Smooth Start: Anxiety Strategies for First Year of College
Watch Dr. Sandra’s Smooth Start Workshop. Where she reviews why anxiety is common during the transition to college, what signs to look out for, coping skills, common first year challenges & strategies, and how to navigate campus resources.
Social Media and Modern Day Dating- A Recipe for Anxiety?
Do you find yourself wondering if social media is affecting your relationship? Are there negative effects of social media use on romantic relationships? What are the signs you may be experiencing relationship insecurity or anxiety due to social media use? Dr. Sandra is here with your answers.
Do I have Social Anxiety?
Curious if you have Social Anxiety? Take our Social Anxiety Quiz!
Social anxiety can significantly impact our enjoyment and engagement with others, and our social life as a whole. This quiz is designed to help you gain insight into the intensity of your social anxiety. By answering the series of questions, you can identify if support for social anxiety is something you could benefit from and steps you can take to access that support
What are Coping Skills?
Coping skills are tangible strategies one can implement to relieve emotional or psychological discomfort. Coping skills do not completely eliminate emotional or psychological distress, but they help individuals cope through these experiences. Coping skills can minimize the intensity and duration of emotional distress.
What are Personal Values?
Values are what matters most to us at our innermost core. They are who we want to be and what we want our life to be about. Our personal values are our source of meaning/purpose, joy, and pain.
What are intrusive thoughts?
Intrusive thoughts are thoughts that we do not want to be having. Intrusive thinking can make individuals feel uncomfortable or upset. These thoughts may be odd, random, disgusting, inappropriate/taboo or scary. Intrusive thoughts can present in the form of thoughts, images, or impulses/urges. Intrusive thoughts tend to focus on things we care deeply about, including our health/safety, our loved ones’ health/safety, and our morality.
Is it Anxiety or an Anxiety Disorder?
All humans experience the emotion of anxiety from time to time, but how do you know if you are beginning to develop an anxiety disorder? Can therapy help with anxiety? What types of therapy should you look for to learn how to calm your anxiety? Let’s hear from Licensed Psychologist, Anxiety Specialist, and Founder of Embrace Now Psychotherapy and Wellness, Dr. Sandra Ostroff.
How to Calm Anxiety
There are several helpful strategies to calm anxiety you experience in your day-to-day life. It’s important to seek care from a licensed mental health professional if you find that your experience of anxiety is pervasive, distressing, and impairing your daily functioning.