Anxiety Therapy in Illinois
AFS Counseling Services provides anxiety therapy for teens and adults in Illinois, with online sessions across the state. We help you understand what’s driving your anxiety, learn practical ways to respond to it, and feel more confident in handling what comes next.
- Chicago, Illinois • Online Across the State
What Therapy for Anxiety Looks Like
Anxiety therapy isn’t about never feeling anxious—it’s about understanding when anxiety becomes overwhelming and learning healthier ways to respond. Your sessions may include exploring anxious thoughts and behaviors, developing coping and emotional regulation skills, and working through situations you may be avoiding. Identify and manage anxiety disorders effectively with an anxiety therapist that understands you.
Understand Your Anxiety
Explore when anxiety shows up, what tends to trigger it, and how it affects your thoughts, feelings and everyday life.
Recognize Unhelpful Patterns
Therapy can help you notice cycles such as overthinking, reassurance-seeking, avoidance, or constantly preparing for the worst.
Develop Practical Coping Skills
Learn strategies for managing difficult thoughts, physical symptoms, uncertainty, stress and emotional overwhelm.
Build Confidence in Everyday Life
Use what you learn when anxiety shows up at work, school, home, or in your relationships to navigate challenging moments.
Anxiety Therapy for What You’re Going Through
You don't have to wait until anxiety becomes overwhelming before seeking support. Anxiety therapy can help when worry, fear, overthinking, or stress starts affecting your sleep, relationships, school, work, or everyday life.
Generalized Anxiety & Constant Worry
Work through persistent worry, racing thoughts, and the feeling that your mind is always preparing for what could go wrong.
Social Anxiety
Build confidence in social situations and work through fears of judgment, embarrassment, rejection, or being misunderstood.
Panic Attacks & Panic Disorder
Learn to understand panic symptoms, identify patterns and triggers, and develop practical ways to respond when intense fear takes over.
School & Academic Anxiety
Manage pressure around grades, performance, deadlines, exams, and expectations while developing healthier ways to handle academic stress.
Work Stress & Burnout
Learn to manage workplace pressure, set boundaries, and protect your energy when work starts affecting your emotional well-being.
Health & Relationship Anxiety
Work through persistent health worries, reassurance-seeking, relationship fears, or uncertainty that makes it difficult to feel at ease.
Life Transitions
Get support when changes in relationships, work, family, identity, or other major life events bring uncertainty or anxiety.
Stress & Emotional Overwhelm
Develop practical coping strategies for managing the demands, emotions, and situations that leave you feeling overwhelmed.
Our Approach to Anxiety Therapy in Illinois
Understanding anxiety is an important part of therapy. Your sessions are designed around your experiences, goals, and needs, giving you practical support without the need to travel to an office. Whether you're looking for support with anxiety, depression, or both, our anxiety therapists use evidence-based approaches to help you understand what's happening and develop healthier ways to cope. Our approach combines clinical expertise with genuine conversation and practical support.
Evidence-Based Anxiety Treatment in Illinois
Your therapy is personalized to you. Our therapists may use different approaches depending on what you're experiencing and what you want to work on.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT can help you recognize connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, challenge unhelpful thinking patterns, and develop healthier responses.
Mindfulness & Anxiety Coping Skills
Mindfulness strategies can help slow racing thoughts, manage stress, increase emotional awareness, and help you feel more grounded in the present.
Trauma-Informed Anxiety Therapy
A trauma-informed approach provides space to explore past experiences and ongoing stress while building healthier coping strategies.
What You Can Expect:
Your therapy is personalized to you. Our therapists may use different approaches depending on what you're experiencing and what you want to work on.
- Secure, HIPAA-compliant virtual therapy sessions
- No commute or travel required
- Convenient access from anywhere in Illinois
- Personalized support from licensed therapists
Meet your therapists
Our therapists bring different backgrounds, specialties, and perspectives to their work. What they share is a commitment to creating a supportive space where you can be heard, understood, and involved in your own care.
Alice Solis, LCPC
Alice Solis, LCPC
Easy Steps to Begin Anxiety Therapy
Starting therapy can feel like a big step, especially when you're already feeling anxious. We've made the process simple so you can focus on finding the support that's right for you.
01
Choose a time
See real availability and choose an appointment time that works for you. No email back and forth.
02
Tell us a little
Complete a short form with some information about what you're experiencing and your insurance details.
03
Meet your therapist
You'll receive your confirmation and session details, then meet with your therapist online or at our Chicago office.
Insurance & fees
Commercial Plans
- Aetna PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO (Advocate)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Optum/ United Health Care PPO
Medicaid Plans
- Aetna Better Health of Illinois
- Blue Cross Community Health Plan
- County Care
- Molina
Have Any Questions?
What is anxiety therapy?
Anxiety therapy is counseling that can help you understand and manage excessive worry, fear, overthinking, panic, avoidance and other anxiety-related challenges. It provides a space to identify patterns, develop coping skills and work toward changes that support your everyday life.
How do I know if I need anxiety therapy?
If anxiety is affecting your sleep, relationships, work, school, confidence, or ability to enjoy everyday activities, it may be worth talking with a therapist. You don't need to wait until anxiety becomes overwhelming before seeking support.
What does an anxiety therapist do?
An anxiety therapist helps you understand how anxiety affects your thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Depending on your needs, therapy may involve identifying unhelpful thought patterns, developing coping strategies, working through avoidance, and practicing healthier ways to respond to stress and uncertainty.
Can therapy help with overthinking?
Yes. Therapy can help you understand the patterns behind repetitive thoughts and learn strategies for responding to them differently. Your therapist can also help you explore what may be driving the need to constantly analyze, prepare, or seek reassurance.
Can anxiety therapy help with panic attacks?
Anxiety therapy can help you understand panic symptoms, identify patterns and triggers, and develop strategies for responding to intense fear and physical sensations. Your therapist can help determine what type of support may be appropriate based on your individual needs.
Do you offer anxiety therapy online?
Yes. AFS Counseling Services offers secure online anxiety therapy to people throughout Illinois. Our therapists are licensed in Illinois and can provide virtual sessions to clients located anywhere in the state.
Do you offer anxiety therapy for teens?
Yes. AFS Counseling Services provides therapy for teens experiencing anxiety, stress, social concerns, academic pressure, self-esteem challenges and other emotional difficulties.
What happens during the first anxiety therapy session?
Your first session is an opportunity to talk about what's been happening, how anxiety is affecting your life, and what you'd like to work on. Your therapist will also explain how they work and begin developing a treatment approach with you.
How long does anxiety therapy take?
There isn't one timeline for anxiety therapy. The length and frequency of therapy depend on your concerns, goals, circumstances and progress. Your therapist can discuss your treatment plan with you as you move through therapy.
How much does anxiety therapy cost?
The cost depends on your insurance coverage and whether you're using private pay. AFS Counseling Services accepts several major insurance plans and also offers private pay, sliding-scale options and superbills for out-of-network reimbursement.
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