7 NYC Work Anxiety Therapists
Therapy for Work Anxiety
Work anxiety can follow you long after you clock out. You might replay meetings, panic over vague messages from your boss, or spend Sunday night worrying about the week ahead. Even when you're doing well professionally, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, burnout, or career uncertainty can make work feel constantly high stakes.
At New York City Psychotherapy Collective, NYC work anxiety therapy can help you understand these patterns, manage anxiety, and build a more sustainable relationship with work.
Meet our NYC Work Anxiety Therapists
Morgan Walker
You may look capable and successful at work while privately questioning every decision you make. I work with high-achieving adults struggling with perfectionism, imposter syndrome, people-pleasing, overthinking, and pressure to make the "right" career choices. Using CBT and psychodynamic therapy, we can build practical skills for managing anxiety while also understanding the deeper patterns keeping self-doubt in place. My approach may be a good fit if you like therapy to feel structured, collaborative, and grounded in concrete tools you can use between sessions.
Credentials: Mental Health Counselor – Limited Permit #P144582
Specialty Areas: High-functioning anxiety, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, people-pleasing, career and life transitions
Allie Soss
If work anxiety sounds like “I’m not good enough,” “I’m going to fail,” or “Everyone else knows what they’re doing,” I can help you challenge the voice behind those thoughts. I combine CBT with Person-Centered Therapy to address negative self-talk, imposter syndrome, career anxiety, communication difficulties, and self-worth while helping you build greater trust in yourself. I may be an especially good fit if your NYC work anxiety overlaps with low self-esteem, communication difficulties, or a strong inner critic.
Credentials: Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Diagnostic Privilege #013301
Specialty Areas: Anxiety, negative self-talk, imposter syndrome, self-esteem, career stress, communication
Julia Laplaza
Early career life in NYC can bring a constant stream of decisions: Should I stay in this job? Am I progressing fast enough? Why does everyone else seem further ahead? I specialize in working with young adults navigating career pressure, comparison, increased responsibilities, people-pleasing, and anxiety about what adulthood is supposed to look like. As a bilingual Latinx therapist, I also understand how family, cultural, workplace, and societal expectations can intersect and make it harder to determine what you actually want. I may be a strong match if you are trying to figure out what you actually want rather than simply meeting everyone else's expectations.
Credentials: Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Diagnostic Privilege #013659
Specialty Areas: Young adults, career decisions, anxiety, comparison, family dynamics, relationships, boundary issues
Laina Mason
Sometimes anxiety at work connects to experiences that started long before your current position. With more than 15 years of counseling experience, I help people explore how trauma, major life transitions, identity, relationships, and longstanding patterns may affect their ability to handle pressure, set boundaries, or feel successful. My experience in high-pressure environments, including competitive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, also informs the grounded way I help clients stay connected to themselves when the stakes feel high.
Credentials: Licensed Clinical Social Worker #082556
Specialty Areas: Trauma, anxiety, life transitions, boundaries, high-pressure situations, identity
Greta Weiss
If criticism sticks with you for days, workplace tension feels impossible to ignore, or comparison quickly turns into self-doubt, your sensitivity doesn't have to be treated like a flaw. I work with highly sensitive young adults navigating career stress, perfectionism, emotional intensity, and pressure to have everything figured out. Drawing from IFS, ACT, psychodynamic therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches, I help you regulate difficult emotions while learning to understand your sensitivity as an important part of who you are. I may be a particularly good fit if your work anxiety in New York involves emotional intensity, perfectionism, comparison, or feeling overstimulated by the people and environment around you.
Credentials: Licensed Master Social Worker #123711
Specialty Areas: Highly sensitive people, career stress, perfectionism, comparison, emotion regulation
Miranda Savage
You may have the job, résumé, or outward markers of success you worked toward and still feel unsure whether the life you built actually fits. I work with young adults experiencing anxiety, perfectionism, self-doubt, identity questions, and career transitions, particularly when there is pressure to appear like everything is fine. With a background in theatre, I bring a creative and relational perspective to CBT and psychodynamic work, making me a good fit if you want to explore both practical anxiety management and the bigger question of what feels genuinely authentic to you.
Credentials: Mental Health Counselor – Limited Permit #P139999
Specialty Areas: Anxiety, perfectionism, identity, career transitions, self-worth, LGBTQ+ affirming therapy
Caroline Goodhines
Work anxiety rarely exists in a vacuum. I primarily support adults in their twenties and thirties who are simultaneously building careers, navigating relationships, questioning old expectations, managing burnout, or adjusting to major life transitions. My conversational approach combines CBT, narrative therapy, and humanistic therapy, making me a good fit if you want practical strategies for anxiety while also exploring how career stress fits into the larger story of your life.
Credentials: Mental Health Counselor – Limited Permit #P140576
Specialty Areas: Career stress, burnout, anxiety, perfectionism, relationships, identity, life transitions
What sets our practice apart from other NYC work anxiety therapy providers?
A boutique experience that accepts insurance. Receive individualized care and thoughtful therapist matching while—depending on your insurance plan—using your in-network mental health benefits.
Appointments seven days a week. Daytime, evening, and weekend availability can make therapy easier to fit around demanding schedules.
A therapist matched to more than your calendar. We consider your goals, personality, identity, preferences, and how you want therapy to feel, not simply which therapist has an opening.
Practical strategies and deeper insight. Our work anxiety therapists can help you manage anxious thoughts in the present while exploring why perfectionism, people-pleasing, overworking, or self-doubt keep returning.
Therapy that feels human. Our clinicians use evidence-based approaches without losing room for warmth, humor, honesty, and genuine conversation.
A diverse and culturally responsive team. Our clinicians bring varied cultural, religious, ethnic, and generational perspectives, helping us to better understand your lived experience.
Feminist, intersectional, and anti-racist care. We don't assume every workplace problem exists solely inside the individual. NYC work anxiety therapy can also make space for discrimination, inequity, power dynamics, and systemic stressors that affect your experience at work.
Common reasons people seek therapy for work anxiety
Constantly worrying about making mistakes or disappointing your boss
Replaying emails, meetings, or conversations after the workday ends
Perfectionism that makes even small assignments feel high stakes
Imposter syndrome despite evidence that you are capable
Difficulty saying no, delegating, or setting boundaries
Burnout from feeling like you always need to be available
Anxiety about presentations, meetings, feedback, or workplace conflict
Comparing your career progress with friends, coworkers, or LinkedIn
Feeling stuck in a job but terrified of making the wrong career move
Physical symptoms such as tension, headaches, racing heart, or trouble sleeping when work gets stressful
People-pleasing or taking responsibility for everyone else's reactions
Struggling to separate your self-worth from your productivity or job title
What to expect from therapy for work anxiety
FAQs about work anxiety therapy in NYC
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Although work anxiety is not an official diagnosis, it’s commonly understood by those experiencing it to be persistent worry, fear, or tension connected to your job or career. It might involve worrying about performance, making mistakes, interacting with coworkers, meeting deadlines, job security, or whether you are on the right career path. For some people, the anxiety stays mostly at work; for others, it affects sleep, relationships, weekends, and their ability to relax.
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Start by noticing what tends to trigger your anxiety, such as deadlines, feedback, meetings, conflict, or fear of making mistakes. Strategies like taking intentional breaks, setting clearer boundaries, challenging worst-case thinking, and limiting after-hours work checking can help. If work anxiety in New York is affecting your sleep, confidence, relationships, or ability to disconnect from work, therapy can help you better understand the pattern and build coping strategies that fit your situation.
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Having anxiety doesn’t automatically mean you can be fired. Under federal law, some anxiety disorders may qualify as disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which can protect employees from discrimination and may entitle them to reasonable workplace accommodations. However, employees generally still need to be able to perform the essential functions of their jobs, with or without reasonable accommodation, and individual circumstances can vary.
If anxiety is affecting your ability to work, you may want to speak with HR about accommodations and consult an employment attorney if you have questions about your specific legal rights. -
Yes. NYC work anxiety therapy can help you understand the combination of workplace conditions, emotional patterns, boundaries, and expectations contributing to burnout. It can also provide space to consider what needs to change, whether that means adjusting your habits, communicating differently at work, reconnecting with life outside your career, or considering a larger professional transition.
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Yes, we're all in-network with all New York State Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Unitedhealthcare, Cigna, Empire, Optum, Aetna EAP plans, and Oscar plan. We're also approved out-of-network providers for other commercial plans. We can help you determine your coverage and connect you with a clinician who works with your plan.