Grounding and Growing: A Visualization to Ease Anxiety

Grounding and Growing: A Visualization to Ease Anxiety

Are you a current client looking for a little between-session connection? Or, are you searching for a therapist but don’t know how to make a choice without hearing what the person sounds like?

Are you working on your meditation or self-hypnosis skills but feel like you need some support? Maybe you have tried an app for meditation, but feel you want something more personal.

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"Magic" to Calm your Anxiety

"Magic" to Calm your Anxiety

Do you struggle with anxiety? Do you feel even more anxious if someone tells you to calm down? Do you find yourself so dialed into work that you don’t remember how to detach. Do you forget to take breaks? Do you think you wouldn’t be successful if you weren’t anxious? Think about that! So many people I work with are anxious and high performing. Unsurprisingly, many of these wonderful people have unwittingly given anxiety at least some portion of the credit for their success. It is true that some level of stress can drive ambition and performance and success (See Yerkes-Dodson Law). But, as with so many things, there is a point where the benefit of stress levels off and then performance takes a deep dive as the stress continues to climb.

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Anytime Mindfulness with Emily

Anytime Mindfulness with Emily

Are you a current client looking for a little between-session connection? Or, are you searching for a therapist but don’t know how to make a choice without hearing what the person sounds like?

Are you working on your meditation or self-hypnosis skills but feel like you need some support? Maybe you have tried an app for meditation, but feel it’s less personal than you would like.

If you are looking to boost your mindfulness practice, click below for 20-minute guided visualizations… all from the comfort of your home.

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When your mind feels like a hot tangled mess…loosen the knot.

When your mind feels like a hot tangled mess…loosen the knot.

Do you ever wonder what you are going to talk about in therapy? Is it difficult to imagine how you will benefit from talking? Do you question how therapy can help if your thoughts are jumbled up in your head? Do you hear yourself saying “what’s the point”? These are common questions I hear from people who are considering therapy or just starting out. Even therapy veterans have a day where they feel like they just don’t know where they are going to go with their session.

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Sleep Therapy. Now What?

Sleep Therapy. Now What?

Do you struggle to fall asleep, stay asleep, or wake up too early? Do you wake feeling non-refreshed? Are you considering therapy focused on treating your sleep? Do you keep reading about how to treat insomnia online and in books and wonder how therapy might be different than doing it on your own? Or, have you just begun treatment for your sleep with me and want a reminder of what we covered in session and where to go from here? Click below for a podcast review of the first stages of insomnia treatment, or keep reading for the podcast transcript below.

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Mid-week Mindfulness with Emily Roby, PsyD

Mid-week Mindfulness with Emily Roby, PsyD

Are you a current client looking for a little between-session connection? Or, are you searching for a therapist but don’t know how to make a choice without hearing what the person sounds like?

Are you working on your meditation or self-hypnosis skills but feel like you need some support? Maybe you have tried an app for meditation, but feel it’s less personal than you would like.

If you are looking to boost your mindfulness practice, sign in for 20-minute guided visualizations… all from the comfort of your home.

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