Counseling for Kids…What to Expect at the First Appointment Finally, after much searching and waiting for an open appointment, you are your child are ready to attend the first therapy appointment for your child’s anxiety. Unfortunately, now you have anxiety over what to expect…I hope that isn’t true, but there seems to be a… Continue reading Counseling for Kids…What to Expect at the First Appointment
The Role of Parental Anxiety in Anxious Children
The Role of Parental Anxiety in Anxious Children It has taken me the better part of 6 months to sort through a complex mess that was stirring in my brain. My daughter’s anxiety has improved so dramatically with the therapy she has received since April 2018. One year ago, she was in a constant state… Continue reading The Role of Parental Anxiety in Anxious Children
Overcoming Debilitating Anxiety with Courage
Overcoming Debilitating Anxiety with Courage A Thirteen-Year-Old’s Success Story One year ago, on my daughter’s last day of 7th grade, and just days away from her thirteenth birthday, she and I were both “facedown in the arena”, our faces “marred by dust and sweat, and blood”. Through laughter and tears, heartbreak and pride, together, she… Continue reading Overcoming Debilitating Anxiety with Courage
Fearing the Future as a Special Needs Parent
Fearing the Future as a Special Needs Parent As my daughter and son grow, I often find myself dreaming of their future. I image them leaving for their first dance, being behind the wheel of the car for the first time, falling in lust (teenage love), throwing their caps in the air at… Continue reading Fearing the Future as a Special Needs Parent
5 Personality Traits That Make My Anxious Daughter A Warrior
5 Personality Traits that Make My Anxious Daughter a Warrior At just 13, my daughter is a warrior. She battles anxiety like her life depends on it, never knowing when the beast will rear its gnarly head. Her senses are heightened at all times, just waiting to engage when her heart races, palms turn sweaty,… Continue reading 5 Personality Traits That Make My Anxious Daughter A Warrior
An Open Letter to My Daughter’s Therapist on Mother’s Day
Dear [Therapist], We met you for the first time on April 9, 2018, the date etched in my memory forever, as it was the first time that I truly felt understood. Thank you. Without you, I cannot begin to imagine what our life would be like. While physically, I was alive when we first met,… Continue reading An Open Letter to My Daughter’s Therapist on Mother’s Day