Anxiety can feel overwhelming, affecting your thoughts, sleep, and daily life, but you don’t have to manage it alone. In Brooklyn, New York, dual board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Mary Cahill, PMHNP, provides compassionate, evidence-based anxiety treatment to help you feel more in control and at ease. Through personalized care, therapy, and medication management when needed, Mary helps you to develop effective coping strategies so you can feel calmer, more focused, and better able to manage everyday stress. To schedule an evaluation contact our office today.
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can cause persistent worry, fear, or nervousness that interferes with your daily life. While occasional anxiety is a normal response to stress, anxiety disorders involve ongoing or overwhelming symptoms that can affect your work, relationships, sleep, and overall well-being. Anxiety can also cause physical symptoms, which is why many people don’t realize their symptoms may be related to anxiety. With the right treatment and support, anxiety is highly manageable, and many people experience significant relief from their symptoms.
Anxiety can affect both your mind and body. Common symptoms include:
These symptoms can come and go or feel constant, and they may interfere with your ability to focus, complete daily tasks, or enjoy your normal routine.
Mary diagnoses anxiety through a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation. She talks with you about your symptoms, stress levels, psychiatric and medical history, and daily life to understand what you’re experiencing. She uses DSM-5-TR criteria and screening tools to determine whether you may have generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, or another related condition. Because anxiety often occurs alongside depression, trauma, or other mental health conditions, thorough evaluation helps ensure an accurate diagnosis and the most effective treatment plan.
Anxiety treatment often includes therapy, medication, or a combination of both.
Treatment may also include CBT, a type of intervention that helps manage problems by changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. Additionally, practical coping strategies such as stress management, mindfulness, breathing exercises, sleep support, and lifestyle adjustment are also helpful tools to help reduce anxiety triggers and improve emotional balance.
Mary works closely with you to create a personalized treatment plan and provides ongoing follow-up care to ensure your treatment is working and that you feel supported throughout the process.
To schedule an evaluation with Mary Cahill, PMHNP, contact our office today.