Anxiety is one of the most common mental health concerns, affecting how you think, feel, and respond to everyday situations. While anxiety is a natural and protective response, it can become overwhelming when it is persistent, excessive, or difficult to control. Many people experience ongoing worry, mental overactivity, physical tension, difficulty relaxing, poor sleep, or a constant sense of being “on edge,” even when there is no immediate threat.

Overthinking, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Social Anxiety Therapy

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health concerns, affecting how you think, feel, and respond to everyday situations. While anxiety is a natural and protective response, it can become overwhelming when it is persistent, excessive, or difficult to control. Many people experience ongoing worry, mental overactivity, physical tension, difficulty relaxing, poor sleep, or a constant sense of being “on edge,” even when there is no immediate threat.

Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) involves chronic and uncontrollable worry about multiple areas of life, including work, health, relationships, or future uncertainty. This can lead to fatigue, difficulty concentrating, muscle tension, irritability, and emotional exhaustion. Social anxiety involves an intense fear of being judged, criticised, or negatively evaluated by others, often making social situations, meetings, or public interactions feel highly stressful or avoidable.

At Mood & Mind Psychology in Hawthorn, we provide evidence-based anxiety treatment to help you understand and reduce anxiety at its source. Our psychologists use approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), schema therapy, and trauma-informed therapy to help calm the nervous system, reduce excessive worry, and build lasting emotional resilience. Therapy focuses on helping you feel more grounded, confident, and able to engage fully in your life without anxiety limiting your choices.

Common anxiety symptoms we treat include:

• Excessive worry and overthinking
• Feeling constantly on edge or unable to relax
• Social anxiety and fear of judgement
• Panic attacks and physical anxiety symptoms
• Difficulty sleeping due to racing thoughts
• Avoidance of situations due to anxiety

We offer anxiety therapy for tweens, adolescents and adults experiencing generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic symptoms, and chronic stress. Our Hawthorn psychology clinic provides both in-person and telehealth appointments, and we welcome referrals from GPs, psychiatrists, and other health professionals. Medicare rebates may be available with a Mental Health Treatment Plan.