Anxiety Symptoms: A Complete Guide to the Mental, Emotional, and Physical Signs of Anxiety
Explore the mental, emotional, and physical ways anxiety may show up.
Online anxiety & depression counseling · Florida
Maybe your mind rarely feels quiet. Maybe the things you used to enjoy now feel like effort. You may be keeping up with life while privately wondering how much longer you can keep feeling this way.
Counseling with Gina Gallo, LMFT, offers space to understand what you are experiencing and take manageable steps toward greater steadiness, connection, and well-being.
Online therapy for adults in Sarasota, Bradenton, Tampa, and throughout Florida.
Request an Appointment What to expectAll sessions are online. You do not need a diagnosis or the perfect words to begin.
Anxiety and depression can affect how you think, feel, connect, and manage daily responsibilities. They can occur separately or together, and your experience may look different from someone else’s.
You replay conversations, anticipate what could go wrong, or struggle to set a concern aside. It can feel difficult to rest even when the day is over.
You feel restless, irritable, or easily overwhelmed. Stress may show up in your body as tension or an unsettled stomach.
You feel sad, empty, or discouraged, and ordinary tasks take more effort than they used to.
Activities and relationships that once felt rewarding now feel distant. You may withdraw or find it difficult to look forward to things.
You feel tired, struggle with concentration, or notice changes in sleep. Making decisions or starting a task can feel harder.
You are hard on yourself, worry about disappointing others, or feel that you should be coping better. You may be struggling even while appearing capable.
These experiences do not establish a diagnosis on their own. Gina will help you explore what may be contributing to them and what kind of support fits.
Related reading: How Therapy Can Help When You’re Functioning… But Not Okay.
When worry takes up more and more of your day, it can affect your decisions, relationships, and confidence. Therapy offers a place to notice what triggers anxiety and how your responses may keep the worry going.
Your work with Gina may include exploring anxious thoughts, practicing grounding and coping skills, responding differently to uncertainty, and taking manageable steps toward situations you have been avoiding. Goals are shaped around your needs and daily life.
Physical symptoms can accompany anxiety, but similar symptoms can also have medical causes. New, persistent, or concerning symptoms deserve medical evaluation rather than an assumption that they are anxiety. New or severe chest pain, serious trouble breathing, or fainting needs urgent medical attention.
Depression can involve sadness, but it may also feel like emptiness, disconnection, irritability, or a loss of interest. You may still be working and caring for others while feeling that you have little left for yourself.
Therapy can help you explore patterns in your thoughts, relationships, and routines, and work toward changes that feel achievable. This may include reconnecting with meaningful activities, building support, and responding to self-criticism with more understanding.
Gina will assess your symptoms and discuss the level of care that fits your needs. When appropriate, treatment may also involve care from a medical or psychiatric provider.
Meet your therapist
Gina is a Florida Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MT5516). She supports adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, and significant life changes.
Her integrative approach considers your thoughts, emotions, relationships, personal history, and current circumstances. Sessions are shaped around your goals and what feels most important to address.
Explore connections between thoughts, emotions, actions, and relationships. Gina may draw on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help you consider different ways of responding.
Work on coping strategies, boundaries, supportive routines, and meaningful activities. Choose steps that fit your energy, circumstances, and treatment goals.
Explore stress, life changes, relationship concerns, or past experiences when relevant. Your care can address both current symptoms and the context in which they developed.
If past traumatic experiences are part of your concerns, Gina can discuss appropriate treatment options. Learn more about trauma therapy and EMDR.
If you would like your Christian faith included in therapy, you can discuss that with Gina. Faith integration is optional, guided by your preferences, and offered alongside professional clinical care. Clients of all beliefs are welcome.
01 · Reach out
Contact the practice about availability, fees, and online sessions. A brief description of what you are looking for is enough to begin.
02 · Get understood
Early sessions explore your concerns, history, strengths, and goals. Gina may use questionnaires alongside conversation to better understand symptoms and their impact.
03 · Work toward change
Develop a plan, practice skills, and regularly review progress. Your session schedule and approach can change as your needs change.
Gallo Counseling offers online sessions for adults throughout Florida, including Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, Lakewood Ranch, Parrish, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Orlando, and other Florida communities. You can access care from an appropriate private setting without adding a commute to your appointment.
You will need a reliable internet connection, a camera and microphone, and a space where you can speak privately. Gina will discuss whether online care fits your needs and confirm your location for appointments.
All counseling appointments are online; the Sarasota address listed on our contact page is an administrative office.
No. You can begin by describing what feels difficult or different. Gina will assess your concerns and help you understand possible next steps.
Yes, they can occur together. Your treatment plan can address both, including how worry, low mood, and changes in daily life interact.
Yes. Continuing to work or care for others does not mean your distress is unimportant. You can seek support before things feel unmanageable.
That depends on your needs and preferences. Gina provides psychotherapy and does not prescribe medication. If a medication evaluation could be helpful, she can discuss seeking care from an appropriate prescribing professional.
There is no fixed number of sessions for everyone. Your symptoms, goals, circumstances, and progress guide the plan. Read How Many Therapy Sessions Do I Need?
Please contact the practice to confirm current fees and insurance arrangements for your care. Benefits and out-of-pocket costs depend on your plan. See our rates and policies for more information.
Yes, if you want to. Faith integration is optional and discussed with you so counseling respects your beliefs and goals.
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You can begin with what feels hard today and take the next step with support.
Request an AppointmentQuestions? Call 941-315-8222 or email hello@gallo.care.