Anxiety Therapy in Ontario

Compassionate, effective support to help you feel calmer, clearer, and more in control.

Anxiety can show up quietly or all at once. You may notice racing thoughts, tension in your body, irritability, difficulty concentrating, disrupted sleep, or a constant sense that something is “off.” Many of the clients we support describe feeling fearful, worried and like their mind won’t stop thinking and slow down, no matter how hard they try.

At Natacha Pennycooke Psychotherapy & Consulting Services, our therapists help you understand what’s happening beneath the anxiety, build nervous-system steadiness, and develop tools that help you move through life with more ease and confidence.

What is Anxiety?

Anxiety is a natural response to stress. but when it becomes persistent, overwhelming, or interferes with daily functioning, it may be time to seek support. Anxiety can be triggered by work stress, past and current trauma, relationships, major life changes like separation, divorce, death, cultural or racial stressors, or long-standing patterns of fear and worry.

Our team takes an integrative, trauma-informed approach to understanding your full lived experience, not just fixing the surface level symptoms.

Clients often come to us when they notice:

Constant worry or rumination
Irritability or quick overwhelm
Difficulty focusing or decision-making
Muscle tension, headaches, tight chest, or fatigue
Sleep difficulties or restlessness

Common Signs of Anxiety

Fear of worst-case scenarios
Feeling “on edge”, wearing a mask or unable to relax
Avoiding tasks, people, or situations
Overfunctioning or perfectionism to cope

If you recognize yourself in any of these, therapy can help.

How Our Therapists Support You

Our Registered Psychotherapists and Registered Social Workers use evidence-based and culturally attuned approaches—including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Somatic Therapy skills and a trauma-informed, anti-racism, anti-oppressive lens, to help you:

Strengthen self-trust and coping strategies
Navigate culturally specific stressors, generational and identity-based pressures
Develop healthier relationship patterns and communication
Create long-term steadiness with nervous system support

Understand root causes of anxiety
Learn your cycle of anxiety and avoidance
Reduce physical symptoms through regulation skills
Challenge overwhelming thoughts
Build emotional resilience

We meet you where you are, at your pace.

Types of Anxiety We Treat

Our team supports clients experiencing:

Health anxiety
Performance anxiety
Cultural, racial, and identity-based anxiety
Stress and burnout-related anxiety
AI Anxiety

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Social Anxiety
Work-related and leadership anxiety
Panic attacks and fear
Trauma-related anxiety

What to Expect in Therapy

Your therapy experience is personalized and grounded in your goals. In sessions, we focus on:

Identifying unhelpful patterns or beliefs

Regulating the nervous system to reduce overwhelm

Building practical strategies you can use right away

Creating sustainable routines to support mental wellness

Understanding your symptoms and what triggers them

Therapy is collaborative. You don’t have to navigate this alone.

Culturally informed and trauma-focused care
Clinicians experienced in anxiety, trauma, and intersectional identity
A safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment
Flexible virtual appointments across Ontario and in-person in Brampton, Peel Region, Ontario
A team approach to ensure the right therapist fit for your needs