ANXIETY SPECIALISTS BLOG
BlogCovering a range of topics from anxiety and OCD in children, teens, and adults.
The Rise of Anxiety in College Students
Anxiety in college students is on the rise. The pressure to succeed academically in college can be immense, especially if you come from a family or community that highly values educational success. If you’re feeling anxious about academics, your social life, or the...
Navigate Back to School Anxiety with Compassion and Understanding
Back to school anxiety is common as the new school year approaches. the feelings of anxiety that some children may experience during this time. The goal of this blog post is to provide you with insights into understanding the feelings of anxiety some children might...
Two Ways to Worry Less
In today’s post, I’m going to teach you two ways to worry less, based on some anxiety therapy strategies. When I think about helping people manage worry, I think of it as a two step process. Challenge the thought by practicing thinking in a more realistic, balanced...
Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy for OCD
One of our core values at Anxiety Specialists of St. Louis is to use therapies that are evidence based. This means that we use treatments that have strong research showing that they are effective for a particular symptom or disorder. In this post we'll focus primarily...
Worry Less by Scheduling Time For It
Interested in how to worry less? In this post, I’m going to share one of my favorite strategies for decreasing anxiety: setting a time to worry. It may sound counterintuitive at first, but read all the way through before deciding if you’re willing to give it a chance....
Phobia Treatment using Virtual Reality
While many people may be familiar with virtual reality in a gaming environment, we are putting virtual reality to work for phobia treatment! We are excited to share that we have a virtual reality headset and have been using it in our work with phobias. We’re committed...