Anxiety Treatment
Anxiety Therapist in Newport Beach, California
If you are looking for an anxiety therapist in Newport Beach, Arolyn Burns, LMFT, LPCC has treated anxiety, panic, and phobias from her Corona del Mar office since 1997. She combines EMDR therapy and clinical hypnotherapy with cognitive and somatic work, and sees clients in person in Newport Beach or by secure video anywhere in California.
Written and clinically reviewed by Arolyn Burns, LMFT, LPCC
Psychotherapist · EMDR Certified · Certified Hypnotherapist · Author of Anxiety Annihilated · Practicing since 1997
What anxiety concerns are treated here
Anxiety is not one condition. Panic that arrives without warning, worry that never switches off, dread before a flight or a dental appointment, and the wired-but-exhausted feeling that follows years of high performance all need different handling. Treatment starts with identifying which pattern you are actually living with.
- Generalized anxiety and chronic worry
- Panic attacks and panic disorder
- Social anxiety and fear of public speaking
- Specific phobias — flying, driving, dental work, needles, heights
- Performance anxiety, including athletes experiencing "the yips"
- Health anxiety and anxiety alongside chronic pain
- Anxiety rooted in past trauma or PTSD
How anxiety treatment works in practice
The first session is an assessment: what triggers the anxiety, how your nervous system responds, what you have already tried, and what a calmer week would actually look like for you. From there, treatment is built around the tools that fit your presentation rather than a fixed protocol.
EMDR is used when anxiety is anchored to specific memories or events. Clinical hypnotherapy is used to reach the automatic, below-conscious responses that willpower alone does not reach — it is the core of a focused five-session protocol for phobias. Somatic regulation and mindfulness give you something to do in the moment, between sessions, when the anxiety spikes.
Most clients are also given practical between-session work: breath and grounding practice, graded exposure where appropriate, and simple tracking so progress is visible instead of guessed at.
Newport Beach office and virtual sessions
In-person sessions take place at 2333 E Coast Highway #C, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625 — minutes from Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Irvine, and Laguna Beach. Telehealth sessions are available to anyone physically located in California, which many clients prefer for consistency during travel or busy work weeks.
Who you would be working with
Arolyn Burns, LMFT, LPCC is a Newport Beach psychotherapist specializing in anxiety, phobias, trauma and chronic pain. She provides EMDR therapy and clinical hypnotherapy and has been practicing since 1997.
- CA LMFT #MFC40173, LPCC #LPC54
- M.A. Clinical Psychology, Azusa Pacific University
- 10× Best Newport Beach Therapist
- 2333 E Coast Highway #C, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Creator of The A.R.O.L.Y.N. Method™, the framework behind this work.
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In-person appointments at 2333 E Coast Highway #C, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625, and secure video sessions anywhere in California. Mon–Wed 11am–8pm, Thu 11am–2pm (by appointment only).