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[quote=Anonymous]Is she learning about anxiety? We have been through several therapists who were not helpful. The excellent one we finally found taught my DC about anxiety and personified it. They have talked about ways that anxiety tricks your brain and body into thinking you are in danger, different places in your body where you feel anxious (and how to know that's anxiety and not illness), ways to calm down (progressive muscle relaxation, positive self talk, visualization, etc.), strategies for dealing with anxiety at school (and then communicated with the teacher and VP at school to get accommodations in place). They talk about the past week and when anxiety was hardest to deal with and goals for the upcoming week.

At first, I was in all the sessions the whole time (not the case for the previous therapists we had). This was so helpful because I was learning the same language and strategies and could help my DC more directly in the moment. Also, I was able to provide info that was helpful to the therapist. Now I just get an update for the last 15 minutes or so with the successes and goals for the week. 
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