Panic Attack Therapy in New York
Attachment-Based Individual Therapy at Our Kind Therapy
Panic attacks are moments of emotional flooding.
They occur when sensory input, emotional responses, and nervous system activation arrive faster than the body can process or regulate. Capacity is exceeded. What follows can feel sudden and frightening. Racing heart. Chest tightness. Shortness of breath. Dizziness. Heat. Shaking. Dissociation. A sense of losing control.
Panic attacks are not a personal failure. They are signals that the nervous system no longer has enough room to process what is happening.
At Our Kind Therapy, we offer panic attack therapy in New York focused on restoring capacity and containment so intensity no longer tips into emergency.
How Panic Attacks Often Show Up
Panic attacks may include:
Racing heart or chest pressure
Shortness of breath or air hunger
Dizziness, nausea, or tingling
Heat, shaking, or sweating
Urgent need to escape or stop the experience
After an attack, many people become more vigilant about preventing another. Life begins to organize around avoiding overload.
We Treat the System, Not Just the Symptom
Panic attacks are sustained by emotional flooding without recovery.
When activation lacks sufficient opportunity to discharge, thresholds are lower. The system tips into panic because it cannot hold any more input.
The fear within anxiety often follows as a response rather than the original cause.
Therapy focuses on increasing capacity, restoring rhythm, and helping the body tolerate sensation without escalation.
How Panic Attacks Begin to Shift
As capacity increases, panic softens. Early signs of change often include:
Slower buildup of activation
Shorter duration of attacks
Faster recovery afterward
Less urgency around bodily sensation
Greater ability to stay present
How We Work With Panic Attacks at Our Kind Therapy
Our work with panic is experiential and body-based. Therapy may draw from:
Somatic approaches to increase capacity and reduce flooding
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) to support regulation in real time
ISTDP to address emotional pressure contributing to overload
What Panic Therapy Often Looks Like
Panic work in session often includes:
Tracking sensation as it rises and falls
Identifying early signs of flooding
Increasing tolerance for activation
Supporting discharge and return to baseline
Sessions are paced carefully. The body leads.
Coping Tools and Between-Session Support
We offer grounding tools to support capacity between sessions and reduce overload in daily life.
Tools support containment. Capacity restores calm.
Increase Your System’s Capacity
Panic attacks do not mean you are broken. They tell your nervous system has been carrying more than it can hold.
If you are seeking panic attack therapy in New York and want work that respects your body and limits, Our Kind Therapy offers a space where steadiness can return.
