ANXIETY THERAPY for HIGH ACHIEVING WOMAN IN DURHAM, NC
You’ve mastered surviving. You want something softer.
Learn how to thrive!
For the woman who holds everything together-but feels disconnected from herself.
You look successful on the outside.
But internally, your nervous system may be stuck in chronic stress, hypervigilance, over-functioning, or emotional shutdown.
You’re exhausted but can’t rest.
You can handle everything except your own feelings.
And even slowing down can feel unsafe.
Therapy for high-achieving women ready to stop surviving and start feeling alive again.
You learned to survive by being capable.
“I can’t turn my brain off.”
“I’m exhausted but can’t rest.”
“I hold everything together for everyone else.”
“Why do I feel guilty relaxing?”
“I look successful but feel emotionally disconnected.”
“I don’t know who I am outside responsibility.”
“I’m always ‘on.’”
“I can handle everything except my own feelings.”
You may be experiencing:
chronic tension
nervous system overwhelm
emotional numbness
over-functioning
hypervigilance
burnout masked as productivity
shutdown after prolonged stress
guilt around slowing down
difficulty feeling safe in rest
Your nervous system may not know how to stop surviving.
Many high-achieving women learned early that being responsible, productive, emotionally contained, and needed was how they stayed safe, valued, or loved.
Over time, this can create a nervous system that:
struggles to rest without guilt
equates slowing down with failure
stays constantly alert or emotionally guarded
disconnects from needs, emotions, and pleasure
survives through over-functioning
What once helped you succeed may now be keeping you emotionally exhausted.
Therapy can help you reconnect with yourself beyond performance, pressure, and survival mode.
This is your space. You belong here.
Hi, I’m Tanya. Big Sigh!
You run the house, the career, the world—while anxiety runs in the background. I help you take back your calm, confidence, and control.
Learn more about working with me >
Grief & Loss
Life hit hard. You’re left picking up the pieces.
Grief, loss, or massive life transitions can gut-punch you, leaving everything feeling broken. I help you rebuild with creative healing strategies, so you can reclaim meaning, rediscover joy, and open your heart to love again
Trauma
Hurt changed you—but it doesn’t define you.
Painful experiences can leave you questioning who you are, what you value, and whether you even recognize yourself. I help you shatter the negative beliefs left behind and reclaim your life—filling it with joy, meaning, and unshakable resilience.
Couples
You want to be seen, heard, and truly real in your relationship.
I help you stop putting yourself last, speak your needs with confidence, and create a connection that’s honest, healthy, and deeply satisfying.
Go Deeper. Feel More. Reconnect with yourself.
Therapy for high-achieving women experiencing anxiety, burnout, emotional overwhelm, and nervous system exhaustion.
You may look successful on the outside while internally feeling anxious, emotionally disconnected, constantly “on,” or unable to rest. Creative Counseling with Expressive Arts Therapy helps you move beyond survival mode and reconnect with yourself in a deeper, more meaningful way.
Through online therapy and expressive arts modalities like movement, writing, clay, and visual expression, we gently explore the patterns keeping you stuck while supporting nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and lasting change.
Flexible online therapy from the comfort of your home, office, or creative space.
HOW I WORK
Cut the noise. Stop spinning. Start moving forward.
Schedule a free, no-obligation consultation to decide if I’m a good fit for you. If we are, great! We’ll schedule your first appointment and begin mapping out a path to your goals.
If not, no problem. I’ll refer to you to another talented therapist in my network who can help.
THE WAVES KEEP COMING…