety
Learn how exposure therapy supports anxiety recovery through collaborative, clinically appropriate practice and testing feared predictions.
TherapiesApplied Relaxation for Anxiety
Explore applied relaxation for anxiety, how the skill is developed, who may need adaptations and how to avoid turning relaxation into pressure.
TherapiesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety
Understand ACT for anxiety, psychological flexibility, values-based action and questions to ask about clinical fit and treatment evidence.
TherapiesMindfulness for Anxiety
Explore mindfulness for anxiety, practical adaptations, limits and alternatives when body-focused or attention exercises increase distress.
TherapiesBreathing Exercises for Anxiety
Learn about comfortable breathing for anxiety, common mistakes, medical precautions and why breathing exercises are coping tools, not diagnosis.
TherapiesGrounding Techniques for Anxiety
Explore grounding for anxiety and feelings of unreality, with practical adaptations, consent considerations and guidance on seeking assessment.
TherapiesOnline Therapy for Anxiety
Compare online anxiety therapy options, clinician credentials, privacy, emergency planning and when in-person or intensive care may be needed.
TherapiesGroup Therapy for Anxiety
Understand anxiety therapy groups, skills classes and peer support, including confidentiality, participation and ways to evaluate clinical fit.
TherapiesTherapy for Children With Anxiety
Learn how children's anxiety therapy is adapted to development, with family and school coordination, consent and appropriate treatment goals.
TherapiesExercise and Anxiety
Explore exercise as support for anxiety care, including medical precautions, fear of exertion sensations and sustainable activity goals.