If your mind races, your chest tightens, or panic arrives out of nowhere, you are not weak and you are not stuck this way. We help you calm an overactive nervous system and feel like yourself again, at your pace.
Takes 2 minutes. No credit card. No referral needed.
Clinically reviewed by Svetlana Antonyshyn, Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO #001652). Last reviewed June 2026.
Anxiety is your body trying to protect you. The racing heart, the spinning thoughts, the urge to avoid, these are an ancient alarm system doing its job a little too well. It is not a character flaw, and it is not something you should be able to just push through.
Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) notes that anxiety is among the most common and most treatable mental health concerns. The aim of therapy is not to delete anxiety, you need some, but to turn the alarm down so it stops running your days.
Working with a therapist, you learn what sets the alarm off, practical skills to calm your body in the moment, and ways to face the situations anxiety has shrunk your life around. Many people also explore how the nervous system shifts between stress and safety, so calm becomes something you can return to on purpose.
Anxiety therapy is evidence-based talk therapy that helps you understand your triggers, calm your nervous system in the moment, and gradually face what you have been avoiding, so worry and panic stop running the show. Most people meet weekly and notice a shift within the first month or two.
When anxiety spikes, you do not need to think your way out, you can signal safety to your body. This is a taste of the grounding work you would build in sessions. Pick a moment that sounds familiar.
“My chest is tight and my heart is pounding. I think I am having a panic attack.”
This is a panic attack, not danger.
Your alarm has misfired. It feels life-threatening, but a panic attack cannot harm you, and it always peaks and passes, usually within minutes.
Name 5 things you can see, 4 you can touch, 3 you can hear. Then breathe in for 4 and out for 6, a longer exhale tells your nervous system the threat is over.
“This will peak and pass. I have ridden this out before. Right now, I am safe.”
In sessions you build a version of this for your own triggers, until it becomes automatic. Try it with a therapist, free for 20 minutes.
Anxiety rarely looks the same twice. Whatever shape yours takes, there is a way through it, and a therapist here who works with it.
Anxiety and low mood often travel together. If yours comes with heaviness or loss of interest, our depression therapy works hand in hand with this.
Booking a first session can itself feel anxiety-provoking. Here is exactly how those 55 minutes tend to go, so nothing is a mystery.
No couch, no interrogation. Your therapist welcomes you, explains confidentiality in plain language, and you set the pace. You share only what you want to.
Together you sketch where anxiety shows up, what sets it off, how it feels in your body, and what you have already tried. Naming it out loud often brings the first bit of relief.
Using a real example from your week, you try a grounding or breathing skill together, the same kind as the demo above, so you leave with something you can use that day.
You agree on what you are working toward, roughly how many sessions it might take, and one small thing to try before next week.
There is no single script for anxiety. Your therapist draws on approaches with strong research behind them and tailors them to you and your pace.
InnerSight was founded by Svetlana Antonyshyn, RP, on the belief that healing should treat the person, not a label. Every therapist here is a Registered Psychotherapist regulated by the CRPO and supported by monthly clinical supervision. InnerSight has been recognized with the Canadian Choice Award for Best Psychotherapist (2026) and named a Best Psychotherapy Clinic in Vaughan, and our therapists are members of the CRPO, CCPA and OAMHP. More about our approach.
Every therapist below is a Registered Psychotherapist who helps people with anxiety and panic. Watch a short intro, read their full profile, or let us match you in your free consultation.
Not sure who fits? Browse all 25+ therapists or let us match you. You can switch anytime, and your file moves with you.
No hidden fees and no pressure. Most clients pay little or nothing out of pocket after insurance.
Meet a therapist, ask anything, and see if it feels right. No credit card and no obligation.
Most private insurance plans cover a portion of services from a Registered Psychotherapist. We provide receipts for direct claims.
Sessions with supervised therapists in training, at a lower rate. Same structure, same care, more accessible.
Psychotherapy is also tax-deductible as a medical expense in Canada. Questions about coverage? See our reduced-fee program or call us, we are happy to walk you through it.
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No referral is needed. You can book a free 20-minute consultation online at psychotherapyclinic.janeapp.com or call (905) 553-9507. Most people have their first full session within a week.
It varies with your goals, but many people notice a meaningful shift within about 6 to 12 sessions, and anxiety responds well to therapy. You and your therapist review progress together and adjust as you go, and you are never locked into a fixed number.
Therapy helps you understand that a panic attack, while terrifying, is not dangerous and always passes. You learn to recognise triggers, calm your body with grounding and breathing, and reduce the fear of future attacks so they lose their grip over time.
Not necessarily. Many people improve significantly through therapy alone. Our therapists are Registered Psychotherapists and do not prescribe medication, but we are glad to work alongside your physician or psychiatrist if medication is part of your care.
Yes. We offer secure video sessions anywhere in Ontario, plus in-person sessions in Woodbridge, Vaughan and Barrie. Online sessions work well for anxiety and remove the stress of the commute. Evenings and weekends are available.
That is very common, and we work with the whole picture. Anxiety often travels with depression, past trauma, or burnout, and your therapist tailors the approach so these are addressed together rather than in isolation.
Yes. Our therapists are Registered Psychotherapists regulated by the CRPO, and everything you share stays confidential within the standard legal limits, which your therapist explains clearly in your first session.
You talk with a therapist about what your anxiety looks like and what you would like to change. They explain how therapy could help and answer your questions. No pressure, no commitment, and booking takes about 2 minutes.
In-person sessions at three locations, plus secure video sessions anywhere in Ontario. Evenings and weekends available.
Online in 2 minutes or by phone. No referral, no credit card.
Talk it through and get matched with the right fit for you.
Build skills that quiet the alarm and get your life back.
In immediate crisis or having thoughts of suicide? Call or text 988 any time, or call 911. You deserve support right now.
