Hi HaileyTrill. Welcome to Psych Central. You may find that the Anxiety forum may be helpful
https://forums.psychcentral.com/anxi...c-and-phobias/ I moved your thread to that forum in the hope you would get more responses.
These self help guides can be very helpful from another site
Self Help Guides | 7 Cups
They also have free trained listeners if your wife could reach out to them.
Need to Talk to Someone? - 7 Cups Or you may also find these helpful for yourself.
Wishing you and your wife the best outcome. Not sure this could be adapted to adults but perhaps it may be of interest to you so you can find ways to interact that help support your wife.
3 Play Therapy Techniques for Improving Self-Confidence in Children | Reflections from a Children's Therapist