How I Work With Anxiety (and Why I Don’t Just Teach ‘Coping Skills’)
If anxiety is running in the background of your life—controlling your thoughts, tightening your body, making even rest feel like work—you’re not alone.
Many of the people I work with are high-functioning, capable, and on the outside, doing just fine. But underneath, they’re navigating relentless pressure, overthinking, and an inner state that never quite switches off.
They’ve often tried therapy before. They've learned coping skills. Yet something still feels stuck.
This is where my work goes deeper—and why I don’t rely on coping strategies alone.
Coping Skills Help You Function. I Help You Heal.
There’s nothing wrong with learning how to manage anxiety. Breathing techniques, grounding tools, and mindset shifts can all help in the moment. But they’re not designed to resolve why the anxiety is there in the first place.
In my work, we don’t just patch over the symptoms. We look at the patterns your nervous system has learned—often shaped by earlier experiences, stress, and trauma—and we create space for real, lasting change.
This is therapy with direction. Therapy that helps you move, not just talk.
Specialist Support for Anxiety Rooted in Trauma
Anxiety doesn’t always come out of nowhere. Often, it’s connected to experiences that overwhelmed your system—whether recent or long ago. And until those roots are addressed, it keeps resurfacing in different forms: control, avoidance, self-doubt, hyper-productivity, or shutdown.
As a clinical psychologist with advanced training in trauma-focused and somatic approaches, I help clients understand what’s actually driving their anxiety—and shift it from the inside out.
This is evidence-based, efficient, and intentional therapy—grounded in clinical expertise and tailored to people who don’t want to spend years in therapy that goes nowhere.
If You’re in the UK, Here’s Why You Should Reach Out
I work with clients across the UK who are ready for something different—something more focused, more effective, and more attuned to their real needs.
My training in trauma and body-based approaches allows me to offer work that goes beyond talk therapy, while still being grounded in psychological science. I bring clarity, directness, and respect for your time and goals.
Whether you’re navigating burnout, feeling stuck in therapy, or simply tired of holding it all together—I offer a space where change is possible, and it doesn’t have to take forever.
About the Author
Raisa Luther is a registered Clinical Psychologist based in London, UK, offering virtual therapy for individuals across the UK who want focused, effective support for anxiety and trauma. She specialises in working with busy professionals, South Asian clients, and those feeling stuck in traditional therapy.
