Anxiety and Adjustment to College – Part 2

By |August 11th, 2014|

Part 2 of 2 part series

By: Sarah Zucker, PsyD

When a child leaves for college, or even just moves out for the first time, it is a big adjustment for the entire family. Here we explore two more things to help you through the transition.

2. Resist the urge to micromanage [...]

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Anxiety and Adjustment to College – Part 1

By |August 11th, 2014|

Part 1 of 2 part series

By: Sarah Zucker, PsyD

It’s that time of year. You can’t escape the back-to-school advertisements and sales no matter how hard you try. Normally, this time merely signified the start of yet another school year for your child and you having to procure the supplies [...]

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Treatment and Strategies when dealing with Anxiety

By |July 9th, 2014|

By: Sarah Zucker, PsyD

Anxiety. We all get it, some of us much more than others. Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, and unease, typically regarding an upcoming event that has an uncertain outcome. Anxiety is accompanied by many unwanted physiological symptoms which include sweating, increased heart rate, a [...]

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A Simple Breathing Technique to Decrease Anxiety

By |March 11th, 2014|

Everyone experiences anxiety. There are many ways to appropriately manage symptoms related to anxiety. One way to quickly “feel better” is to stop and focus on your breathing.  The following is a simple and straightforward method for focusing on how your breath may be increasing your anxiety.

 

For this exercise, [...]

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