Anxiety therapists in Sterling, Illinois IL
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Anxiety or Fears
Jason Herr
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I work with individuals experiencing persistent worry, overthinking, and physical symptoms of anxiety that interfere with daily life. Drawing on extensive clinical experience treating anxiety and related concerns across community mental health and private practice settings, I incorporate biological and neurological education to help clients understand how anxiety affects the brain, body, and nervous system.
Anxiety is a naturally occurring process that can build slowly or appear suddenly. While many people associate anxiety only with panic attacks, it more often shows up as overthinking, constant analyzing, chronic worry, and a low-grade sense of never feeling fully safe. This ongoing activation can cause the limbic system to become overactive and gradually diminish the body’s ability to relax. Anxiety often gives the false impression of control over situations that are ultimately outside of our control.
In our work together, I teach practical skills to regulate the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, reduce reactivity, and restore a sense of internal stability. Together, we develop tools to manage uncertainty, increase tolerance for lack of control, and respond to stress with greater clarity, confidence, and emotional balance.
16 Years Experience
Online in Sterling, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Anxiety or Fears
Gemstone Wellness, Inc.
Psychologist, PsyD, LCPC, LCSW, LPC
At Gemstone Wellness, anxiety is not treated as something to simply “manage” or suppress—it is understood as a meaningful signal shaped by your nervous system, your history, and the environments you’ve had to adapt to. Rather than focusing only on symptom reduction, therapy begins by helping you understand why your anxiety exists and what it has been trying to protect.
Our approach is grounded in nervous system regulation and trauma-informed care. Many clients come in feeling overwhelmed by racing thoughts, chronic worry, panic, or a persistent sense of unease. We work collaboratively to slow these patterns down—helping you recognize triggers, understand the mind-body connection, and build the capacity to respond rather than react. Over time, this creates a greater sense of stability, clarity, and internal safety.
Treatment is not one-size-fits-all. We integrate a range of approaches—including cognitive and behavioral strategies, mindfulness, body-based awareness, and trauma-focused work—while remaining flexible to your needs, pace, and preferences. Tools are offered thoughtfully, not prescriptively, so that therapy feels supportive rather than overwhelming or performative.
Importantly, we recognize that anxiety is often rooted in deeper experiences: trauma, identity-based stress, cultural expectations, loss, or longstanding patterns of self-protection. Therapy at Gemstone Wellness makes space for these layers. We move beyond surface-level coping into insight—helping you untangle the beliefs, experiences, and relational patterns that keep anxiety in place.
The work is both practical and relational. You will gain tools to navigate moments of distress, but you will also develop a different relationship with yourself—one grounded in self-trust rather than fear. As that shift happens, anxiety often softens, not because it is forced away, but because it is no longer carrying the same burden alone.
10 Years Experience
Online in Sterling, IL Illinois
Anxiety or Fears
Kate Koslowsky
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I often work with people who feel caught in cycles of anxiety, overthinking, or persistent worry. In our work together, we look closely at the patterns between your thoughts, emotions, and reactions, and develop practical ways to help your mind and body feel less overwhelmed. At the same time, we make space to understand the personal experiences and relationships that shape how safe or anxious the world feels to you. This approach allows therapy to be both useful in the moment and meaningful over time.
16 Years Experience
Online in Sterling, IL Illinois
Anxiety or Fears
Paulina Birgiolaite
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW, CMNCS
If your mind feels like it’s constantly racing, overanalyzing, or preparing for worst-case scenarios, you’re not alone. Anxiety can make even small decisions feel overwhelming. I help you understand how anxiety works, challenge the thought patterns that fuel it, and develop tools to feel calmer, more grounded, and more in control.
8 Years Experience
Online in Sterling, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Anxiety or Fears
Rachel Purcell
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I help my clients navigate their anxiety and fears with compassion, practical tools, and different evidence-based strategies such as CBT and ERP. Together, we will work together to understand the root of the anxiety and fears and build goals and coping skills for a more manageable life.
5 Years Experience
Online in Sterling, IL Illinois
Anxiety therapists in Sterling, Illinois Statistics
Anxiety therapists in Sterling, Illinois average 17 years of experience and charge around $201 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (77%), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (39%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (33%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$201
Accept insurance
47%
Offer sliding scale
36%
Gender ID
| 63% |
Female |
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| 32% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 57% |
In Person and Online |
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| 43% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 77% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 39% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 33% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 32% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 28% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 27% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 25% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
Ages Served
| 95% | Adult |
| 67% | Young Adult |
| 51% | Senior |
| 45% | Teen |
| 19% | Children |
Client Focus
| 53% | Women |
| 37% | LGBTQ+ |
| 36% | Men |
| 23% | Military / Veterans |
| 20% | Christian |