Anxiety

Understand Your Anxiety and Find the Right Support

Feeling anxious, panicked or tense?

Anxiety is one of the most common reasons that people seek online therapy.

Free Online Anxiety Test

Understand Your Anxiety and Take the First Step Toward Feeling Better

Worries, fears, and anxieties are part of being human. They’re normal reactions to stress or danger — but when they become overwhelming or hard to control, they can start to affect your wellbeing, relationships, sleep, and daily life.

If you’ve been feeling anxious, take our free, 2-minute Anxiety Test to understand your symptoms and discover what kind of help could make a difference. You’ll receive clear guidance on the best next steps for support — and you can start feeling more in control today.

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Everyone feels anxious or afraid at times, it’s part of how we’re built. Anxiety becomes a problem when those feelings are stronger or more frequent than the situation calls for.

If you have anxiety problems, these feelings occur regularly, causing distress and leaving you feel powerless and out of control. The symptoms of anxiety are listed below, they can include a pounding heart, sweating, tension and avoidance behaviours.

If left untreated anxiety can have a significant impact on your ability to concentrate at work, have a negative impact on your relationships and your overall mood.

Anxiety can have both psychological and physical symptoms.

What Anxiety Can Feel Like

Anxiety can affect both your mind and body. You might notice:

Psychological symptoms such as:

Constant worrying or overthinking
Difficulty sleeping or feeling exhausted
Trouble concentrating
Feeling irritable or on edge
Seeking reassurance from others
Feeling tense, emotional, or tearful

Physical symptoms such as:

A racing or pounding heartbeat
Rapid breathing or shortness of breath
Sweating or trembling
Chest tightness
Nausea, dizziness, or “butterflies”
Headaches or loss of appetite

These are caused by your body’s natural stress response. When anxiety becomes persistent, it can start to feel out of your control — but with the right help, you can learn to manage it effectively.

Understanding the Different Types of Anxiety

Anxiety can take many forms. Our therapists at My Therapist Online are experienced in helping people with:

Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) – ongoing worry about everyday situations
Panic Disorder – sudden, intense feelings of fear or panic
Social Anxiety – fear of judgment or embarrassment in social situations
Health Anxiety – constant worry about your health
Performance Anxiety – fear of failure or being evaluated
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviours
Phobias – intense fear of specific objects or situations
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – distress following a traumatic event
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) - preoccupation with perceived flaws in appearance that cause significant distress or impact daily life.
Emetophobia - intense fear of vomiting, being sick, or seeing others vomit, often leading to avoidance of certain foods or situations.

How Online Therapy Can Help

If your anxiety feels difficult to manage, speaking with a therapist can make a real difference.
At My Therapist Online, our experienced therapists use evidence-based approaches such as:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – to understand and change unhelpful thought patterns
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – to build resilience and self-compassion
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) – to reduce self-criticism and shame
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) – for anxiety linked to trauma

You’ll work with your therapist to develop a personalised plan to manage your anxiety and build long-term coping strategies.

What Online Therapy Looks Like

Our therapy sessions take place securely via video, allowing you to access expert help from the comfort of your home. Many people find this helps them open up more easily and fit therapy around their lives.

Together with your therapist, you’ll:

Understand what’s maintaining your anxiety
Learn calming and grounding techniques
Build confidence and resilience
Prevent anxiety from taking over your life again

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Take the Next Step Toward Relief

You don’t have to face anxiety alone. Taking the free online Anxiety Test is a simple first step toward understanding what’s going on and finding the right kind of support.

After completing the test, you’ll receive tailored guidance on what could help you most — whether that’s self-help strategies, therapy options, or connecting with a qualified online therapist.

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My Therapist Online can help you

If you recognise some of the symptoms above, you may benefit from speaking to one of our therapists. Our therapists are highly trained and experienced in treating the many different anxiety disorders including panic disorder, generalised anxiety, social anxiety, performance anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive disorder (OCD), phobias, traumas and post traumatic tress disorder (PTSD)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a recommended treatment for conditions where anxiety and depression are the main problem. CBT will often focus on lifting the spiralling cycles of depression and low mood.

CBT helps you to understand the underlying causes of your anxiety by working to examine the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that are contributing to it. With your therapist you will develop a personalised plan to cope with anxiety and learn techniques and tools that will help you now and help prevent the return of it in the future. Many of our therapists are highly training and experienced in treating anxiery.

We make finding the right therapist easy.

At My Therapist Online, we listen to the problems you are facing and match you with the right therapist for your individual needs. You can meet with them for a free initial consultation to be sure it is a good match before starting your therapy.