I help people with fears that interfere with daily life: Panic attacks Subway, airplane, elevator, bridge & tunnel avoidance Shyness, social anxiety & public speaking anxiety Illness-related panic and worry Sleep problems My work is active, short-term, and skills-based, and the people I ’ve worked with say they leave my office with a fresh perspective and the tools they need to move about more freely in their lives – from place to place and day to day - without the energy-drain of anxiety symptoms. Many of the people I’ve helped have come in to my office suffering from: panic disorder briefly defined as repeated panic attacks accompanied by an increasing avoidance of panic-associated activities and locations mobility problems characterized by avoidance or extreme discomfort when using subways, airplanes, elevators, bridges, tunnels, etc., and which can significantly affect one’s quality of life health anxiety which in the past was referred to, rather disparagingly, as “hypochondria,” but which is a very real and readily treatable condition social anxiety including symptoms ranging from what seems like severe shyness to public speaking anxiety to extreme avoidance of social interactions or activities generalized anxiety which can be thought of as a chronic state of worry, often characterized by a lot of “what if?” thoughts sleep problems which can easily spiral, but can be tamed with cognitive and behavioral interventions discontinuation of anxiety medications if indicated, which can be a difficult and itself anxiety-producing experience body-related anxieties that may sound odd, but are not uncommon, and cause a great deal of stress and shame; these include fears about fainting, excessive sweating, choking/vomiting, and IBS symptom management.