Anxiety Therapy in Connecticut: Why Anxiety Lives in the Body, Not Just the Mind
- Randi Camirand
- Jan 19
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 24
If you’ve ever thought, “This is just who I am — an anxious person,” I want to gently interrupt that belief.
If you’re searching for anxiety therapy in Connecticut, or looking for a more effective, body-based approach to anxiety that actually creates lasting change, this is for you.
Anxiety is not your identity. It’s not a character flaw. And it’s not something you should be able to “think your way out of.”
Anxiety is a signal from your nervous system that something inside you has learned to stay on high alert.
And that changes everything about how it can heal.
Why Anxiety Doesn’t Respond to Logic (and Why Talk Therapy Alone Often Falls Short)
The people I work with are insightful, capable, and emotionally intelligent. They’ve read the books. They understand why they feel the way they do.
And yet:
Their chest tightens for no clear reason
Their thoughts spiral at night
Their body never quite feels safe enough to rest
That’s because anxiety doesn’t live in the part of you that understands explanations.
It lives in the body.
Specifically, in a nervous system shaped by past stress, relational wounds, chronic overwhelm, or experiences where it learned that staying vigilant was necessary for survival.
Until the body learns something different, anxiety keeps returning — no matter how much insight you have.
Anxiety Is a Learned State — And That Means It Can Be Unlearned (Nervous System Healing for Anxiety)
At some point, staying tense, alert, or braced made sense. It helped you cope, belong, or endure.
But what once protected you may now be exhausting you.
Healing anxiety is not about forcing calm. It’s about teaching the body that the threat has passed.
That requires approaches that work with the nervous system — not against it.
Anxiety Treatment in Connecticut: Why My Nervous-System-Based Approach Is Different
My work is grounded in decades of lived, studied, and practiced mind–body awareness.
I don’t apply techniques to you. I bring capacities that have been deeply developed through rigorous personal practice, mentorship, and trauma‑informed training.
I work integratively, drawing from:
EMDR, Brainspotting, and Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) — used skillfully to calm the stress response and gently unwind emotional charge
Somatic and nervous‑system‑based work — so your body can actually register safety
Relational and consciousness‑based approaches — because anxiety often forms in relationship and heals there too
Hypnotherapy, relaxation, guided imagery and visualization
This isn’t about quick fixes or positive thinking. It’s about lasting change at the level where anxiety begins.
What Changes When the Body Feels Safe — Real Relief From Anxiety
When anxiety truly starts to resolve, clients often notice:
A quieting of mental noise without effort
The ability to breathe more fully
A sense of being inside their life instead of bracing against it
Emotional reactions that no longer hijack their system
Steadily the nervous system learns it no longer needs to stay on guard.
Anxiety Help in Connecticut — You Don’t Have to Live Like This
If you’re located in Connecticut or anywhere in the U.S. and are tired of managing anxiety instead of healing it, I want you to know:
There is another way.
Anxiety can soften. Your body can learn safety. And your life can feel more spacious than it does right now.
Anxiety Therapy in Connecticut — Ready to Begin?
I work with individuals who are ready for a deeper, body‑based approach to anxiety — one that honors both science and lived experience.
If this resonates, I invite you to:
👉 Visit randicamirand.com to learn more about my work
You don’t need to fix yourself. You need support that knows how to listen to the body.
And that’s exactly what I offer.
My approach is especially supportive for adults who experience chronic anxiety, nervous system dysregulation, relational trauma, or anxiety that hasn’t fully resolved with traditional methods.
You are not alone. I am available for individual sessions, when you are ready.
In the meantime, here are some Resources For Your Healing Journey:
Read blog posts from my series When the Spell Breaks: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse. https://www.randicamirand.com/blog/categories/healing-from-narcissistic-abuse
Follow my Women’s Wintering Well Series on Instagram for almost daily self-care reminders. https://www.instagram.com/randicamirand/
10 Grounding Practices for Women
Visit my Homepage www.randicamirand.com
Learn more About Me and My Approach https://www.randicamirand.com/about
Learn about my Women’s Online Meditation Classes and email sign up to receive notifications. https://www.randicamirand.com/womens-meditation-classes
Check out The Blog for therapy insights and self-help tips.
