Social Anxiety Therapy · Online, in English

You don't have to replay every social moment a thousand times

Professional psychological support for social anxiety, in English — from someone who thinks the way you do. A space to understand the fear of judgment, stop avoiding situations that matter, and quiet the mental replay after every conversation, including the ones where you're speaking a language that isn't fully yours yet.

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100% Online

Confidential

Systemic Approach

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First Assessment Session

A first session to understand which situations are hardest for you and shape the process together. You decide with real experience, not blindly.

US$25US$49.9950%

60 min · Video call

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When other people's judgment feels too heavy

Social anxiety isn't shyness. You move through it by understanding the cycle that keeps it going.

It's not just nerves before speaking in public. It's the constant fear of being judged, your body on alert before a meeting or a gathering, and afterward, the mental replay you can't put down — what you said, how you came across, whether your English came out the way you meant it to.

People around you might say «stop overthinking it» or «nobody cares that much». But social anxiety doesn't switch off with logic: you move through it by understanding what triggers it, which habits quietly keep it alive, and by practicing — with support — a different way of being around people, in whichever language you happen to be speaking.

Ricardo De Castro King — Clinical Psychologist

Who's with you

I'm Ricardo, and you won't be alone in this

I'm a clinical psychologist with more than 15 years of experience, trained in systemic family therapy. I'm Colombian, based in Barranquilla, and I see clients online. But before any title, I'm someone who understands what it's like to replay a sentence in your head after a meeting, wondering if you used the right word in English, or to stay quiet in a group because rehearsing what to say felt safer than risking saying it wrong. Many of the people I work with in English think in Spanish first, and that extra layer is part of what we work with together — not something you have to explain away before we start.

Social anxiety is easier to move through with someone next to you. If this feels like the moment, let's take the first step together — at your pace, no pressure.

Master's in Systemic Family Therapy

Universidad Simón Bolívar

Clinical Psychologist

15+ years of clinical experience

University Professor

16 years teaching psychology

Systemic-Relational Approach

Evidence-based

Licensed Psychologist · Professional License 106127 (COLPSIC, Colombia)

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My approach

This is how I work with social anxiety in therapy

I work from a systemic-relational approach with gradual exposure, based on evidence: I won't push you straight into what scares you most — we build the process at your pace.

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The cycle that keeps the fear alive

We look together at what happens before, during, and after a social situation — including the mental replay afterward — to understand exactly what's keeping it going.

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The safety behaviors that don't help

Avoiding eye contact, rehearsing sentences in your head, staying quiet, translating yourself before you speak: these are ways of protecting yourself that, without meaning to, keep the fear in place. We name them and work through them little by little.

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Exposure that doesn't overwhelm you

This isn't about throwing you straight into what scares you most. We build gradual exposure, at your pace, with tools that help you hold it.

How we start

A clear first step, no pressure

You book your assessment session

Message me on WhatsApp or leave your details in the form. We'll set up a first 60-minute video-call session, at a reduced rate (50% off).

We get to know your situation

In that first session I listen to which social situations are hardest for you, and what your replay looks like afterward. No rushed diagnoses, no jargon — just understanding, together, what you need.

We shape the process together

You decide with real experience, not blindly. If it feels right for you, we agree on a process built around you. If not, I'll still point you toward what you need.

Your first step

Start with an assessment session

A first session to meet each other and shape your process. Reduced rate, so you decide with real experience, not out of obligation.

US$25US$49.9950%

60 minutes · Video call · 100% confidential

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Want to explore first?

Want to understand your social anxiety better?

If you want to learn more while you decide, you can start here. I put together free resources on social anxiety, in English, to support you starting today.

Free resources on social anxiety

This will take you to MomentoVital, my space for open resources.

Before you book

Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between shyness and social anxiety?

Shyness is a personality trait. Social anxiety significantly interferes with your life: you avoid situations that matter, you suffer before and after them, and it affects your work or your relationships.

Does online therapy work for gradual exposure?

Yes. Exposure can be worked on both in online settings and in real situations from your day to day, always at your pace.

How long does treatment take?

It varies from person to person; we define it together after the first assessment session.

Do I need medication along with therapy?

Not always. It's assessed case by case, and if you're already taking something, we work together with your doctor.

How much does the first session cost?

US$25 (50% off the regular US$49.99), 60 minutes by video call.

Prefer to talk first?

Message me and I'll answer personally

If you're not ready to book and would rather tell me a bit first, message me on WhatsApp or leave your details below. I answer personally within 24 hours, no obligation.

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