How to Know If You Have Anxiety or Just Stress
Learn the difference between anxiety and stress, how each can feel, and when therapy may help you move forward.
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Therapy for Anxiety, Trauma, Depression, Relationships, and Real Life Change
Feel better. Think clearer. Move forward with trauma-informed support that helps you understand what is happening beneath the surface and build real, lasting change.
Founded by
Abigail Martin, LMHC - compassionate, trauma-informed support for people ready to feel less stuck, less alone, and more grounded.
Welcome
Support that helps you feel more like yourself again
Get Real Therapy is a therapy practice based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, offering trauma-informed, in-person and online therapy for anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship challenges, and life coaching across Florida.
Therapy here is not about quick fixes or surface-level coping. It is a space to understand the patterns keeping you stuck, work with your nervous system instead of against it, and move toward a more grounded version of yourself.
If you look fine on the outside but feel overwhelmed, tense, disconnected, or exhausted inside, support can begin before you reach a breaking point.
Services
Specialized therapy for what you are carrying
Each service pathway is designed to help you understand what is happening, feel less alone, and take a clear next step toward support.
Anxiety Therapy
Support for chronic worry, overthinking, panic, nervous system overwhelm, and feeling on edge.
Explore Anxiety TherapyTrauma Therapy
Trauma-informed support for unresolved experiences, emotional triggers, and feeling stuck in survival mode.
Explore Trauma TherapyDepression Therapy
Support for heaviness, low motivation, emotional numbness, disconnection, and depression that is not always visible.
Explore Depression TherapyRelationship Counseling
Support for patterns, communication, trust, conflict, emotional burnout, and healthier connection.
Explore Relationship CounselingLife Coaching
Support for life transitions, identity shifts, emotional stuckness, personal growth, and meaningful change.
Explore Life CoachingNot Sure Where to Start?
Begin with the services overview or request a consultation so we can understand what kind of support you are looking for.
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Approach
A deeper approach to therapy, emotional regulation, and real change
Anxiety, trauma, depression, and relationship patterns are not just mindset problems. They often involve your nervous system, attachment history, emotional patterns, and protective strategies that developed for a reason.
Therapy may include trauma-informed support, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, AEDP-informed emotional processing, and nervous system focused work.
The goal is not to force yourself into change. The goal is to create enough safety, clarity, and support that change becomes possible.
Who This Is For
For people who are tired of coping alone
You do not need to be in crisis to begin therapy. You may simply know that what has been working is not working anymore.
You may be a good fit if you:
- Overthink constantly or feel mentally exhausted
- Feel disconnected from yourself or others
- Notice repeated relationship or emotional patterns
- Feel stuck even though life looks fine on paper
- Want more than temporary coping strategies
You may be looking for:
- A safe place to process honestly
- Practical tools that fit real life
- Support through anxiety, trauma, depression, or change
- More clarity around what you feel and need
- A steadier, more grounded version of yourself
Resources
Start learning what may be happening beneath the surface
These articles help explain common emotional patterns and guide visitors toward the right service page, next step, or consultation request.
Signs You May Be Carrying Unresolved Trauma
Understand common signs of unresolved trauma and how therapy can help you feel safer, steadier, and more connected.
Read the articleWhat Depression Can Feel Like When It Does Not Look Obvious
Learn what depression can feel like when it is hidden beneath daily life, and how therapy can offer real support.
Read the articleHow Therapy Can Help With Relationship Patterns
Explore how therapy can help you understand repeated relationship patterns and build healthier ways of connecting.
Read the articleThe Difference Between Therapy and Life Coaching
Learn the difference between therapy and life coaching so you can choose the kind of support that fits your needs.
Read the articleWhat to Expect From Your First Therapy Consultation
Know what to expect from your first therapy consultation so the process feels more approachable and less overwhelming.
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Areas We Serve
In-Person Therapy Across South Florida, Online Statewide
Get Real Therapy is based in the Fort Lauderdale area and offers in-person and online sessions for clients throughout South Florida, plus secure online therapy anywhere in the state.
Fort Lauderdale
Our home base - in-person and online therapy for Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding area.
Explore Fort Lauderdale TherapyLauderdale-by-the-Sea
Grounded, trauma-informed support for residents of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Explore Lauderdale-by-the-Sea TherapyPompano Beach
In-person and online therapy support for individuals in Pompano Beach.
Explore Pompano Beach TherapyDeerfield Beach
Trauma-informed care and general support for clients in Deerfield Beach.
Explore Deerfield Beach TherapyDavie
Support for anxiety, trauma, depression, and relationships for clients in Davie.
Explore Davie Therapy
Helpful Starting Points
Choose the next step that fits where you are today
Whether you are ready to book, still exploring, or trying to understand what kind of support fits, these pages can help you move forward clearly.
What to Expect
Learn what starting therapy may feel like, from first consultation to ongoing work.
Learn What to ExpectWho This Is For
See whether this kind of therapy support may fit what you are carrying right now.
See Who This Is ForBook Consultation
Start with a simple consultation request and share what kind of support you are looking for.
Book a Consultation
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You do not have to keep carrying this alone
If you are ready to feel more grounded, supported, and clear about what comes next, the first step can be simple.