Therapy for Existential & Political Stress
If you feel overwhelmed, angry, hopeless, or constantly on edge in response to what’s happening in the world, you’re not imagining it — and you’re not overreacting.
Existential stress and political stress can take a real toll on your mental health, especially when news cycles, policy changes, and ongoing injustices feel relentless and personally threatening.
Many people search for therapy for political stress, existential anxiety support, or help balancing activism with self-care.
Therapy can help you process these experiences without minimizing them or asking you to “just tune out.”
You might be here because…
You feel anxious, angry, or hopeless about the future
You find yourself doomscrolling or unable to disengage from the news
You’re grieving the loss of rights, safety, stability, or community
You struggle to rest, focus, or feel present in daily life
You feel isolated from people who don’t share your values
You’re trying to care for yourself while still caring deeply about the world
If this sounds familiar — you’re not alone, and your experience is valid.
When You’re Ready to Do Things Differently — With Support
When the world feels unstable, it’s easy to feel unmoored, reactive, or shut down.
Therapy offers a space to explore what you’re experiencing, reconnect with your values, and find steadier footing — even when external circumstances remain hard.
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Existential stress comes from confronting questions about meaning, purpose, safety, identity, and the future — experiences that have long been discussed in existential psychology as core aspects of human life. Personal anxiety about life’s meaning can show up as feeling lost, overwhelmed, or unmoored. Chronic political stress often involves fear, anger, grief, or helplessness tied to real systems, power dynamics, and threats to well-being. Together these can affect sleep, mood, relationships, and how you experience each day.
Therapy isn’t about telling you to detach or “not care.” Your reactions make sense. Treatment instead helps you understand how these stressors affect you and develop ways to respond that align with your values without becoming overwhelmed.
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Build strategies to stay grounded when external events feel destabilizing
Reduce chronic stress reactions and hypervigilance
Clarify what truly matters to you — and how you want to act on those values
Set boundaries with media, social media, and triggering conversations
Process grief, anger, fear, and confusion without judgment
Stay emotionally connected without burning out or numbing out
This isn’t therapy about pretending things are fine — it’s about helping you feel steadier, clearer, and more embodied in your life while still caring about the world.
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My work with existential & political stress is trauma-informed, feminist, and rooted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). This means:
We acknowledge both internal experience and external realities shaping your stress
We explore values, meaning, identity, and purpose in uncertainty
We develop tools for emotional regulation, grounding, and sustainable engagement
We help you find where you have agency without forcing optimism or avoidance
Therapy creates a space where anger, grief, fear, and love can coexist — without shaming any part of your experience.
Related Reading & Free Tools
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by what’s happening in the world, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to process it all at once. These posts and free resources are here to support you in staying grounded, making meaning, and caring for yourself while living in uncertain and often painful times.
You’re not overreacting, you’re responding to real stressors
Feeling overwhelmed by world events doesn’t mean you’re weak or “too sensitive.” It means you are human, and your nervous system is reacting to real threats and ongoing tension.
Therapy can help you stay engaged in your life and the world without losing yourself in the process.
If you’re looking for therapy for existential or political stress, I offer in-person therapy in Cleveland, Ohio, and online therapy across Ohio and Missouri.
A First Step — No Pressure
Caring deeply in a painful world is not a weakness. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by existential or political stress, support is available.
If you’re curious about therapy for existential and political stress, reach out to see if it feels like a fit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. When political events or policies affect your safety, identity, or well-being, they belong in the therapy room. Therapy can help you process these experiences in a grounded, supportive way.
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No. Therapy isn’t about minimizing your reactions. It’s about helping you manage the emotional impact so you can live, rest, and engage in ways that align with your values.
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Because these concerns are deeply human — and often deeply isolating. I care about offering a space where people can be honest about fear, anger, and grief without being told they’re too much or too sensitive.
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Yes. Therapy can’t fix systemic issues, but it can help you feel more grounded, connected, and empowered in how you respond to them.
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Absolutely. Online therapy can be especially helpful when stress is ongoing and energy is limited.
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Yes. I provide in-person therapy in Cleveland and online therapy throughout Ohio and Missouri.