If panic has started deciding where you go, the week can read like this:

Saturday groceriesSkipped
I-35 northboundAvoided
The middle seatTraded
Dinner with friendsLeft early
A full night's sleepOn hold

Why panic keeps coming back, and what actually changes it

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You can read how the program works below, or book a free consultation now.

Learn how the panic loop works, what the 8-week program involves, and what to expect on your free call.

Most clients achieve significant results within 5 weeks.

An 8-week program for adults in Texas: one-on-one sessions by video with a Texas-licensed counselor, and an app for practice between them.

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The store didn't change. The reaction did.

Think about what you do when it starts. Slow breathing. "It's just anxiety." Water, a phone call, the nearest exit. Or you stop going at all.

None of that is your fault. It's what everyone is told to do. But each one is a way of getting rid of the feeling, and every time you get rid of it, your body learns the feeling was an emergency.

A sensationYour heart pounds. Your breath feels short.
A scary thought"Something is really wrong this time."
A reactionCalm it down, get out, check, avoid.
Your body learns"That was dangerous."
It comes back soonerAnd louder. Then it starts again at 1.

So what keeps panic going isn't the feeling. It's the reaction.

It peaks. Then it passes.

0 minPeakAbout 10 min

UncomfortableYes
DangerousNo

Panic is your body's get-ready-to-run system. It peaks and passes on its own, usually within about 10 minutes, even if you do nothing. Most people have never seen that happen, because they always did something.

Your mind knows. Your body doesn't.

You already know you're not dying in the checkout line. You've told yourself a hundred times. That's why understanding panic doesn't fix it: words teach the mind, and the body learns from experience.

It learns by going through it, a little at a time, with someone guiding each step. Done alone, exposure tends to backfire. White-knuckle through it, or go in holding your water bottle and your exit plan, and your body still learns it was an emergency. Please don't try it on your own.

The 8 weeks

Weeks 1, 2Understand what's going on. No practice yet.
Week 3Start small, on purpose, with your counselor.
Weeks 4 to 7Step by step, back into the places panic has claimed.
Week 8Build your own plan for when panic visits again.

Included

Sessions, one-on-one by video8
Weekly video in the app8
Check-ins your counselor readsBefore each session
Practice tool, any time+6 months after
Progress measuredEvery week

The approach is acceptance and exposure, one of the most researched approaches to panic. You never have to stop a medication to join: keep taking what you're prescribed, and talk to your prescriber before changing anything.

What it costs

8-week panic program$2,100.00
Payment plan$1,050.00 × 2One when you enroll, one before session 5. Total: $2,100.
Or pay in full$1,995.00You save $105.
Pay over timeCareCreditSubject to approval.
HSA and FSA cardsAccepted
SuperbillsProvidedFor out-of-network reimbursement from your insurance.
The first callFree

And panic has its own costs: the trips you didn't take, the places you stopped going, the nights spent waiting for the next one.

Return policy

If it turns out not to be a good match for you, at any point, just tell us. We'll refund the sessions you haven't had.

Questions people ask

I've had this for years. Is it too late?

No. One year or twenty, what your body learned, it can unlearn.

I've tried therapy before.

A lot of our clients have. Talking about panic teaches the mind. This program is built to teach the body, by going through it, one step at a time.

Exposure sounds terrifying.

You won't be thrown into anything. The first two weeks have no practice at all. Then you start small, you choose each step with your counselor, and you can always stop.

Virtual? For panic?

For many people with panic, getting to an office is part of the problem. You start from wherever you feel okay. Later, the practice goes out into the world.

I don't have time.

It's one session a week from home, plus short videos and check-ins that take a couple of minutes. And it has an end date.

I'm on medication.

You don't have to stop anything to join. Keep taking what you're prescribed, and talk to your prescriber before changing anything.

What if it comes back?

In Week 8 you build your own plan for when panic visits again, and you keep the practice tool in the app for six months after the program ends.

Do you take insurance?

We give you superbills, so you can ask your insurance to reimburse you for out-of-network care. HSA and FSA cards work too.

What happens on the free call?

It's 20 minutes with a Texas-licensed counselor, by phone or video. It's not a sales pitch. We'll ask about your panic and what you've tried, and tell you honestly whether this program is right for you. If it isn't, we'll point you to what is.

I don't live in Texas.

For now the program is only for adults who live in Texas, because every counselor is licensed here.

Served by
AJ Huynh, MA, LPC
Licensed counselor in Texas
Founder, Acceptance Path Counseling

"Panic is what I work with most. I used to struggle with it myself, so I won't talk to you like a textbook."

There's nothing wrong with you.

This page is educational only. No counseling relationship begins until the paperwork is signed. Not for emergencies. If you're in crisis or thinking about hurting yourself, call or text 988, or call 911 if you are in danger.