Your mind is trying to protect you, even when it feels overwhelming and together, we can help it find steadiness again.
Therapy for depression and anxiety in NYC for adults and creatives experiencing overwhelm, low mood, racing thoughts, and emotional exhaustion. Our evidence-based, trauma-informed approach helps you regulate your nervous system, reduce symptoms, and rebuild a sense of steadiness and hope.
Why Do Anxiety and Depression Make It So Hard to Feel Like Yourself?
At Mindful Self Therapy, we offer therapy for depression and anxiety for adults and creatives across New York City, helping you calm your mind, regulate your emotions, and regain a sense of safety and control. Our approach is grounded in curiosity, authenticity, and collaboration because we believe healing happens with you, not to you.
We understand that living with anxiety or depression isn’t about overreacting or being “too sensitive”; it’s about navigating a world that can feel unpredictable and overwhelming. Beneath the worry, exhaustion, tension, or constant “what ifs,” there’s often a quiet question:
“Will I ever feel at ease again?”
We’re here to help you explore that with compassion, not judgment.
Quick Facts:
Who It’s For: Adults and creatives navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, or emotional overwhelm.
Common Concerns: Racing thoughts, panic, low motivation, fatigue, hopelessness, irritability, emotional overwhelm, and sleep disruption
Approaches Used: Psychodynamic therapy, mindfulness practices, somatic therapy, IFS-informed therapy, and trauma-informed approaches including Brainspotting and EMDR when appropriate
What Helps With Anxiety and Depression?
When your mind never slows down or when everything feels heavy and hard to move through, it’s easy to wonder what actually helps. The truth is, both anxiety and depression respond well to evidence-based therapy, nervous-system regulation, and having a safe space to understand what’s happening inside you.
During therapy for depression and anxiety, we help you identify the patterns your mind is using to cope and gently shift them so you feel steadier, clearer, and more in control. Healing begins with understanding, not pressure.
In our work together, you’ll learn to make sense of:
Racing thoughts or constant “what ifs”
Emotional heaviness or lack of motivation
Tension, restlessness, or interrupted sleep
Overthinking small moments or anticipating worst-case scenarios
Feeling disconnected or unable to be present
You deserve more than survival mode, you deserve to feel safe and steady within yourself again.
What Is the Best Therapy for Anxiety and Depression?
Psychodynamic Therapy — explores your inner world, emotional patterns, and the self-narratives shaping how you respond to stress, fear, or sadness.
Mindfulness-Based Practices — help you reconnect to the present moment, soften spiraling thoughts, and listen to what your mind and body are communicating.
Somatic Work — supports nervous system regulation, releases stored tension, and helps you experience safety and grounding in your body.
Relational Therapy — examines how connection, disconnection, and early experiences influence your sense of safety, belonging, and emotional stability.
While there’s no single “best” therapy for everyone, research shows that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based approaches are highly effective for both depression and anxiety. These modalities help you understand how your thoughts shape your emotions and behaviors — and how to break out of cycles that keep you stuck.
At Mindful Self Therapy, your treatment may include:
These are all signs that your mind and body are asking for support. You do not have to wait for burnout or overwhelm to begin healing.
Can You Treat Anxiety and Depression at the Same Time?
Absolutely. Most adults experience anxiety and depression together at some point, which means integrated care is not just possible — it’s essential.
In therapy for depression and anxiety, we address both conditions simultaneously by helping you:
Understand overlapping symptoms
Break the cycle of avoidance, fear, and emotional shutdown
Regulate both high-energy anxiety and low-energy depression
Build habits that stabilize mood and calm the nervous system
Reconnect with motivation, clarity, and self-trust
When you treat both conditions together, healing tends to happen faster because you’re supporting the whole picture — not just one part of it.
You don’t have to choose which struggle “deserves” attention.
They both do. And we help you hold them with care.
When you learn to work with your mind instead of against your anxiety, your focus, calm, and sense of control can finally begin to grow and return.
What Is the New Treatment for Anxiety and Depression?
Newer approaches focus on supporting the mind–body connection, regulating the nervous system, and using modern tools to understand your emotional patterns more deeply.
At Mindful Self Therapy, we stay up-to-date with emerging treatments while prioritizing safety and evidence-based care.
Somatic and polyvagal-based strategies that calm the body
Lifestyle psychiatry insights (sleep, movement, nourishment)
Mindfulness-based interventions, proven to reduce relapse in depression
Modern CBT techniques refined from the latest clinical research
Your plan may include:
How does therapy work here, step by step?
Creatives are not one-size-fits-all, and neither are our clients. We work with a broad range of individuals who identify as creative in both traditional and unconventional ways.
1) Consultation / first session: clarify goals, concerns, and what support would help
2) Assessment: understand symptoms, history, relationships, and nervous system patterns
3) Treatment plan: choose approaches that fit (relational, somatic, mindfulness, trauma work, etc.)
4) Ongoing sessions: build skills + insight (regulation, boundaries, self-esteem, communication)
5) Integration: apply changes in real life—work, relationships, creativity, identity
6) Maintenance or closing: taper, sustain progress, and create a long-term support plan
Frequently Asked Questions
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Some clients notice improvement within a few weeks, while deeper work may take several months depending on complexity and history.
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Yes. Different modalities and therapist fit can significantly impact outcomes.
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Individual: $160-$200
Couples Therapy: $180-$225
We try to offer reduced rates when we can. Please reach out to see if those slots are available and indicate what your max rate would be.
If you are interested in a reduced rate please use the Sliding Scale Image below to help guide you.
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Therapy is a wonderful place to start or continue your healing process. The first 3-4 sessions are usually focused on getting to know you, your history, your presenting concerns and collaborate on a treatment plan. From there, we move at your own pace and start to unpack whatever you bring into session.
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We are touring musicians, which means that there will be periods of time where our availability and accessibility shifts. We are best suited for clients who have flexible schedules and who are comfortable with possible pauses in treatment. We can discuss in more detail on our consultation call
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In person and virtual sessionl are both available but are the in-person slots are limited. Please inquire if you’d like in person to see if any in-person sessions are open.
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There is a 48 hour cancellation policy. f you cancel with less than 48 hours' notice, or do not show up for your session, you will be charged the full session fee. We will always do my best to try and reschedule you within the same work week to avoid this, but it may not always be possible.
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American Psychological Association – Depression Treatment Guidelines
https://www.apa.org/depression-guidelineNational Institute of Mental Health – Anxiety Disorders
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders