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ANXIETY THERAPIST · LOS ANGELES

Anxiety therapist in Los Angeles. Susan Quinn Therapist, LMFT root-cause anxiety therapy using EMDR and nervous-system work, for clients tired of managing what they’d rather actually resolve.

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Root-Cause

Anxiety Approach

EMDR + Nervous-System

Integrated Work

Panic · Phobia · GAD

Treated

WHY THIS APPROACH TO ANXIETY

Anxiety is the symptom. What it's pointing to is the work.

Most people seeking anxiety therapy have already tried coping tools, mindfulness, or medication yet the anxiety keeps returning because it isn’t just a thinking problem. It’s a nervous system response shaped by stress, fear, or past experiences.

My approach focuses on calming the body’s alarm system, not just managing thoughts. Using EMDR, nervous system regulation, and trauma-informed therapy, we work to reduce chronic vigilance so your mind and body can finally feel safe again.

ANXIETY PRESENTATIONS TREATED

The forms of anxiety this
practice specialises in.

Generalised anxiety (GAD). 

Generalised anxiety (GAD). 

Chronic, pervasive anxiety. The mind that won't stop scanning. The hum that won't quiet.

Panic disorder.

Panic disorder.

Acute panic episodes and the anxiety about anxiety that follows.

Social anxiety.

Social anxiety.

Particularly when it traces to early relational or attachment experiences.

Specific phobias.

Specific phobias.

Flying, driving, medical, public speaking, animals — phobias often have a clear root EMDR can target.

Health anxiety.

Health anxiety.

Hypervigilance about the body, often following a medical event.

Performance anxiety.

Performance anxiety.

Particularly when connected to early experiences of judgment or shame.

Anxiety after life events. 

Anxiety after life events. 

The anxiety that develops or worsens after a diagnosis, loss, betrayal, or major change.

Chronic hypervigilance.

Chronic hypervigilance.

The nervous system that won't stand down even when nothing is wrong.
IS THIS ANXIETY THERAPY RIGHT FOR YOU?

Where this approach tends
to help.

My anxiety therapy practice is specialised. Here’s where it fits and where another option might be better.

This may be a good fit if

  • You've tried CBT, mindfulness, or medication and the relief has been partial.
  • Your anxiety feels older than the current trigger.
  • You want a treatment that addresses roots, not only symptoms.
  • You can identify earlier experiences that may have shaped how your nervous system responds.
  • You want a defined, evidence-based treatment arc not open-ended supportive therapy.
  • You're willing to feel some discomfort in service of resolution.

Another option may fit better if

  • Your anxiety has a primarily medical cause that hasn't been ruled out (thyroid, hormonal, neurological).
  • You're looking for short-term symptom management without addressing roots.
  • Severe OCD better served by an OCD specialist using ERP.
  • You're in active crisis or need higher-level care first.
  • You're primarily seeking medication management that requires a psychiatrist.
ANXIETY THERAPY - COMMON QUESTIONS

What people ask first.

What kind of anxiety therapy do you provide?

Primarily EMDR-based, integrated with nervous-system regulation work and psychodynamic understanding. I work at the root — the experiences and templates that taught your nervous system to stay alert — rather than only managing the surface symptoms. For many clients, that’s what makes the change durable rather than temporary.

Yes. EMDR is one of the most rigorously researched psychotherapy treatments in existence, recognised as a first-line treatment for PTSD by every major mental health body. Its application to anxiety more broadly is well-established — chronic anxiety often has trauma-spectrum roots that respond to the same protocol.

CBT teaches you to identify and challenge anxious thoughts. It’s effective for many people, particularly for acute, situation-specific anxiety. EMDR works at a different level — it addresses the nervous-system imprint that’s generating the anxious thoughts in the first place. For chronic anxiety with deep roots, EMDR often reaches what CBT can’t.

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AREAS SERVED

A Brentwood practice.

With telehealth across CA.

My office sits on San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood minutes from Santa Monica, West LA, and Beverly Hills. For clients across California, telehealth makes the same work possible from home.

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Brentwood

Primary office · 90049

Santa Monica

20 min · Telehealth

West Los Angeles

20 min · In-person

Beverly Hills

20 min · Telehealth

Pacific Palisades

20 min · Telehealth

Culver City

20 min · Telehealth

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No commitment, no paperwork. A chance to talk through what you’re carrying and see whether EMDR and whether I might be the right fit.

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