Understanding Anxiety

Anxiety Is Treatable — You Don't Have to Live Like This

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health conditions in the United States, affecting tens of millions of people. Yet most go untreated or undertreated, suffering through daily panic, worry, and avoidance when effective help is available.

We treat all forms of anxiety at Golden State Rehab — generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety, and anxiety that co-occurs with trauma or substance use. Our approach combines the best evidence-based therapies with individualized care to get you lasting results, not just temporary relief.

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Treatment Methods

Our Anxiety Treatment Approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

CBT addresses the thought patterns and avoidance behaviors that maintain anxiety. You'll learn to identify cognitive distortions, challenge anxious thinking, and respond differently to feared situations.

Exposure Therapy

Gradual, structured exposure to feared triggers — in imagination or real life — systematically reduces anxiety through habituation. It's the most effective intervention for phobias and panic disorder.

Breathwork & Somatic Skills

Anxiety lives in the body as much as the mind. Diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and body scan techniques directly regulate the nervous system and interrupt the panic cycle.

Mindfulness-Based Therapy

MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy) teaches you to observe anxious thoughts without being consumed by them — a powerful skill for breaking the rumination loops that sustain anxiety.

Medication Management

When appropriate, our psychiatrists can prescribe non-habit-forming medications to reduce anxiety symptoms while you build the skills needed for lasting, medication-free management.

DBT Skills Training

Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills — distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness — complement CBT for those whose anxiety is intertwined with emotional dysregulation.

Is This You?

Common Signs You May Need Anxiety Treatment

Anxiety disorders look different for everyone. You may benefit from professional treatment if you experience:

Persistent, uncontrollable worry that's difficult to switch off
Sudden attacks of intense fear or physical symptoms (panic attacks)
Avoiding situations, places, or people due to fear
Physical symptoms: racing heart, sweating, shortness of breath
Difficulty sleeping due to racing thoughts or worry
Anxiety that significantly interferes with work, relationships, or daily life
Using alcohol or substances to manage anxiety symptoms

Anxiety Treatment

Anxiety Is Treatable — You Don't Have to Live Like This

Our Anxiety Treatment Approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Exposure Therapy

Breathwork & Somatic Skills

Mindfulness-Based Therapy

Medication Management

DBT Skills Training

Common Signs You May Need Anxiety Treatment

Related Conditions & Programs

We Accept Most Major Insurance Providers

Anxiety Treatment

Anxiety Is Treatable — You Don't Have to Live Like This

Our Anxiety Treatment Approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Exposure Therapy

Breathwork & Somatic Skills

Mindfulness-Based Therapy

Medication Management

DBT Skills Training

Common Signs You May Need Anxiety Treatment

Related Conditions & Programs

Depression

PTSD

IOP Program

We Accept Most Major Insurance Providers