Sunday Scaries Therapy in NYC

Therapy for Sunday Scaries

When Sunday afternoon brings a tight chest, racing thoughts, and dread about Monday, it can feel like your weekend is already over. Our therapists at New York City Psychotherapy Collective help you understand what is driving the Sunday scaries in New York and build practical tools to feel calmer, more grounded, and more in control of the week ahead.

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Meet your NYC Sunday scaries therapists

Nathalie Ramirez Rojas

For some of my clients, the Sunday scaries are less about Monday’s inbox and more about feeling disconnected from themselves, their relationships, or a life that has changed faster than they could process.

I help young adults and adults navigate moves, career changes, breakups, and other transitions through a holistic blend of relational, psychodynamic, and cognitive behavioral therapy.

As a bilingual Latina therapist, I may be an especially good fit if you want to work in English, Spanish, or both while exploring how your culture, family, and intersecting identities shape the pressure you carry into each new week.

  • Credentials: Licensed Master Social Worker #132015

  • Specialty Areas: Life transitions and career changes, relationship patterns, boundary-setting, cultural identity

Meet Nathalie

Greta Weiss

I help highly sensitive young adults whose Sunday scaries feel less like a passing worry and more like a full-body emotional spiral.

Drawing from psychodynamic therapy, Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness, I help you regulate intense emotions without treating your sensitivity as something that needs to be fixed.

I may be an especially good fit if you want a warm, down-to-earth therapist who can help you explore perfectionism, comparison, career stress, and family dynamics while learning to trust your emotional depth as a strength.

  • Credentials: Licensed Master Social Worker #123711, Motivational Interviewing Certification

  • Specialty Areas: Highly sensitive people, career stress, perfectionism and comparison, emotion regulation, breakups and family dynamics

Meet Greta

Maggie McCarthy

For some people, the Sunday scaries are not only about work—they’re intensified by loneliness, relationship stress, or the sense that something important is missing from life.

I work with women and LGBTQIA+ adults and couples, drawing from mindfulness, CBT, IFS, and narrative therapy to quiet restless thoughts, strengthen the mind-body connection, and help you feel more at home in yourself and your relationships.

I may be an especially good fit if you want a culturally sensitive, strengths-based therapist who offers a judgment-free space, welcomes humor into the healing process, and helps you create a life that feels more connected and authentic.

  • Credentials: Licensed Master Social Worker #120158, Motivational Interviewing Certification, Crisis Counselor Certification

  • Specialty Areas: Anxiety and stress, mind-body connection, women and LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples, self-acceptance, relationship challenges

Meet Maggie

Brooke Robinson, LMSW

For some of my clients, the Sunday scaries are less about Monday's inbox and more about the quiet exhaustion of holding everything together, managing hypervigilance, and taking care of everyone else.

I help young adults and adults navigate burnout, chronic stress, and identity questions through a holistic blend of humanistic, psychodynamic, CBT, and somatic tools.

As a mixed-race Black woman, I offer a warm, culturally competent space to explore how family expectations, racial stress, and the burden of performance shape the pressure you carry into each week—helping you set down that weight and restore self-trust.

  • Credentials: Licensed Master Social Worker #133580, Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200)

  • Specialty Areas: Burnout and chronic stress, hypervigilance, identity and belonging, BIPOC and mixed-race communities, boundary-setting, young adult transitions

Meet Brooke

Elizabeth Kaplan

The Sunday scaries don’t only affect working adults; for many of the children, teens, and young adults I support, they begin with school hallways, social pressures, and the fear of falling behind.

I use CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and trauma-informed therapy to help young people build practical coping skills they can use on Sunday night, at school, and throughout the week.

As a Clinical Supervisor with advanced training in adolescent practice, I may be an especially strong fit for families looking for a warm, strengths-based therapist who combines deep expertise with a genuine focus on building trust and connection.

  • Credentials: Licensed Clinical Social Worker #094062

  • Specialty Areas: Children, teens, young adults, and families; school and social stress; anxiety and depression; life transitions; friendship and relationship conflicts

Meet Elizabeth

What sets our practice apart from other NYC Sunday Scaries therapy providers

  • A boutique experience that accepts insurance. You receive thoughtful, personalized care and a careful therapist match without necessarily paying the full cost out of pocket.

  • Appointments seven days a week. We offer daytime, evening, and Saturday and Sunday availability, so getting help for the Sunday scaries in New York doesn’t have to create even more stress in your schedule.

  • A therapist who fits you—not just an open time slot. We take the time to understand your goals, preferences, identity, and personality before matching you with a clinician.

  • Both insight and practical support. Therapy can help you understand why Sunday anxiety keeps showing up while also giving you concrete tools to manage it differently.

  • Evidence-based care that still feels human. Our therapists draw from psychodynamic therapy, CBT, mindfulness, and other approaches while making room for warmth, humor, and real conversation.

  • A diverse, multilingual team. Our clinicians bring varied cultural, religious, ethnic, and generational perspectives, increasing the likelihood that you will find someone who understands your lived experience.

  • Feminist, intersectional, and anti-racist care. We consider how identity, relationships, work culture, discrimination, and larger systems may shape the stress you carry into Sunday night.

Common symptoms of the Sunday scaries

  • A sense of dread that starts creeping in on Sunday afternoon and gets stronger as bedtime approaches

  • Racing thoughts about everything you need to do, fix, or prepare for before Monday

  • Trouble falling asleep because your mind keeps replaying last week or rehearsing the one ahead

  • A tight chest, upset stomach, racing heart, or other physical tension when you think about work

  • Checking email, Slack, or your calendar repeatedly because you feel like you need to get ahead

  • Feeling irritable, restless, or unusually short with your partner, roommates, or family

  • Struggling to enjoy brunch, downtime, or plans because part of your mind is already at Monday morning

  • Doomscrolling, overworking, or numbing out to avoid the anxiety, and then feeling like your weekend disappeared

What to expect from the therapy process

  • Step 1: Start with a free consultation call

    We’ll talk about what has been feeling difficult and help match you with a therapist whose experience, personality, and approach fit your needs.

  • Step 2: Understand your boundary patterns

    You and your therapist will explore how family dynamics, past relationships, cultural expectations, and earlier experiences may have shaped the way you respond to other people’s needs.

  • Step 3: Build and practice healthier boundaries

    You’ll build practical skills for saying no, expressing your needs, and navigating difficult reactions, with opportunities to rehearse real conversations and apply what you learn outside of therapy.

FAQs about Sunday Scaries therapy

  • The Sunday scaries describe the worry, dread, or tension that can show up as the weekend ends and the workweek approaches. Although the phrase is casual, the experience is a form of anticipatory anxiety, where your mind and body begin reacting to Monday before it has even arrived.

  • You can enjoy your job and still feel anxious about returning to deadlines, responsibilities, social demands, or a packed schedule. Perfectionism, people-pleasing, difficulty disconnecting from work, and not feeling fully rested can all contribute to the Sunday scaries in NYC.

  • It may help to plan your week earlier, create a calming Sunday-evening routine, protect your sleep, and set limits around checking work messages. When the dread keeps returning, therapy can help you address deeper causes such as burnout, anxious thought patterns, unrealistic expectations, or unclear boundaries.

  • Consider reaching out when Sunday anxiety regularly disrupts your sleep, affects your relationships, spills into the rest of the week, or makes it difficult to enjoy your weekends. You don’t need to wait until the symptoms become severe to get support.

  • Yes, we’re in-network with all New York State Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Empire, Optum, Oscar, and UnitedHealthcare plans, as well as Aetna EAP. We’re also approved as out-of-network providers for other commercial health insurance plans.

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