At We Conquer Together, we specialize in providing compassionate and comprehensive anxiety treatment in Orange County, California. Located in serene Yorba Linda, our residential mental health treatment center offers a supportive, healing environment for those struggling with anxiety disorders and related mental health conditions. Whether you’re experiencing generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, or social anxiety disorder, our personalized care is designed to help you regain balance and reclaim your life.
Every treatment plan is customized to meet your needs, helping you or your loved one reduce symptoms, improve functioning, and achieve greater well-being.
Unlike occasional stress or nervousness, anxiety disorders involve excessive, persistent worry or intense fear that interferes with daily life. These conditions often require professional intervention at a specialized anxiety treatment center like We Conquer Together. There are several types of anxiety disorders, each with distinct characteristics:
Each type has its own set of symptoms, but common signs include constant worry, restlessness, fatigue, trouble concentrating, and physical symptoms like rapid heartbeat, muscle tension, and sweating. These symptoms can be disruptive and exhausting, often requiring structured mental health treatment.
The exact cause of anxiety disorders is not fully understood, but it is believed to result from a combination of factors. They may involve genetic predisposition, environmental stressors, unresolved trauma, or co-occurring mental health issues such as depression or OCD. Our approach addresses both the mental and physical parts of anxiety, ensuring that each patient receives care tailored to their specific needs and cultural background.
Anxiety disorders manifest through a wide range of symptoms that can affect both the mind and body. These symptoms can vary in severity and may be different for each individual. Common psychological symptoms of anxiety include excessive worry, fear, and a sense of impending doom. Individuals may also experience irritability, difficulty concentrating, and a constant feeling of restlessness or being on edge. These symptoms can significantly interfere with daily activities and responsibilities, making it challenging to maintain a normal routine. Recognizing the symptoms of anxiety is a critical first step toward getting the help you need at an experienced anxiety treatment center in Orange County, California.
Physical symptoms of anxiety include:
Panic attacks are sudden episodes of intense fear that trigger severe symptoms, often without a noticeable cause. Symptoms can include a racing heart, shortness of breath, dizziness, sweating, and a feeling of impending doom or loss of control. While panic attacks are not life-threatening, they can feel very frightening and may severely impact daily life if left untreated. Repeated attacks may lead to avoidance of social situations, work responsibilities, or public spaces.
Our clinicians utilize evidence-based treatments like CBT, exposure therapy, and mindfulness-based therapies to help clients reduce panic symptoms and develop tools for long-term emotional regulation.
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Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health conditions in the United States, impacting individuals across all age groups, including adults, adolescents, and young adults. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 19.1% of all US adults have experienced an anxiety disorder in the past year, making it one of the leading causes of impaired functioning in daily life. Despite being highly treatable, only about 1 in 4 of those suffering receive proper mental health treatment. The prevalence of anxiety highlights the importance of accessible and effective mental health treatment, such as those offered at We Conquer Together, to help individuals manage and overcome their anxiety symptoms.
At We Conquer Together, we offer a variety of treatment options in Southern California to address anxiety disorders, each tailored to meet the unique needs of our patients. Our comprehensive approach ensures that individuals receive well-rounded care that targets both the psychological and physical aspects of anxiety. Below are the primary treatment options we provide:
Psychotherapy is a cornerstone of anxiety treatment at We Conquer Together. We utilize evidence-based therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help patients identify and modify negative thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to anxiety. Through regular sessions with skilled therapists, individuals learn coping strategies and gain insights into their anxiety, fostering long-term mental health improvements.
For many individuals, medication can be an effective component of anxiety treatment. Our psychiatrists conduct thorough evaluations to determine the most appropriate medication based on each patient’s symptoms and medical history. We provide ongoing monitoring and adjustments to ensure optimal results, helping to alleviate anxiety symptoms and improve overall well-being.
Group therapy offers a supportive environment where individuals can share their experiences and learn from others facing similar challenges. Led by experienced therapists, these sessions provide a sense of community and reduce feelings of isolation. Group therapy helps patients develop interpersonal skills and gain valuable perspectives that enhance their recovery journey.
In addition to traditional treatments, we incorporate holistic therapies to address anxiety. Practices such as mindfulness meditation, yoga, and acupuncture are integrated into our treatment plans to promote relaxation and reduce stress. These therapies complement conventional methods, providing a balanced approach to anxiety management.
At We Conquer Together, we emphasize the importance of lifestyle and wellness in managing anxiety. Our programs include nutritional counseling, mindful movement practices, and stress management techniques designed to enhance overall health. By adopting healthy habits and routines, patients can improve their physical and mental resilience, supporting their long-term recovery from anxiety.
At We Conquer Together, we believe that a multifaceted approach to anxiety treatment can lead to more effective and lasting recovery. Our Orange County treatment center combines evidence-based treatments, holistic care, and personalized support to help clients achieve lasting mental health and emotional balance. Whether you’re seeking inpatient anxiety treatment or preparing for intensive outpatient care, our programs support all levels of recovery.
Whether your anxiety shows up as GAD, panic attacks, OCD, social anxiety, or something else, our goal is to stabilize symptoms, uncover root causes, and help you feel more like yourself again, all in a calm Orange County residential setting.
We offer compassionate, customized care for individuals facing anxiety disorders, including GAD, panic disorder, OCD, and social anxiety disorder. Our comprehensive treatment programs are designed to address the unique needs of each patient, providing them with the tools and support necessary for lasting recovery.
Our admissions team is here to answer your questions and help you take the first step towards a brighter, anxiety-free future.
We accept most insurance providers and offer fast admissions to help you or your loved one begin treatment without delay.
Dr. Kelly Gonderman is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience in clinical practice, supervision, and program administration. She earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Biola University’s Rosemead School of Psychology and has developed broad clinical expertise in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, eating disorders, co-occurring substance use, and personality-related concerns.
As Clinical Director at We Conquer Together, Dr. Gonderman specializes in fostering supportive and structured therapeutic environments where clients can heal, build resilience, and develop lasting skills for long-term well-being.
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To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
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Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to