Anxiety Therapy for Teens & Young Adults · Campbell & San Jose, CA

Anxiety therapy that meets the moments where it shows up.

Individual therapy with anxiety-trained therapists. Same-week openings available.

Who's looking for support?

Because I want the spiral to stop.

  • Same-Week Openings
  • Ages 12+ Teens & young adults
  • Evidence‑Based CBT + mindfulness
  • Superbills For out-of-network

If this sounds familiar

You can name exactly what you're anxious about. The spiral still happens anyway.

You've already done the searching. Five short questions, and we'll match you with a therapist who specializes in what's actually showing up.

  • Lying awake at 2 AM, mind running through the same scenarios on a loop, and nothing about naming the thought has made it stop
  • Watching your teen avoid school, avoid friends, avoid the things they used to love, and not knowing how to interrupt it from the outside
  • Sitting through six months of talk therapy that's helped you understand the anxiety, but hasn't changed what happens in the actual moments
  • Tense before every conversation, every text left on read, every Sunday night, until tense becomes the baseline
  • A piece of you wondering if medication is the only thing left to try, and not being sure that's the right answer either

Because I want the spiral to actually stop.

What's possible

Mornings that don't start tense. A day you can move through without the spiraling.

Small first, then visible: the chest loosens earlier, the 'what if' loop gets caught before it runs for hours, and skills show up without anyone having to reach for them.

  • The spiral gets interrupted earlier each time, until it doesn't get to escalate to the place it used to
  • Sleep comes back, because the mind isn't replaying the day on a loop until 2 AM
  • Sunday gets to feel like Sunday again.

Because I want relief that lasts past the session.

Young woman smiling warmly in soft sunlight, visibly relaxed

How it works

One step from you. Here's what we do next.

From quiz to first appointment, same week.

  1. Take the short quiz

    Five quick questions about who's looking for support, what's been showing up and what kind of care fits. About one minute.

  2. Hear back within one business day

    A real person calls to talk through fit, walk through the anxiety-focused therapy approach, and answer any questions about cost.

  3. Meet your therapist this week

    In-person at our downtown Campbell office. A first appointment more likely to be the right fit on the first try.

Because I want a clear path, not another waitlist.

What's standard

What every client can count on, every appointment.

  • Anxiety-Trained Therapy Team
  • CBT, Mindfulness, Exposure Therapy
  • Same-Week Openings
  • LGBTQIA+ and Identity-Affirming
  • Superbills for Out-of-Network

What you'll find here

Anxiety therapy that meets the moments where it shows up.

A South Bay practice for teens and young adults, where evidence-based anxiety work lives inside warm, individual therapy. The fit parents and young adults look for after talk therapy named the anxiety but didn't change it.

  • Evidence-based skills woven into the actual work

    Generalist talk therapy focuses on insight: where anxiety comes from, what it means. Our work focuses on what to do when the spiral is happening, using CBT, mindfulness and exposure therapy.

  • Built for teens and young adults, identity-affirming throughout

    Most general practices fit teens and young adults in when the adult roster has room. We're built around them specifically, with identity-affirming care built into how every therapist works.

  • Same-week openings, in-person and online

    Most clients book their first appointment within a week, either at our Campbell office or via secure video. Anxiety care that fits the calendar, not the other way around.

Because I want care that actually fits.

How we compare

Thrive Hive anxiety therapy vs. other options

Thrive Hive Anxiety Therapy Generalist Talk Therapy Medication-Only
Time to first appointment
Same-week openings
Days to weeks
Weeks to months for psychiatry
What sessions focus on
Skills for the moment, not just insight
Mostly insight and processing
No therapy, just prescription
Evidence-based modalities
CBT, mindfulness, exposure therapy
Varies by clinician
Not part of the model
Identity-affirming care
LGBTQIA+ affirming team
Varies by clinician
Varies by prescriber
Insurance
Out-of-network with superbills
Often in-network
Often in-network
Specialty for teens & young adults
Built around teens to young adults
Generalist
Generalist

Thrive Hive Anxiety Therapy

  • Time to first appointment

    Same-week openings

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    • Generalist Talk Therapy Days to weeks
    • Medication-Only Weeks to months for psychiatry
  • What sessions focus on

    Skills for the moment, not just insight

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    • Generalist Talk Therapy Mostly insight and processing
    • Medication-Only No therapy, just prescription
  • Evidence-based modalities

    CBT, mindfulness, exposure therapy

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    • Generalist Talk Therapy Varies by clinician
    • Medication-Only Not part of the model
  • Identity-affirming care

    LGBTQIA+ affirming team

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    • Generalist Talk Therapy Varies by clinician
    • Medication-Only Varies by prescriber
  • Insurance

    Out-of-network with superbills

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    • Generalist Talk Therapy Often in-network
    • Medication-Only Often in-network
  • Specialty for teens & young adults

    Built around teens to young adults

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    • Generalist Talk Therapy Generalist
    • Medication-Only Generalist

Real Reviews

From the people who've worked with this team

Voices from across the South Bay.

Makenzie

Caring, skilled therapists for teens and young adults

I can't say enough good things about Thrive Hive Counseling. They are two of the most caring and skilled therapists I've ever had the privilege of working with. Both of them are incredibly compassionate, and they create such a warm, welcoming environment for teens and young adults. What stands out most is how collaborative they are in their approach, making sure to truly listen and work with clients to help them grow and thrive.

TJ

If you're on the fence, give it a shot

Their intelligence and strong sense of empathy shines through every interaction I've had. If you're on the fence, give it a shot; I promise you won't have a bad experience here.

Reianna

Welcoming, inclusive environment

The group is full of kind and conscientious therapists who create a welcoming environment for clients. I appreciate their commitment to inclusivity and supporting diverse populations.

Hanna

Compassion and a friendly demeanor

A fantastic human being. Excellent sense of humor, deep compassion and understanding of others, and a friendly demeanor. I wholeheartedly recommend this practice to all.

Our approach to anxiety

The toolkit anxiety actually responds to.

Evidence-based approaches that anxiety research has supported for decades, delivered through individual therapy that's warm enough to actually engage with. Different anxiety needs different moves; the right combination is what your therapist will tune to.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

The most studied modality for anxiety. CBT gives you a way to catch the 'what if' loop a few sentences in, name what the spiral is doing, and redirect before it escalates. Not worksheets, not lectures: the skills get woven into how the actual week and the actual moments get worked through.

Mindfulness-Based Approaches

For anxiety that lives in the body before it lives in the thoughts. Mindfulness practices that get the chest to loosen, the breath to deepen, the spiral to lose momentum before the cognitive part of CBT even has to engage. Especially useful for panic and somatic anxiety.

Exposure Work (for panic & avoidance)

When anxiety has narrowed the world (school refusal, social avoidance, panic about leaving the house), exposure work gently re-expands it. Done at the client's pace, never forced, always alongside the skills that make exposure tolerable.

Trauma-Informed Integration

When trauma sits underneath the anxiety (which is often the case), the work integrates trauma-informed care so the skills can actually be put to use, not stacked on top of an unprocessed wound.

Same-week openings, in-person at our Campbell office.

Meet the team

Anxiety-trained therapists for teens and young adults

Therapists who specialize in teens to young adults, with evidence-based anxiety work woven into how each one practices. We match each client with the therapist most likely to fit how they actually show up.

Portrait of Allison Winet, LMFT

Allison Winet, LMFT

Allison is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with teens and adults navigating anxiety, life transitions and identity. Her work blends CBT, ACT and mindfulness with a steady, motivational presence, the kind of fit for clients who've been carrying anxiety quietly for years before coming in.

Portrait of Ally Silva, LCSW

Ally Silva, LCSW

Ally is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works with teens and young adults navigating anxiety, identity and the relationships that get caught in the cross-fire. Her work blends CBT, DBT and trauma-informed care, the kind of presence that helps clients who've felt unseen by other clinicians settle in and start using skills.

Portrait of Emily Perez, LMFT

Emily Perez, LMFT

Emily is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with teens, young adults and adults through anxiety, depression and the harder seasons of life. Her client-centered CBT work is grounded and intentional, the kind of presence clients consistently name as the reason they finally felt able to settle into the work.

Portrait of Katie Ion, AMFT

Katie Ion, AMFT

Katie is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who provides affirming, collaborative care to teens and adults working through anxiety, identity, transitions and depression. Her approach integrates CBT and ACT with the kind of patient, exploratory pace that lets clients name what they're carrying without rushing the work.

Portrait of Melissa Daoud, LMFT

Melissa Daoud, LMFT

Melissa is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with children, teens and families on anxiety and emotional regulation. Her work is rooted in cultural sensitivity and evidence-based skills, with the steadiness families need when they're not sure what's happening at home anymore. Especially trusted by families navigating multiple cultures or identities.

Portrait of Nick Tomasello, LMFT

Nick Tomasello, LMFT

Nick is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in teens and young adults. His work blends CBT, mindfulness and gender-affirming care. The right fit for a teen or young adult who needs a therapist who isn't going to lecture, and who treats the whole person.

Portrait of Shannon Sparks, LMFT

Shannon Sparks, LMFT

Shannon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who supports pre-teens through young adults with warmth, curiosity and affirming care. Her work focuses on anxiety and self-worth, the underlying pieces that drive a lot of what shows up as reactivity, perfectionism or shutdown in younger clients.

An anxiety-trained therapy team built around teens and young adults in the South Bay

Because I want to be matched, not assigned.

Where we see clients

Downtown Campbell, in the heart of the South Bay

Clients meet their therapist at our downtown Campbell office, a few blocks off Hamilton Ave. For anxiety, the in-person setting matters: the body learns calm in the room before it learns to find it alone.

  • Map showing Campbell (Downtown) office location

    Campbell (Downtown)

    307 Orchard City Dr, Suite 310

    Campbell, CA 95008

    Located in downtown Campbell, near the Campbell Community Center.

Because I want care that fits real life, not just the schedule.

FAQs

What parents and young adults ask us about anxiety therapy

How fast can a first appointment happen?

Most new clients sit down with an anxiety-trained therapist within the same week of the intake call. That's not a marketing line, it's the practice's standard cadence, made possible by keeping the intake process focused on fit rather than running a multi-week assessment battery.

Do you offer CBT?

CBT is one of the core modalities we use for anxiety, alongside mindfulness, exposure work, and trauma-informed integration when relevant. Different anxiety responds to different moves; your therapist matches the modality combination to what's actually showing up. If a client wants strictly manualized, week-by-week CBT, we'll say that on the first call and either tune the work that way or refer to a program that runs it formally.

Do you take insurance?

We're an out-of-network practice, which means we don't bill insurance directly. We do provide superbills (the documented receipts most insurance plans accept) so they can be submitted for out-of-network reimbursement. Most PPO plans have out-of-network mental health benefits, and a meaningful portion of session fees often comes back that way. Our intake team will walk through how it works on the first call.

Will a teen actually engage with anxiety therapy?

More teens engage when therapy gives them concrete skills to use in the moment instead of asking them to talk about feelings in the abstract. CBT and mindfulness give a teen something to recognize and reach for when the spiral starts, which tends to feel useful much faster than open-ended processing. Our team is built around teens to young adults, so the room reads as age-appropriate from the first session.

Can a parent be involved alongside the teen?

Yes. We offer parent coaching alongside the teen's work, structured around the same skills the teen is learning. The point is for the home environment to support what's happening in session instead of accidentally undoing it. Parent coaching is available with the teen's therapy or on its own.

What if a young adult is looking for help themselves?

Same intake. The young adult fills out the quiz themselves, our team reaches out, and they get matched with an anxiety-trained therapist who specializes in their age band (typically 18 to 25). The work and the room are designed to feel peer-appropriate, not borrowed from an adult-generalist setting.

Ready when you are

Find the therapist who actually fits.

Who's looking for support?