High-Functioning Anxiety Therapy in NYC
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Anxiety Therapy NYC
Anxiety Therapist for High Achievers in New York
Break Free from Anxiety and Finally Feel in Control Again
At Uncover Mental Health Counseling we provide structured evidence-based therapy to help New York City residents overcome their anxiety problems which enables them to achieve a state of calmness and mental clarity and daily life confidence.
When Anxiety Doesn't Look Like Anxiety
Most of our clients are already doing well by any outside measure hitting deadlines, managing everyone who depends on them, keeping every plate spinning. What we hear almost every time is some version of: “I should feel okay, but I don’t.” You’ve gotten very good at not letting it show. High-functioning anxiety is a term the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) uses to describe anxiety that shows up alongside achievement instead of in place of it.
Types of Anxiety We Treat
High-Functioning Anxiety
Driven, capable, and privately exhausted. You’re achieving but your nervous system never gets the message that it’s safe.
Generalized Anxiety
Constant worry that scans for the next problem, even when things are objectively fine. A mind that can’t fully rest.
Perfectionism
Standards that protect you and exhaust you at the same time. The gap between what you do and what feels good enough.
Social & Relationship Anxiety
Overanalyzing how you come across. Replaying conversations. Dreading what others think, even people you trust.
Panic Attacks
Sudden waves of intense physical fear, racing heart, tight chest, difficulty breathing, that feel like they come from nowhere.
Work & Career Anxiety
Pressure to perform, fear of falling short, imposter feelings, difficulty disconnecting. Ambition that costs too much.
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Our Approach
We use evidence-based approaches, adapted to a mind that’s usually already several steps ahead of standard advice.
The mix and pacing depend on what’s actually driving things for you, racing thoughts, physical tension, sleep that won’t come, not a fixed sequence applied the same way to everyone who walks in anxious.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
identifies the specific automatic thoughts feeding the anxiety, the catastrophizing, the all-or-nothing thinking, and builds tools to interrupt them in real time, not just in the session room.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
builds a different relationship with anxious thoughts so they stop dictating your behavior, without needing to argue yourself out of every one of them first.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
for regulating a nervous system that’s been running in a low-grade stress state for so long it’s started to feel normal.
Meet Kristie Tse, LMHC-D
Kristie Tse is a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 10 years of clinical experience and full independent licensure since 2019.
She founded Uncover Mental Health Counseling specifically for high-achieving adults who couldn’t find a therapist who understood both the performance pressure and the cultural dimensions of their lives.
Her work has been featured in theSkimm, Verywell Mind, Well+Good, Bustle, HelpGuide, and Parents.com.You’re keeping everything together on the outside. We help you stop paying that price on the inside.
Virtual therapy for high-achieving adults across New York.
Book a Free 15-Min Consultation
Fill out a short form or call us directly. We’ll confirm availability and answer any questions you have before your first session.
Your First Session
We start where anxiety actually lives for you not a checklist. You’ll talk about what you’ve tried, what you want to feel like, and whether this is the right fit.
Begin the Work
Weekly sessions, adapted to how your mind operates. Most clients begin noticing meaningful shifts within the first few weeks
What Our Clients Say
Serving Clients Across New York State
We offer secure virtual sessions for high-achieving adults throughout New York, including:
FAQs About High-Functioning Anxiety Therapy in NYC
Is high-functioning anxiety a real diagnosis?
Not on its own; it’s a descriptive term, not a formal DSM-5 diagnosis. Clinically, what’s usually underneath it is generalized anxiety, sometimes alongside perfectionism or burnout. The label matters less than whether what you’re feeling is actually affecting your life, even if no one else can see it.
Will therapy make me less driven?
No. The goal isn’t to lower your standards or talk you out of caring about your work. It’s to stop your nervous system from needing constant pressure to feel “on.” Most clients keep their ambition and lose the version of it that was costing them sleep.
How long does anxiety therapy take to work?
You may notice meaningful shifts within four to six weeks of consistent weekly sessions. Some people work with us for a focused few months; others continue longer. Progress sets the pace, not a fixed number of sessions
How much does anxiety therapy cost in NYC?
Uncover is a private-pay practice. The initial session starts at $350 and future sessions start at $300, depending on your therapist and their sliding scale availability. Exact fees are shared during your free consultation. Private pay means no insurance limitations, no diagnosis required for coverage purposes, and fully confidential records. You’ll receive
Is online therapy actually effective for anxiety?
Yes. Research consistently shows virtual therapy produces outcomes equivalent to in-person sessions for anxiety. For high-achieving professionals managing full calendars, it also removes a commute that often becomes one more thing to feel anxious about.
Do you accept insurance?
We’re out-of-network. We can submit claims on your behalf or provide a superbill so you can seek reimbursement directly, depending on your plan’s out-of-network benefits
How is this different from generic anxiety advice?
Most generic anxiety advice is built for someone whose anxiety looks like avoidance. If yours looks more like overworking, overpreparing, and overthinking, the standard scripts usually don’t hold up. We build the work around how your specific mind operates, not a worksheet made for a general population.