Get Skills That Actually Work for Anxiety

CBT has more research behind it than any other approach to anxiety, and a lot of that comes down to it being active rather than reflective. You’re not just describing your anxiety to someone, you’re testing specific thoughts, practicing specific behaviors, and tracking what changes. When doing homework between sessions, most people start noticing changes within the first several sessions, not because talking it through is inherently powerful, but because they’re doing something different between sessions and seeing what happens. The end goal isn’t to depend on therapy indefinitely, it’s to teach you the process well enough that you can keep using it on your own after treatment ends.

Testing is conducted in person in our office in south St. Louis.

Before your child’s testing appointment you will need to complete online forms and gather and submit some information. This information may include things like academic records,  report cards, or SAT/ACT scores, releases of information from other treatment providers, or hospital records. Once the forms are complete and information submitted, you will schedule the testing day.

Before the testing day support your child in getting a good night’s rest and have a healthy breakfast in the morning. Your child should take all medications as prescribed on the testing day. You’ll have a break for lunch and you’re welcome to pack a lunch/snacks or leave the office to get lunch elsewhere.

We cannot guarantee any diagnosis. Our approach to testing is to develop a comprehensive understanding of your cognitive and emotional functioning and to make the most appropriate diagnosis based on that information.

Our process follows best practices set out by the American Psychological Association and the published criteria established by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5). These are the evidence-based and established guidelines in our field.

We do our best to examine all possible explanations for the difficulties you might be experiencing and to provide an accurate and comprehensive report of our findings. If you are deeply tied to receiving a specific diagnosis and are not open to other diagnoses or explanations, our approach will not be the right fit for you.

Expect to talk through what’s been happening, get a clear picture of how your anxiety shows up, and start learning concrete skills you can use right away, not just insight, but tools you actually practice between sessions and bring back to troubleshoot. This likely includes tracking sheets, worksheets, and learning more about how to actually apply skills.