Therapy for Overthinking
Confidential, virtual sessions throughout California. Therapy without the commute or the waiting room.
Do any of these sound familiar?
People see you as a high performer, but you don't feel like one. It feels like everything takes too much time and energy because you always get caught in thought loops.
Anxiety causes you to miss opportunities. The time you spend in your head trying to avoid mistakes and make the right choices means that opportunities are often gone before you're ready to take action.
You worry about what others think. You try to be thoughtful and considerate—but often, that means putting yourself last. It leaves you feeling anxious, resentful, and unsure how to break the pattern.
You can’t stop thinking about what you said—or didn’t say—and you keep replaying it in your head. The anxiety that comes with endless rumination is exhausting, and you’re wondering if there’s a way to stop the noise in your head and finally feel peace of mind.
If that’s you, know this: your brain isn’t broken. Change is possible.
How therapy helps with overthinking
Clients often come to me struggling with:
Overanalyzing every decision
Feeling stuck in their head
Constant second-guessing
Racing thoughts and anxiety
In our work together, I help them develop strategies & learn tools to help them both better understand their brain and to get it under control.
How does that help? Well, here's some of the changes clients experience as a result of our work together:
Better ability to quiet your brain, feel calmer, and be more focused.
Replacing anxiety and rumination with calm, confidence, and clarity
Less thinking, more doing, which means a happier, more successful, more fulfilling life.
Anxious about reaching out for support?
If you're like a lot of my clients, you had the experience in your younger years of being let down, or even criticized, when you were struggling or sought help. In those circumstances, developing the habit of self-reliance isn't just smart, it's a survival skill. So, if you're not sure about seeking help, it wouldn't surprise me.
Here's the thing: what if trying to do it all yourself is what's keeping you stuck here?
I've been there too, and it's a topic I'm always happy to explore and unpack with potential clients.
"You gave me the gift of insight to see patterns in myself that had been causing me to hold myself hostage and stay stuck. By working with you I have been able to move my life forward, stop fearing failure and judgement, identify and move away from negative relationships, and feel like myself again for the first time in a long time."
-GB
The When, Where, and How
I see clients virtually (via phone or video) throughout California. (In-person 'walk & talk' sessions are also available if you're in the Sacramento area.)
Generally, we’ll have weekly or bi-weekly calls, but there are also options for asynchronous support via secure messaging if that fits what you need.
While I'm not contracted with any insurance panels, I can provide a superbill for out of network reimbursement.
HSA funds can also generally be used.
"I can’t think of one time in the last two years that I didn’t walk away from a session with Steve without some gem of an insight. Old limiting patterns that have plagued me my entire life have finally begun to dissolve. At first, I wondered if the cost would be worth it. Looking back, I find it hard to overstate the value of those sessions."
-DT
FAQ
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If you find yourself overthinking, ruminating, lost in analysis paralysis, and don’t know how to quiet it down, you're in the right place. I can help you learn how to stop the thought loops and turn those anxious thoughts in your brain into calm, clear, focused action.
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My fee is $225 per 50-minute therapy session. I also have concierge therapy options for people looking to do more intensive work, and see a limited number of clients for a reduced fee.
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It depends (I hate the vagueness of that answer, but it's the honest one.) For some clients, it's just a few months while they tackle a specific challenge. For others it's longer-term, because they value the ongoing support of having a trusted advisor help them navigate through life.
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Under California law, everything in our sessions (including the fact that we're having them) is confidential unless there are safety concerns or you give me permission to share information about our sessions with someone else.
Meet Steve
As someone who grew up with a single parent in an ever-changing, unstable environment, I resorted to turning inward from a young age as a way to try and figure out how to navigate the world. It worked to some degree, but came with the price tag of anxiety, including a lot of overthinking. So, I suppose it's only natural that I was drawn to help others who struggle with it.
Since 2002, in my work as a counselor, psychotherapist (CA licensed MFT #43212), and coach, I’ve had the privilege of helping hundreds of people learn how to quiet their noisy brains and turn them into the powerful tools they can be. The work my clients do both inspires me and challenges me to continue my own growth journey.
Outside of work, you can probably find me reading, playing games with my family, helping the dogs at our local animal shelters, making music, or eating pizza & drinking something fizzy.
"I am a far more confident person that has learned to accept myself more than I had ever hoped to do so when we started working together."
-DR
What’s Next?
If you’ve found yourself nodding as you read through this page, there’s a good chance I can help. I know it can be challenging to find a therapist who's a good fit, and you can only tell so much from a website, so if you're curious about whether I can help and interested in exploring further, just send me an email with any questions you have or schedule a consultation. No expectation or obligation, just a chance to connect and explore what makes sense for you.