Everything you need to understand and manage anxiety, in one place — expert guides, fast calming techniques, guided videos, free self-assessments, and evidence-based treatment options.
What anxiety is, why it happens, and how to recognise it.
Techniques you can use in the moment and every day.
Hand-picked breathing, grounding, and sleep videos for anxiety relief. (Videos hosted on YouTube by their creators.)
3-Minute Guided Breathing — relief from intense anxiety
5-Minute Guided Breathing Meditation for Anxiety
Guided Breathing for Panic Attack Relief
5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Exercise for Panic & Anxiety
End a Panic Attack Now — CBT Grounding Technique
5-4-3-2-1 Grounding — Therapist Guided Walk-Through
Sleep Meditation for Anxiety — Let Go of Worries
Guided Meditation for Anxiety & Sleep (20 min)
Sleep Meditation for Anxiety — Everything Will Be OK
The apps we've tested for managing anxiety.
2-minute self-check-ins with personalised results.
Get our printable Anxiety Toolkit — breathing exercises, a grounding guide, a thought-record worksheet, and a daily calm checklist. Delivered free to your inbox.
Free · Unsubscribe anytime · No spam
When self-help isn't enough, CBT is the most effective treatment for anxiety.
Online-Therapy.com is built around CBT — the most evidence-based treatment for anxiety — with worksheets, journaling, and live sessions, from $48/week. 20% off your first month.
Quick, evidence-based answers to the most common questions.
Anxiety is your body's natural alarm response to perceived threat. It becomes a problem when it's frequent, intense, or out of proportion to the situation — affecting your sleep, mood, body, and daily life. It's very common and very treatable.
Slow your breathing (inhale 4 seconds, exhale 6–8), use 5-4-3-2-1 grounding through your senses, or move your body with a short walk. Long exhales and grounding calm the nervous system within minutes. See how to calm anxiety naturally.
Anxiety is highly treatable. CBT — the most effective treatment — helps most people achieve a large, lasting reduction in symptoms, often to the point where anxiety no longer controls their life. See can CBT cure anxiety?
CBT is the most evidence-based treatment for anxiety, in person or online. Self-help, meditation and exercise help too, and medication is an option for some. See the best online therapy for anxiety.
Yes. Regular meditation lowers baseline anxiety by training the mind to unhook from worry, and it calms the stress response. See can meditation help anxiety?
Consider professional support if anxiety is persistent, intense, or affecting your work, relationships, or daily life. See how to know if you need therapy.
Please note: This resource is for education and self-help only — it is not medical advice or a diagnosis. If your anxiety is severe, or you have thoughts of harming yourself, please contact a professional or a crisis line (988 in the US, Samaritans on 116 123 in the UK & ROI) or emergency services.