Heads up: This blog post is more technical and lengthier than some others I have written. We explore some ways to start therapy and overview some therapy approaches.

Welcome back for Anxiety Part 4! I initially envisioned my Anxiety blogs ending here. After much consideration, I decided to extend the anxiety-theme for one more week. There are just too many good things to share. For today’s session, we are going to talk about body awareness and intentional using of calming strategies.

In the last blog, I gave a tip on how kids can better understand and communicate their anxiety. Hopefully, this has led you and your child to having rich conversations around worries. This blog will teach you about two important concepts: reframing and examining the evidence.

Last blog, you took some time to explore you and/or your child’s triggers and body cues. Hopefully, these exercises allowed space to better understand anxiety and to explore it non-judgmentally. This blog will walk you through another activity to keep the conversation going.

Let’s talk about the big, scary, overwhelming feeling of anxiety.

I hope last week you found success in increasing praise and adding in positive reinforcers! Did you notice an increase in prosocial behaviors? Or maybe you felt like it wasn’t all that helpful?

Welcome back! Now that you took some time to just observe your child, you may have noticed strengths, reinforcers, patterns and areas of need.

Your child may or may not be identified as someone with ADHD. Even without the diagnosis, you may notice your child struggles with staying focused, working through big feelings, or thinking before acting.

If you are reading this blog, you must know I am a new mental health provider in Lincoln, NE! For my first blog, I’m hoping to provide some insights into who I am, and why I opened my own practice…so let’s dive right in.