They can discuss with you your problems. Help with your thought processes. Go over any issues in life you may have and work out a good way to tackle your anxiety disorder. A large part of an anxiety disorder can be the way one thinks. Ones attitude and perspective towards not only life but also towards ones disorder.
Some therapists perform cognitive behavioral therapy.
This type of therapy has been shown to have some of the best and lasting results with anxiety disorders. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a series of exercises or strategies of working to over come a particular anxiety disorder. For example if one finds the symptom of a racing heart very disturbing a cognitive behavioral therapist might put you through a number of exercises to accelerate the heart beat in a controlled circumstance. They would then help you to relax or to control the heartbeat so that you no longer fear it.