Anxiety therapy · Connecticut
TEAM-CBT for adults and students in Connecticut whose anxiety has started running the show — at work, on the commute, at 2 a.m. Every session is by secure video, anywhere in the state.
No credit card · 15 minutes · Talk directly with Rose
Rose Markotic, LMFT — licensed in Connecticut. Sessions by video while you are physically in CT.
Anxiety looks different depending on the life it’s attached to. These are patterns that come up often with people living and working in Connecticut.
Finance, law, insurance, healthcare, academia — demanding fields where the stakes feel high every day. The worry follows you home, into the weekend, and into bed. You’re good at your job; the anxiety is the cost of staying that way.
The week hasn’t started, but your body already thinks it has. A tight chest on Sunday evening, running through Monday’s meetings before they happen, scrolling email you can’t act on yet.
Surrounded by high achievers — in a Stamford office, a New Haven lab, or a Yale or UConn classroom — it’s easy to feel like the only one faking it. That belief drives over-preparation, procrastination, and a lot of quiet panic.
Parents juggling careers and kids, adult children worried about aging parents, managers responsible for teams. Caring a lot becomes constant scanning for what could go wrong.
A racing heart, tension headaches, stomach trouble, a doctor who says you’re fine — and a mind that doesn’t believe it. Physical anxiety is real anxiety, and it responds to treatment.
Trouble falling asleep, waking at 3 a.m. with a full to-do list in your head, or sleeping and still waking up tired. Sleep is often one of the first things to improve when anxiety does.
If several of these feel familiar, you don’t have to wait for things to get worse or slow down. Anxiety is one of the most treatable problems people bring to therapy.
TEAM-CBT is a structured form of cognitive behavioral therapy developed by Dr. David Burns. It’s built for people who want practical tools and visible progress, not open-ended talk.
You complete a short anxiety and mood scale at the start and end of each session. We both see whether the work is helping, in numbers — useful for analytical people who want evidence, not reassurance.
Anxiety doesn’t respond to being told to relax. We start by understanding what the worry is actually about and why it makes sense to you, before trying to change anything.
Anxiety often feels like it’s keeping you prepared, responsible, or safe. Naming what part of you wants to keep it — honestly — is often what lets the rest of the work stick.
We test the thoughts driving the anxiety and gradually stop the avoidance that keeps it going. You leave each session with something concrete to practice on the train, at your desk, or before a big meeting.
Everything happens by secure video, scheduled around how your week actually runs.
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A short call to talk through what’s going on and how I work, and to decide together whether we’re a good fit. No paperwork or card needed.
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An in-depth assessment: what triggers the anxiety, where it shows up in your body and your schedule, what you’ve already tried, and what you want to be different. You leave with a baseline score and a first tool to try.
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From home, a parked car, or anywhere private in Connecticut. Commuters often book early mornings, work-from-home days, or evenings once they’re back in the state.
Yes — you need to be physically in Connecticut (or another state where Rose is licensed: California, Maine, Rhode Island, or Vermont) at the time of each session. Where you live doesn’t matter as much as where you are when we meet.
Not from New York — Rose isn’t licensed there. Most Connecticut commuters schedule sessions on work-from-home days, early before the train, or in the evening once they’re home. We’ll find a time that works during the consult.
Better Thoughts is out-of-network. Many Connecticut PPO plans — including plans from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, ConnectiCare, Aetna, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare — offer out-of-network mental-health benefits that reimburse part of each session after your deductible. We provide superbills on request; see the reimbursement guide for step-by-step instructions.
The consult is free. Sessions are $260 for a standard 50-minute session. Many clients with PPO plans get part of that back through out-of-network reimbursement, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted.
No. Better Thoughts is a private practice, completely separate from your employer and any Employee Assistance Program. Federal health-privacy law restricts employers from seeing individual medical claims.
It varies, but TEAM-CBT is designed to be efficient. Many people notice meaningful change within the first several sessions, and because we measure anxiety every session, you can see whether it’s working rather than guessing.
Yes. Therapy works well alongside medication. Rose doesn’t prescribe, but is glad to coordinate with your Connecticut prescriber with your permission.
All sessions are telehealth. If you live, work, or study in any of these states, we can work together.
Anxiety rarely shows up in isolation. These are the patterns that most often run alongside it — and that we may end up working on together.
A 15-minute video call with Rose. We'll talk about what's bringing you in and see if I'm the right fit. No pressure to book sessions afterward.
No credit card · 15 minutes · Talk directly with Rose