Online anxiety therapy · BC & Ontario

Anxiety can take a lot from you: worry loops, restlessness, tension, and a feeling that you’re always on guard. Anxiety counselling is about helping you gently shift from surviving to living, building calm, confidence, and grounded presence with a registered therapist matched to you personally.

  • Persistent worry and racing thoughts
  • Panic or fear that stops you from doing what you want
  • Physical symptoms like tension, tightness, or a racing heart
  • Feeling overwhelmed by everyday stress

All new clients begin with a brief intake so we can ensure the best therapist match.

Client in therapy feeling calmer and proud during anxiety counselling session

Insurance coverage: Our services are covered by most extended health plans. Receipts are provided for reimbursement.
BC & Ontario: Services are provided virtually to clients in British Columbia and Ontario, in accordance with provincial regulations.
No referral required: A doctor’s referral is not typically needed to begin counselling.

What anxiety can look like

Anxiety wears different costumes, and many people live with it for years before naming it. It might show up as generalized worry that never quite switches off, panic that arrives out of nowhere, social anxiety that makes ordinary interactions exhausting, or health worries that keep pulling your attention back to your body. All of them are common, all of them are treatable, and none of them mean anything is wrong with who you are.

Generalized worryThe always-on mind: forecasting, rehearsing, re-checking, and struggling to rest even when things are okay.
PanicSudden waves of intense fear with a racing heart or shortness of breath, and the fear of the next one.
Social anxietyDreading judgment, replaying conversations, avoiding situations that matter to you.
Health anxietyA mind that keeps scanning the body for danger, and a body that responds by feeling worse.
Work & performance anxietyPressure, perfectionism, and the fear of dropping a ball, especially in demanding roles.
Stress that became a baselineWhen overwhelm has lasted so long it feels like personality. It isn’t. See our stress & burnout counselling.

How anxiety counselling can help

Anxiety counselling helps you understand what is fueling your anxiety and build practical skills for calm and confidence. Together, you and your therapist explore the thoughts, habits, and nervous-system patterns that keep anxiety active, using evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and related methods with strong research support for anxiety.

The goal is not to eliminate feeling. Anxiety, at the right dose, is just your system trying to protect you. The goal is to help you manage it, so it stops running the show and you feel grounded and capable in your daily life.

What you will work on in therapy

  • Understanding and interrupting worry loops
  • Grounding and nervous-system regulation tools you can use anywhere
  • Reducing avoidance and rebuilding confidence, one manageable step at a time
  • Changing the thought patterns that keep anxiety fed
  • Sleep, rest, and recovery, because an exhausted system is an anxious system

How getting started works

  1. Complete the short intake (2 to 5 minutes)
  2. We review your needs, goals, and province
  3. You’re matched with the therapist best suited to you, not whoever is next available
  4. You book your first session, with evening and weekend times available

Anxiety is one of the most common reasons people begin individual counselling, and most clients begin within a week.

Anxiety counselling FAQs

Is anxiety counselling covered by insurance?
Most extended health plans in Canada cover services from Registered Psychotherapists (Ontario) and Registered Clinical Counsellors (BC). We provide receipts for reimbursement; check your plan to confirm coverage.
What type of therapy is best for anxiety?
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has the strongest research support for anxiety, and related approaches such as acceptance-based and mindfulness-informed methods are also well supported. Your therapist tailors the approach to you; the fit between you and your therapist matters as much as the method.
How many sessions does anxiety counselling take?
It varies with what you’re working on. Many people notice meaningful change within the first several sessions, and you and your therapist will review progress openly as you go. We also track outcomes with Greenspace, so progress is measured rather than assumed.
Can counselling help with panic attacks?
Yes. Panic responds well to therapy: understanding what panic is, learning regulation skills for the wave itself, and gradually retiring the fear of the next one. Many clients are surprised how workable panic becomes once it is understood.
Is online therapy effective for anxiety?
Research on video-delivered therapy has found it comparable to in-person care for anxiety concerns, and many anxious clients find starting from their own space genuinely easier. No commute, no waiting room.
Do I need a diagnosis or referral first?
No. You don’t need a diagnosis, a referral, or the right words for what you’re feeling. If anxiety is costing you something, that is reason enough to reach out.
Where is anxiety counselling available?
Anywhere in British Columbia and Ontario by secure video, including Toronto, Mississauga, Ottawa, Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria, and Kelowna.

Ready to get started?

Complete the intake and we’ll contact you within one business day to match you with the right therapist.

If you are in crisis, call 911, go to your nearest emergency room, or call or text 988 (Suicide Crisis Helpline, Canada).