Adult Anxiety Therapy in Kitchener-Waterloo & Online
Find Calm & Reduce Worry
Our Adult Anxiety Therapy services support those who are struggling with persistent anxious thoughts, panic attacks, or difficulty managing daily stressors. Sessions are available in-person in Kitchener-Waterloo or online throughout Ontario, ensuring flexible and confidential care wherever you are.
Anxiety can make it hard to feel present in your own life
When anxiety builds, even ordinary moments can feel tense, urgent, or overwhelming. You might find yourself overthinking conversations, worrying about the future, replaying what happened, or feeling on edge without knowing why. You do not have to manage it alone. Therapy can help you understand what anxiety is trying to protect you from, build practical coping tools, and create more space to feel steady.
AT COLIBRI NEUROWELLNESS, WE SUPPORT YOU IN UNDERSTANDING ANXIETY, CALMING YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND FINDING MORE EASE IN DAILY LIFE.
Adult ANXIETY THERAPY | KITCHENER-WATERLOO & ONLINE
What Is Anxiety Therapy?
At Colibri NeuroWellness, anxiety therapy gives you space to understand what is happening beneath the worry, panic, overthinking, avoidance, or constant tension. You do not need to have the “right” words before reaching out. We can help you slow down, make sense of your experience, and find support that feels manageable.
In our warm, neuro-affirming environment, therapy is tailored to your needs, pace, and nervous system. Together, we can explore patterns, build coping strategies, support emotional regulation, and help you feel more grounded in your daily life.
Wecombine compassionate support with evidence-based tools to help you quiet a racing mind and reclaim a sense of calm and control
- Constant worry or racing thoughts, unable to relax
- Panic attacks, physical tension, restlessness, or feeling on edge
- Overthinking decisions, conversations, texts, or things you said
- Feeling like your mind won't slow down or turn off
- Fear of losing control over your emotions or behaviours
- Feeling overwhelmed by daily responsibilities or life changes
- Avoiding tasks, places, people, or situations
- Sleep disturbances such as insomnia or frequent waking
- Trouble concentrating or remembering information
- Low self-confidence and fear of judgment
- Perfectionism and distress when unable to meet high standards
- Muscle tension, headaches, stomach issues, or fatigue
ANXIETY THERAPY CAN SUPPORT YOU IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU ARE FEELING, BUILDING PRACTICAL COPING TOOLS, AND FINDING MORE STEADINESS IN DAILY LIFE.
Adult ANXIETY THERAPY | KITCHENER-WATERLOO & ONLINE
How Anxiety Therapy Can Help
Find Steadiness In the Spiral
Understand your anxiety patterns
Explore what tends to trigger worry, panic, avoidance, overthinking, or physical tension so your anxiety starts to feel less confusing and more workable.
Calm your nervous system
Learn grounding tools, breathing strategies, and body-based practices that can help you move through anxious moments with more support.
Shift unhelpful thought loops
Therapy can help you notice repetitive worries, “what if” thinking, perfectionism, self-criticism, and worst-case-scenario thoughts with more compassion and clarity.
Build practical coping skills
Develop strategies for sleep, boundaries, emotional regulation, decision-making, communication, and daily stress so anxiety feels less in charge.
Support ADHD-related overwhelm
If anxiety overlaps with ADHD, executive functioning, sensory needs, or burnout, therapy can help you understand those connections and find tools that fit your brain.
Reconnect with daily life
Work toward feeling more present in relationships, routines, work, school, parenting, and the parts of life that anxiety may have made harder to access.
Adult ANXIETY THERAPY | KITCHENER-WATERLOO & ONLINE
How Anxiety Therapy Works
We use evidence-informed approaches that are personalized to your needs, goals, pace, and nervous system.
Getting to know you
Your therapist will take time to understand what anxiety feels like for you, including worry, panic, avoidance, stress, perfectionism, physical tension, sleep, ADHD-related overwhelm, or burnout.
Creating a support plan
Together, we identify what you want support with and what kind of therapy approach feels most helpful, whether you need practical tools, emotional processing, nervous system support, or space to make sense of patterns.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports individuals with anxiety by promoting acceptance of uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, rather than avoidance or resistance. ACT guides you to observe anxious thoughts without self-judgment and redirect your focus toward personal values, enabling you to make choices aligned with what matters most, even when you are anxious.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps you recognize and reframe negative beliefs about yourself and others’ perceptions, gradually approach and confront feared situations in a safe, structured manner, and build effective coping strategies to manage anxiety symptoms.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) can help you manage anxiety by teaching practical skills to handle strong emotions, cope with challenging situations, and communicate more confidently with others.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness helps you focus on the present moment, rather than worrying about the future or dwelling on the past. This practice increases your awareness of anxious thoughts and feelings as they arise, making it easier to respond calmly instead of reacting with avoidance or fear.
Building skills that fit your life
Anxiety therapy helps you develop skills that are tailored to your unique circumstances and daily routines. Working collaboratively with your therapist, you will identify specific challenges and create practical strategies that fit your lifestyle.
This may include learning coping techniques such as relaxation methods and grounding exercises, practicing assertive communication to express your needs and boundaries, and building problem-solving skills to address obstacles with greater confidence.
Helping you move forward
Over time, therapy can help you better understand your anxiety, respond to stress with more steadiness, and feel more confident navigating daily life.
Adult ANXIETY THERAPY | KITCHENER-WATERLOO & ONLINE
Connect With an Anxiety Therapist for In-Person or Online Sessions
Teodora Kostadinovska
MACP, RP(Q)
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Tess Ingram
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
Angelina Vaccaro
MSW, RSW, Ph.D. (c)
Registered Social Worker
Di-Anne Martin
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
Michelle Helder
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
Christina Kahlou
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
Leanna Callum
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
Andrew Beaver
MA, RP
Registered Psychotherapist
Melissa Aguto
M.Sc. (OT), OT Reg. (Ont.)
Occupational Therapist
Our therapists offer compassionate care in a safe and respectful environment where healing and lasting change can take place. We value authenticity, fostering genuine and transparent relationships with clients to support growth.
Adult ANXIETY THERAPY | KITCHENER-WATERLOO & ONLINE
FAQs About Anxiety Therapy
How can I tell if anxiety is something therapy could help with?
Therapy may help if worry, panic, overthinking, avoidance, stress, or physical tension are affecting your sleep, relationships, work, school, parenting, or daily life.
Do I need a diagnosis to start anxiety therapy?
No. You do not need a formal diagnosis to reach out. Many clients begin therapy because they feel overwhelmed, stuck, on edge, or unsure how to manage what they are experiencing.
Can anxiety therapy help if I also have ADHD?
Yes. Anxiety and ADHD can overlap, especially when executive functioning, sensory needs, perfectionism, or burnout are part of the picture. Therapy can help you understand these connections and build strategies that fit your brain.
What happens in an anxiety therapy session?
Your therapist will get to know what anxiety feels like for you and what you want support with. Sessions may include talking through patterns, learning coping tools, supporting emotional regulation, or exploring what is underneath the anxiety.
Do you offer anxiety therapy online?
Yes. Anxiety therapy may be available in person for clients in Kitchener-Waterloo and online across Ontario, depending on clinician fit and availability.
Are College and University Students covered for therapy/counselling?
Yes. If you have a health insurance plan through your college or university, this often covers therapy and counselling services with Registered Psychotherapists, Registered Social Workers, and Clinical Psychologists.
However it is always best to confirm with your college or university regarding your coverage details as the coverage amounts are subject to change.
For example, as of the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 academic years:
- Wilfred Laurier University (WLU): Undergraduate students covered under the StudentCare health plan are eligible for 80% coverage per visit up to a maximum of $800 per policy year.
- University of Waterloo (UW): Undergraduate students covered under the WUSA StudentCare health plan are eligible for 80% coverage per visit up to a maximum of $1,250 per policy year. Graduate students under the GSA plan also have coverage up to $1,250 per year at 80% per visit.
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Adult ANXIETY THERAPY | KITCHENER-WATERLOO & ONLINE
How Life Can Feel After Anxiety Therapy
Starting anxiety therapy is a supportive step toward understanding your thoughts, emotions, body cues, and needs with more compassion.
- More space between anxious thoughts and how you respond
- Greater confidence handling worry, panic, stress, or overthinking
- A stronger ability to calm your nervous system during difficult moments
- More clarity around boundaries, needs, and what helps you feel supported
- Practical coping tools that fit your daily life, relationships, work, or school
- Feeling more present, grounded, and connected to yourself again
“Try not to resist life's changes. Let life flow through you.”
Colibri NeuroWellness
How To Get Started
Taking the first step is an important decision, and we are committed to ensuring you feel heard, respected, and supported from your very first interaction with us. To help you find the right fit, we offer several convenient ways to connect with our team.
However you choose to reach out, we look forward to connecting with you and supporting your mental health goals.
226-212-4842
info@colibrineurowellness.com
826 King Street North, Unit 17
Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 4G8
We provide in-person therapy to those living in Waterloo and surrounding communities – including Kitchener, Cambridge, Elmira, and St. Jacobs – as well as secure virtual therapy for clients located across in Ontario.
Our assessment services are tailored to clinical needs, with psychological assessments utilizing a combination of in-person and virtual components, while nurse practitioner assessments are conducted entirely virtually for your convenience.