“I overthink everything.”
“I'm exhausted all the time.”
“I cancel plans I was actually looking forward to.”
"I'm constantly overwhelmed."
If any of those thoughts sound familiar, you're not alone. Roughly 1 in 3 U.S. adults will experience an anxiety disorder at some point in their lifetime, and nearly 1 in 5 are actively living with one. Anxiety is an extremely common experience yet many people spend years not fully understanding why they never feel at ease.
Momentum offers both counseling and psychiatric services for anxiety, so you can get the comprehensive support you need in one place. You can start with counseling, psychiatry, or both. Appointments are available within 24 hours, and we accept a wide variety of insurance plans including Medicaid.
Anxiety is your mind and body's natural response to stress, uncertainty, or the sense that something could go wrong. In small doses, it can actually be useful; anxiety helps you prepare, stay alert, and take important situations seriously. But when anxiety becomes constant, intense, or hard to control, everyday life can start to feel exhausting.
Anxiety is more than worry. It affects how you think, feel, and function. It can show up as racing thoughts, trouble sleeping, difficulty concentrating, panic symptoms, irritability, or a persistent feeling that you always need to be on guard. For many people, anxiety affects not only their mental state but also their physical health. This can show up as chest tightness, rapid heartbeat, headaches, trouble sleeping, and more.
Anxiety can take many forms. Intense worry, panic attacks, social anxiety, phobias, health anxiety, and trauma-related anxiety are all common forms. Some people feel anxious in specific situations. Others feel anxious most of the time without knowing why. People with anxiety may be high-functioning and successful while privately dealing with constant overthinking and tension. Others quietly shrink their lives by avoiding relationships, opportunities, or social situations because their anxiety is so overwhelming. Many people become skilled at hiding anxiety, which makes it harder to recognize and even harder to ask for help.
The good news: anxiety is highly treatable. With the right support, you can learn to respond to anxiety differently, feel more in control, and start enjoying your life again.
Anxiety doesn't look the same for everyone, and you don't need to check every box for it to be affecting your life. Even a handful of ongoing symptoms can take a toll on your relationships, work, health, and overall wellbeing. Symptoms of anxiety can present as changes in mood, thinking, or as physical manifestations.
If you’ve been feeling uneasy, stressed, overwhelmed, or just not like yourself, it can be hard to tell whether it is normal life circumstances or something more.
A simple way to gain clarity is through a quick, clinically validated screening tool used by mental health professionals. This tool is the GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7). The GAD-7 was developed in 2006 by Drs. Robert Spitzer, Kurt Kroenke, Janet Williams, and Bernd Löwe. Although it was built for generalized anxiety specifically, research has shown the GAD-7 is also a strong screening tool for panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The GAD-7 is standard in clinics, hospitals, research studies, and therapy practices worldwide.
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
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At Momentum, our therapists go beyond traditional talk therapy. Sessions are practical, forward-focused, and built around giving you tools that actually work in real life and not just in the therapy room. From your very first session, your clinician will work to understand your experience and build a personalized plan around the life you want to be living.
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Anxiety isn't just in your head, it's also in your nervous system. When anxiety becomes chronic, the brain's fear and stress circuits get stuck in overdrive, which is why worry can feel impossible to switch off and why your body stays tense, restless, or on high alert even when nothing is wrong. Psychiatric medication works by gently rebalancing the brain chemicals that regulate mood, fear, and the stress response, helping those overactive circuits calm down so your system can return to a steadier baseline.
For many people, this means the constant mental noise quiets, sleep improves, focus returns, and the physical symptoms of anxiety begin to ease. Medication doesn't erase your emotions or change who you are; it lowers the volume on anxiety enough that you can think clearly, engage in therapy more effectively, and start living your day-to-day life without anxiety running the show.
Our psychiatric team, composed of highly skilled Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs), provides thorough evaluations and personalized medication management so your treatment is grounded in your full picture, not a one-size-fits-all approach. Your provider will take the time to understand your symptoms, history, and overall health before recommending anything. If medication is a good fit, they'll work with you to find the right option, adjust dosages carefully, and check in regularly on how you're responding.
Medication options for anxiety may include SSRIs and SNRIs (antidepressants that are also first-line treatments for anxiety), benzodiazepines for short-term relief, beta-blockers for physical symptoms, or other approaches depending on your individual needs. Our providers also evaluate and treat conditions that commonly overlap with anxiety, including depression, PTSD, OCD, and substance use disorders.
If the idea of starting medication makes you hesitant, you're far from alone. Many people worry that needing medication means their anxiety is "too much," that they'll become dependent on it, or that it will dull their personality. These concerns are completely understandable, and your provider will take them seriously rather than brush them aside. Choosing to try medication isn't a sign of weakness or a lifelong commitment; it's simply one tool among many, and it's a decision you can revisit and adjust as your needs change. For many people, the relief it offers is what finally makes the rest of life, including therapy, feel manageable again.
At Momentum, you're always an active partner in your care. Our providers explain what each medication does, how it works, and what to expect, so you can make informed decisions every step of the way.
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Anxiety can affect your thoughts, body, sleep, relationships, and ability to manage everyday life. At Momentum, counseling and psychiatric medication management are available within the same organization. With your consent, your therapist and psychiatric provider can communicate and collaborate so your care stays connected to the same goals.
Therapy can help you understand your triggers, respond differently to anxious thoughts, reduce avoidance, and build coping skills that support lasting change. Medication management may lower the intensity of worry, panic, racing thoughts, physical tension, or sleep disruption so that daily life and therapy feel more manageable.
You do not have to begin with both services. Some people start with counseling and explore medication later. Others begin with psychiatric medication management, and some benefit from both from the beginning. Your providers will help you build a treatment plan that fits your needs, preferences, and goals.
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Starting care at Momentum is simple. Call, text, or email us, and we will get back to you within minutes. Appointments are available in as little as 24 hours.
Your first session is focused on getting to know you, your history, your goals, and how anxiety is showing up in your life right now. Whether you're starting with counseling, psychiatry, or both, we'll build a treatment plan that fits your life and your needs.
We offer both in-person and telehealth appointments and serve children, teens, and adults across Colorado.
Navigating insurance shouldn't be one more thing to stress about. Momentum accepts a wide variety of insurance plans, including Aetna, Cigna, Anthem (Blue Cross Blue Shield), United Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, and more. Visit our insurance page for the full list, or reach out and we'll help you verify your benefits. Medicaid clients are seen at no charge.
Whether you're seeking answers for the first time, looking for a therapist who truly gets anxiety, or wondering whether medication might help, Momentum is here, and we're ready to support you.
To see if one of our clinicians is a good fit, you can email, call/text us, or fill out this form.
