Structured group and individual therapy several days a week, while you live at home and keep up with work or school.
What we treat
Anxiety treatment
in Houston
Worry that will not switch off. A racing heart, a tight chest, the sense that something is wrong even when it is not. When anxiety starts running your days, you do not have to face it alone. We help you find the care that fits, and the way back to steadier ground.
Outpatient care in Montrose, Houston. Most major insurance accepted.
Understanding anxiety
More than ordinary stress
Everyone feels anxious sometimes. An anxiety disorder is different: the worry is bigger than the situation, it does not switch off when the moment passes, and over time it starts shaping how you work, sleep, and relate to the people around you.
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions in the country. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that about 19% of U.S. adults have an anxiety disorder in any given year, and roughly 31% will at some point in their lives. What you are carrying is both real and widely shared, and it responds well to treatment.
Anxiety also takes more than one form. Generalized anxiety disorder shows up as near-constant worry and tension. Panic disorder brings sudden, intense waves of fear, often with physical symptoms that feel like an emergency. Phobia-related anxiety centers on a specific situation or object that feels impossible to face. Different shapes call for different care, which is why treatment starts with understanding yours.
What it feels like
Common signs
and symptoms.
Anxiety shows up in the body, in your thoughts, and in what you do. Most people notice some mix of these, not all at once.
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In the body
A racing or pounding heart, shortness of breath, sweating, trembling, muscle tension, and a deep fatigue that sets in once the adrenaline fades.
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In your thoughts and mood
Persistent worry that is hard to control, a sense of dread, irritability or agitation, and trouble concentrating on what is in front of you.
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In what you do
Avoiding people, places, or situations that set the anxiety off, repeating behaviors to feel safe, and pulling back from things you used to enjoy.
When to reach out
When it may be time
for more support.
Anxiety exists on a spectrum. These are signs it may be worth talking with a professional rather than waiting it out.
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It is disrupting daily life
Worry or fear is interfering with work, relationships, or the things you need to do, and it has not eased on its own.
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Your body is keeping score
Ongoing physical symptoms like insomnia, a pounding heart, or unexplained aches with no other medical cause.
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You are leaning on substances to cope
Using alcohol or other substances to quiet the anxiety is a sign that both the anxiety and how you are managing it deserve attention.
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It is dimming your life
When anxiety keeps you from enjoying things or steadily wears down your mental health, reaching out early makes recovery more likely.
Our approach
How we treat
anxiety.
At The Lovett Center, anxiety treatment is built around you, not a script. Care begins with a thorough assessment, then we match the setting and the methods to what you actually need.
Most anxiety responds well to proven approaches. The National Institute of Mental Health points to psychotherapy, medication, or a combination as first-line care, with the strongest results often coming from the two together.
We lean on cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps you recognize and shift the thought patterns that feed anxiety, along with exposure-based work and other evidence-based methods. When medication is part of the plan, our prescribers handle it carefully and integrate medication management with your therapy.
Your care is delivered by our clinical team, led in our intensive outpatient program by clinicians like Jamie Patin, LCSW, so the people guiding your treatment know anxiety well.
- A thorough clinical assessment
- A plan matched to your needs
- Therapy, and medication where it helps
- Care for any co-occurring conditions
Treatment options
Where anxiety treatment
can start.
Most people with anxiety are treated successfully on an outpatient basis. The right starting point depends on how much support you need right now. If you are not sure, we will help you figure it out.
Regular individual sessions at a steadier pace. A good fit for milder anxiety, or as a step down from more intensive care.
Our most intensive outpatient level: full days of structured treatment, with the freedom to go home each night.
How we work
Therapies we use
for anxiety.
We match the method to the person. These are the approaches we most often draw on for anxiety.
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Psychodynamic therapy
Depth-oriented work that traces anxiety back to the patterns and experiences that keep it going, the foundation the rest of your care builds on.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
The most studied therapy for anxiety. CBT helps you catch the thought patterns that fuel worry and practice steadier ones.
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Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
Skills for riding out intense emotion, staying present, and calming the body when anxiety spikes.
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EMDR therapy
When anxiety is rooted in past trauma, EMDR helps the brain reprocess those memories so they lose their charge.
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Group therapy
Practicing new skills alongside people who understand, a core part of our intensive outpatient program.
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Common questions
Anxiety treatment,
answered.
Anxiety treatment at The Lovett Center starts with a clinical assessment, then a plan matched to your needs: usually evidence-based therapy and, when it helps, medication. Most people are treated on an outpatient basis through our outpatient program, intensive outpatient program, or partial hospitalization program, depending on how much structure you need. You live at home throughout.
It depends on how much anxiety is affecting your daily life. Weekly outpatient therapy is enough for many people. When anxiety is disrupting work, sleep, or relationships and weekly sessions are not moving the needle, an intensive outpatient program adds structure and support without putting your life on hold.
About our IOPIf anxiety is interfering with work, relationships, or daily life and it has not eased on its own, it is worth talking with a professional. Other signs include ongoing physical symptoms like insomnia or a racing heart, leaning on alcohol or other substances to cope, and losing your ability to enjoy things. Reaching out early tends to make treatment more effective.
In many cases, yes. The Lovett Center is in network with major insurers including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, Magellan, and TriWest, and we also work with out-of-network benefits and self-pay. Coverage varies by plan, so the surest way to know is to verify your benefits with us.
Verify your insuranceWe most often use cognitive behavioral therapy, the most studied approach for anxiety, along with DBT, EMDR when trauma is involved, and group therapy. Many people do best with a combination, and some also benefit from medication managed alongside their therapy.
Yes, and often that is exactly what is needed. Anxiety frequently arrives alongside depression, and sometimes alongside trauma or substance use. We build one plan that treats the whole picture rather than passing you between programs.
Dual diagnosis careYou are not alone
Steadier ground is
within reach.
What you are feeling has a name, and it has a way through.
When you are ready, a real person at The Lovett Center will listen and help you find the next step. No pressure, no commitment, just a conversation.
Every conversation is confidential. In a crisis, call or text 988 any time to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.