Anxiety, Overthinking, and Chronic Stress Therapy in Missouri and Illinois

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You Don’t Have to Keep Living in Overdrive

Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic attacks or worst-case scenarios.

Sometimes, it looks like quietly living with a brain that never stops.

  • Overthinking every decision

  • Playing out worst-case scenarios at 3 AM

  • Feeling like you’re “on” 24/7—but never actually getting relief

  • Overcommitting, people-pleasing, and then crashing from overwhelm

  • Struggling to rest, even when you're exhausted

If this sounds familiar, you're not broken.

You're carrying too much—and your brain is trying (and failing) to keep up.

Therapy can help.

Anxiety Therapy That Actually Gets You

At CLS Counseling & Consulting, we specialize in working with Millennials and Gen Z adults who live with high-functioning anxiety, chronic stress, and self-doubt.

Our therapy approach is:

  • Direct and collaborative — no lectures, no “just breathe” advice

  • Evidence-based — using CBT, mindfulness, and trauma-informed strategies

  • Affirming and inclusive — honoring all identities and lived experiences

  • Practical and hopeful — focused on real change, not just venting

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Together, we'll help you:

  • Understand your anxiety patterns (instead of just fighting them)

  • Learn skills to calm your mind and body in real time

  • Build confidence in your decisions and boundaries

  • Shift out of survival mode and into a life that feels steady, not overwhelming

What We Work On Together

  • Managing racing thoughts and catastrophic thinking

  • Reducing physical symptoms of anxiety (like tension, headaches, insomnia)

  • Addressing stress from work, relationships, and identity pressures

  • Developing healthier coping strategies beyond avoidance or overwork

  • Healing the perfectionism, people-pleasing, and fear of failure that keep anxiety in place

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Therapy Details

  • Virtual therapy available for Missouri and Illinois residents

  • 50-minute sessions via a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform

  • Most insurance plans accepted; private pay options available

  • Free 15-minute consultation call to see if it’s a fit

Just because you’ve dealt with the stressor, that doesn't mean you’ve dealt with the stress itself; you have to deal with the stress, or it will slowly kill you.

Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.