When Anxiety Starts Running Your Life

Anxiety has a way of shrinking things. It starts with one situation you avoid, then another, until the list of things that feel manageable gets shorter and shorter. You know it is not rational. You have probably tried to push through it. And yet it keeps showing up.

Maybe you have looked into therapy before and felt put off by the cost, the waitlists, or the idea of sitting alone in a room unpacking everything. Maybe you have tried to manage it on your own with breathing exercises or podcasts, and while those help in the moment, nothing seems to change the bigger pattern.

What most people with anxiety need is not just a space to talk. They need a structured approach, practical tools, and the kind of perspective that comes from realizing other people are navigating the same thing. That is exactly what group therapy for anxiety is designed to deliver.

What Is Group Therapy for Anxiety?

Group therapy for anxiety brings together a small number of people to work on shared anxiety-related challenges, guided by a registered clinician. Sessions are not a support circle or an open forum. They are structured around evidence-based frameworks, primarily Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), which are two of the most well-researched approaches for anxiety treatment.

At Ummah Support Services, every group session has a clear agenda, a skill to learn, and a practice component so you leave with something concrete to work with, not just something to think about.

How Ummah Support Services Approaches Anxiety

Taskeen Baig, MSW RSW has more than ten years of clinical experience working with adults navigating anxiety, worry, and related challenges. She developed Active Psychotherapy, a structured framework that gives therapy a clear direction so sessions build on each other rather than starting from scratch each week.

At USS, anxiety is addressed through:

  • CBT Practice Groups: identifying and shifting the thought patterns that fuel anxiety
  • DBT Skills Groups: building distress tolerance and emotion regulation tools for moments when anxiety peaks
  • Structured follow-up sessions to reinforce what you are learning between group meetings

All programs are virtual, available across Canada, and run on evenings and weekends. 

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How to Get Started

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Book a Free Consult

A free 15-minute phone call with Taskeen to talk through what you are experiencing and identify which group is the right fit.
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Choose Your Group

Browse the current group schedule, pick session times that work for you, and enroll directly online. No referral required.
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Join and Begin

You will receive everything you need by email before your first session. From session one, you are part of a structured program.

What Changes When Anxiety Is Addressed Properly

When anxiety is addressed with the right structure and tools, things start to shift in real, practical ways:

  • More confidence day to day: clients commonly report being able to do things that felt impossible before, not because the fear disappeared, but because they have tools to move through it
  • A clearer relationship with worry: CBT and DBT help you understand what anxiety is doing and why, which takes away some of its power over time
  • Sustainable support at a sustainable cost: $150/month for 5 hours of structured group therapy makes consistent, ongoing anxiety support financially realistic for more people
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Frequently Asked Questions About Online Anxiety Therapy

Research consistently supports group CBT and DBT as effective approaches for anxiety, often producing comparable outcomes to individual therapy. The added benefit of group formats is peer learning: hearing how others apply the same tools to their own lives accelerates the process.
You are never required to disclose more than you are comfortable with. Sessions are structured around skill-building and psychoeducation, so you can participate meaningfully without putting your personal life on display.
USS provides invoices for extended health benefit claims. Coverage for registered social worker services varies by plan, so check with your provider. Many plans that cover psychotherapy or social work services will apply.
The CBT Practice Group and DBT Practice Group are both directly relevant to anxiety. Book a free 15-minute consult and Taskeen will help you identify the best fit based on what you are dealing with.
Taskeen Baig, MSW RSW is registered to serve clients in Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, and holds territorial permission for Yukon and Nunavut.

Ready to Build Real Tools for Anxiety?

Virtual group therapy for anxiety is available across Canada, led by Taskeen Baig, MSW RSW. Structured, evidence-based, and designed to fit around your life on evenings and weekends.

Spaces in each group are limited. Book a free 15-minute consultation today and take the first step.

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