Anxiety remains our focus this week as we have gotten such an overwhleming response and need to continue to cover this topic. Today, Jessica, from Counseling Adventures, joins the conversation to share valuable insights and practical strategies for addressing anxiety among students. Drawing from her 10 years of experience, Jessica offers tips for parents, teachers, and fellow counselors, emphasizing the importance of understanding and managing different types of anxiety in the school setting.  Gain a deeper understanding of common anxiety triggers among middle schoolers and learn effective techniques, including cognitive-behavioral approaches and relaxation exercises, to support students in coping with their emotions.

Tune in to discover actionable steps for creating a supportive environment for students dealing with anxiety.

Some topics covered in this episode are:

• Strategies for teaching anxiety to students
• Understanding how anxiety shows up for individual students
• Practical techniques for addressing anxiety in middle school students
• Preventive measures for anxiety, including emotional identification and coping skills
• Advice for new school counselors, emphasizing self-care and experimentation with new approaches

Resources mentioned:

• Check out Jessica https://counselingadventures.com/
• Middle school resources https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Counselingadventures

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More About School Counseling Simplified:

School Counseling Simplified is a podcast offering easy to implement strategies for busy school counselors. The host, Rachel Davis from Bright Futures Counseling, shares tips and tricks she has learned from her years of experience as a school counselor both in the US and at an international school in Costa Rica.

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