A Still Standing Podcast Interview with guest, Alexandra Fisher, a Licensed Social Worker in both PA and NY who has worked in a variety of settings including schools, outpatient mental health, outpatient substance abuse clinics with individuals, families & facilitating groups, and who currently provides individual & family therapy remotely while working full-time in case management and crisis intervention.

 

In the first of Still Standing Together's Foundations in Mental Health Episode Series, Alex offers perspective in understanding mood and personality disorders, which we hope helps make the process of reaching out and getting help feel easier and safer.

 

Alex is a proud dog mom, queer, married woman who lives with and manages anxiety and panic disorder.  She touches on her meaningful and impactful work as a social worker supporting communities who are marginalized and then dives into types of mental illness, common symptoms, red flags, and how to treat them, including: 

Generalized Anxiety Disorders

Separation Anxiety

Depression

Panic Disorder/Panic Attacks

Substance-Induced Mood Disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Mania & Bipolar Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder

  

In this episode, you'll hear from Alex on...

-Different Ways We Process Information

-Understanding How Mental Illness is Diagnosed & Assessed

-Perspective if Experiencing Stress & Panic & the Physiological Responses

-What Does "Chemical Imbalance" Mean?

-Finding a Mental Health Practitioner, What to Say & How to Assess Who is Best For You

-Suggestions on Asking for Help/Addressing Others to Seek Help

...and so much more.

 

If you like pictures of dogs, follow her dogs at @sansa_brienne, and for information about unlearning racism (both hers and yours), you can follow Alex on the link below. 

 

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