Affordable online therapy for anxiety

With therapy for anxiety, you meet with a licensed counselor to work through what triggers your anxiety and how to better manage the triggers and the resulting anxiety symptoms. Your therapist may use one or more types of therapy, also known as treatment modalities.


Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the gold-standard modality for anxiety and has sub-modalities of its own. CBT is a form of talk therapy backed by more than 2,000 studies on its effectiveness for anxiety and other mental health disorders.

Exposure therapy is also an effective therapy for anxiety. With it, your therapist works with you to slowly expose yourself to what triggers your fear or anxiety in small doses with increasing intensity. This exposure lets you work to gradually overcome your fear or anxiety. It’s particularly helpful for phobias and social anxiety disorder.

Other useful therapeutic approaches include support groups and mindfulness, which uses meditation and other practices shown to reduce symptoms of anxiety.

Therapists that offer anxiety therapy online and in person include: 

• Licensed professional counselors (LPCs)
• Licensed mental health counselors (LMHCs)
• Licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs)
• Psychologists (PhDs or PsyDs)

When looking for a therapist for anxiety, find one licensed in your state. You can verify a provider’s license on your state’s division of occupational licensing (DOPL) website. You can also find licensed therapists through your insurance company’s provider listing and on healthcare marketplace platforms like Klarity Health. 

You can also choose to see a board-certified counselor or psychologist. Board-certification is an optional step therapists can take. It ensures you find a provider with proven expertise. Look for the initials ABPP, ACSW, APPC, ASW, NCC, among others to identify that a provider is board-certified.