Written by Maria Boncyk, LCSW | Reviewed July 2026
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Maria Boncyk, LCSW offers fully virtual anxiety therapy to clients across New York and Massachusetts. She works with teens and adults experiencing constant worry, overthinking, physical tension, and burnout, drawing on EMDR, somatic awareness, and relational approaches. Getting started begins with a free 25-minute consultation.
When Your Mind Will Not Slow Down
Anxiety rarely announces itself politely. More often it shows up as a mind that will not stop running through worst-case scenarios at two in the morning, a jaw that aches from clenching, a stomach that knots before meetings, or a vague, humming dread that follows you through days that look perfectly fine from the outside. You might replay conversations for hours, wondering if you said something wrong. You might feel your heart race in situations that do not objectively warrant it, then feel frustrated with yourself for reacting that way. Many people living with anxiety across New York and Massachusetts manage to function at a high level while carrying all of this, which makes it easy to dismiss what you are feeling as just stress or just how you are. Over time, though, the constant vigilance is exhausting. It erodes sleep, strains relationships, narrows your life into what feels safe, and convinces you that relaxing is something other people get to do. If any of this sounds familiar, what you are experiencing is real, it is common, and it responds well to treatment.
How Anxiety Therapy Works With Maria
Anxiety treatment in this practice does not stop at symptom management, because anxiety usually has a history. In our early sessions we look at where your anxiety lives, in your thoughts, your body, and your relationships, and we trace when it started doing its job of trying to protect you. For many clients, particularly those whose anxiety is rooted in earlier overwhelming experiences, EMDR therapy helps the brain reprocess the memories and beliefs that keep the alarm system stuck in the on position. EMDR is recognized by the World Health Organization and the American Psychiatric Association as an evidence-based treatment, and Maria has trained in it continuously since 2021. Alongside EMDR, somatic awareness work helps you notice the physical signals of anxiety earlier, before they build into panic or shutdown, and relational, psychodynamic exploration helps you understand the patterns of worry connected to how you learned to stay safe with other people. Sessions are virtual, which means you can do this work from your own home anywhere in New York or Massachusetts, and many clients find that the comfort of a familiar space actually deepens the work.
Ready to Take the First Step?
Anxiety Therapy sessions are held virtually, so you can meet with Maria from anywhere in New York or Massachusetts. Request a free 25-minute consultation to see if it feels like the right fit, with no commitment required.
What to Expect From Your First Session Onward
The process starts with a free 25-minute consultation, where we discuss what is bringing you in and whether working together feels right. If we move forward, the first full session focuses on your history and what you want to change, not just your anxiety symptoms but the life around them. Ongoing sessions happen weekly and last 50 minutes. Some clients notice meaningful shifts within the first two to three months, particularly in their awareness of anxious patterns and their ability to interrupt them. Deeper work, especially where anxiety is tangled with older experiences, tends to unfold over a longer arc, and the pace always belongs to you. There is no fixed program and no pressure to move faster than feels manageable. Progress in anxiety work usually looks like the volume turning down gradually, fewer nights lost to spiraling thoughts, more moments where you catch the worry before it takes over, and a growing sense that you can trust yourself to handle what comes.
Who This Work Is Right For
This approach fits teens and adults who are tired of managing anxiety through sheer willpower and want to understand and change what drives it. It is a strong fit if your anxiety is connected to perfectionism, people pleasing, difficult family history, or relationships where you never felt fully safe, because those threads are exactly what an EMDR-informed, relational approach is built to address. Clients located anywhere in New York or Massachusetts can work with Maria virtually. If you are currently in crisis, experiencing thoughts of harming yourself, or need more intensive support than weekly outpatient therapy provides, a higher level of care is the right starting point, and Maria can help you identify appropriate options during a consultation. Deciding to talk to someone takes courage. Many people wonder whether their anxiety is bad enough to justify therapy. It is. You do not have to wait for a breaking point, and functioning well on the outside does not mean you are not carrying something heavy on the inside.
Anxiety Support Built Around Your Life in New York and Massachusetts
Working with an anxiety therapist does not require commuting to an office. Maria’s practice is fully virtual, serving clients throughout New York State and Massachusetts, with sessions available Monday through Thursday between 9 AM and 7 PM Eastern, including after-work hours that fit demanding schedules. Modern life has its own anxiety signature, financial pressure, packed schedules, careers that never switch off, and virtual sessions remove one more logistical burden from your week. Maria is an out-of-network (OON) provider who confirms coverage details with each client first, and out-of-network reimbursement support is provided, with many clients recovering 50 to 80 percent of session costs.
Common Questions, Answered Directly
How do I know if my anxiety is bad enough for therapy?
If worry, tension, or overthinking is affecting your sleep, relationships, work, or sense of peace, it is affecting your life, and that is reason enough. You do not need a diagnosis or a crisis to benefit from anxiety therapy. Many of Maria’s clients in New York and Massachusetts are high-functioning people who waited years longer than they needed to.
Can anxiety therapy actually work over video?
Yes. Research consistently shows virtual therapy produces outcomes comparable to in-person treatment for anxiety. Many clients find doing sessions from their own home makes it easier to open up, and EMDR and somatic approaches translate well to telehealth with some straightforward adaptations.
What kind of therapist should I see for anxiety?
Look for a licensed clinician with training that goes beyond general talk therapy. Maria Boncyk is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with EMDR training and fifteen-plus years of clinical experience, working with anxiety that is rooted in perfectionism, relationships, and past experiences, not just surface-level stress. She sees clients virtually across New York and Massachusetts.