Your mind will not stop. It cycles through worst-case scenarios, replays conversations, and scans for danger in situations where there is none. Your body tightens. Sleep becomes unreliable. And the effort of holding it all together takes more energy every day.
Anxiety is one of the most common reasons people seek therapy, and it is also one of the most misunderstood. It is not simply a worry. It is a whole-body response that often has roots reaching much further back than the present moment.
Understanding Your Anxiety
Anxiety frequently develops as a way of managing something that once felt unmanageable. A childhood environment that required constant vigilance. Relationships where you learned that safety depended on staying alert. Work cultures that reward overperformance at the expense of rest.
These are not always obvious connections, and part of the therapeutic work involves tracing them with curiosity rather than judgment. When you understand what your anxiety is protecting you from, you begin to find other ways to meet that need.
How Therapy Can Help
Prof Knight's psychodynamic approach to anxiety means looking beyond symptom management. While practical strategies for coping are important, therapy also addresses the deeper relational and emotional patterns that keep anxiety in place.
This is not a rushed process. It unfolds in the safety of a therapeutic relationship where you are not expected to perform or to be fixed. You are expected only to show up as you are.
What to Expect
Sessions are held at the N.H.C Health Centre in Honeydew. The pace and structure of therapy will be shaped by what you need. Prof Knight works collaboratively, which means you will always have a voice in how therapy proceeds.