Online Therapy in 40+ States
We work with clients in 40+ states through secure online therapy, and also offer in-person care at our two Philadelphia-area locations.
Anxiety is common. Getting stuck in it is not required.
Everyone experiences anxiety. What brings people to therapy is when anxiety stops being useful and starts running the show. When it disrupts sleep, work, relationships, or the ability to do things that matter. Panic attacks, generalized worry, social anxiety, health anxiety, phobias, and performance anxiety all share the same underlying architecture and all respond to the same class of evidence-based treatments.
Meet Our Anxiety-Focused Clinicians
Anxiety-focused care at Commonhealth is offered across our clinical team, with treatment matched to your specific presentation.
Dr. Lindsey Salerno leads our exposure-based anxiety work, drawing from Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Prolonged Exposure (PE), grounded in Inhibitory Learning Theory. Dr. Pat Mullen offers ACT and mindfulness-based approaches, particularly where anxiety intersects with substance use, life transitions, or values-based work. Dr. Rachel Allen specializes in anxiety tied to health, illness, caregiving, and sleep.
What anxiety treatment looks like
Effective anxiety treatment is not about learning to relax through a panic attack or thinking your way out of worry. It is about understanding what maintains anxiety and changing your relationship with it.
Depending on your specific pattern, treatment may include:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift the thoughts that fuel anxiety
- Exposure-based approaches to reduce avoidance and rebuild confidence
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to shift your relationship with anxious experience
- Mindfulness and nervous system regulation strategies
- Practical work on sleep, avoidance, and behavioral patterns that maintain the cycle
Why it works
Anxiety maintains itself through avoidance. Every time we avoid a feared situation, thought, or sensation, the brain learns that avoidance was necessary. Evidence-based anxiety treatment interrupts that cycle by helping you approach what you have been avoiding, on your own terms and with the skills to handle it.
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OCD Treatment
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy is the most highly-researched treatment for OCD. Through ERP, clients learn to take back control of their lives and feel more confident in their ability to navigate life's challenges.
Anxiety Treatment
Learn practical strategies to gain control of anxiety with gold standard, evidence-based treatment that empowers individuals to feel more confident navigating everyday life stressors.
Trauma Therapy
Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy is a highly effective, short-term treatment for PTSD that helps diminish fear and distress related to the traumatic events by addressing trauma-related content in a safe and empowering process.
Substance Use Care
Outpatient care that addresses substance use and other forms of addiction within the broader story of health—integrating mental, physical, and relational wellbeing to support long-term recovery and growth.
Young Adult & College Support
Specialized therapy for young adults (ages 18–30+) focused on building clarity, confidence, and direction through evidence-based, practical approaches to address anxiety, depression, low motivation, and uncertainty about life transitions.
Family Therapy
Expert guidance for families navigating acute mental health or substance use crises, offering comprehensive assessment, care navigation, long-term treatment planning, and collaborative decision-making to support lasting recovery and family stability.
Group Therapy
Change happens faster in connection and community. We offer supportive groups for young adults, recovery-focused process groups, and family workshops designed to strengthen growth and belonging.
LGBTQIA+ and Gender Care
Culturally-informed care designed to validate the needs of LGBTQIA+ individuals, help them cope with challenges related to their identity, and support them in the journey of living a life in alignment with their authentic identity.
Mood & Emotional Regulation
We specialize in working with depression, chronic low mood, mood reactivity, and bipolar-spectrum conditions. We emphasize careful assessment, longitudinal understanding, and personalized strategies that support stability, functioning, and long-term wellbeing—not just short-term symptom relief.
Caregiver Stress & Support
Support for those caring for a partner, parent, or child through illness, decline, or complex need. Practical, evidence-based therapy that addresses the hidden weight of caregiving and helps you sustain your own health, energy, and sense of self.
Chronic Illness & Health Psychology
Support for adjusting to diagnosis, managing symptoms, and coping with the emotional and relational impact of living with a medical condition. Includes work with chronic pain, illness-related identity shifts, and integrated mind-body care.
Insomnia & Sleep
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is the first-line, gold-standard treatment for chronic sleep problems. A short-term, structured approach that helps you rebuild consistent, restorative sleep.
Dr. Salerno helped give me strength, courage, and a better sense of my self worth. She made me feel cared for and supported. She has truly changed my and my children’s lives for the better!
I was in a tenuous situation. Dr. Mullen got behind me in my corner and egged me on to just put one positive foot in front of the other and find myself on the other side. Currently, two years later and I’m stronger everyday.