
Managing Anxiety During High-Stakes Exams
High-stakes exams can bring intense pressure for students and families. Marcus Rodriguez, PhD, shares DBT-informed strategies for managing anxiety during exam season.
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High-stakes exams can bring intense pressure for students and families. Marcus Rodriguez, PhD, shares DBT-informed strategies for managing anxiety during exam season.

Sometimes DBT means stretching your own limits. Dr. Marcus Rodriguez shares a surprising therapy session with a middle school client—and her bearded dragon—illustrating how meeting clients where they are at makes treatment tolerable and effective.

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At times, the never ending to-do list of life feels overwhelming and can create a sense that life is spiraling out of control. One tool I use for bringing some order to the chaos of life is called the Stop/Keep/Start framework.

High-stakes exams can bring intense pressure for students and families. Marcus Rodriguez, PhD, shares DBT-informed strategies for managing anxiety during exam season.

Sometimes DBT means stretching your own limits. Dr. Marcus Rodriguez shares a surprising therapy session with a middle school client—and her bearded dragon—illustrating how meeting clients where they are at makes treatment tolerable and effective.

The ability to stay focused while working towards accomplishing a goal is an important skill. But for those with a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), this can be a difficult task. While there is no quick fix, cultivating tools designed to work with rather than against the challenges posed by ADHD is important.

Whether a new year brings hope or anxiety, it offers the opportunity to set an intention or vision for year ahead. Visions are the source of the motivation that is necessary to create change. In this article, we help build a vision for the coming year.

At times, the never ending to-do list of life feels overwhelming and can create a sense that life is spiraling out of control. One tool I use for bringing some order to the chaos of life is called the Stop/Keep/Start framework.
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