Stress Less: A Mindfulness Group

Stress Less: A Mindfulness Group is a way for high schoolers to learn how to manage stress and anxiety through mindfulness training and other skills. Group leader and therapist, Shelby Stone, uses cognitive behavioral techniques, a strengths-based approach, to help teens:

Reduce stress and manage emotions (i.e. irritability, sadness, worry)
Improve social relationships and issues (i.e. peer conflict, communication, loneliness)
Encourage school attendance and and improve academic performance
Decrease school- and test-related anxiety
Increase attention, memory, and concentration
Improve health, well-being, and ability to relax

Feeling stressed? Stress is a normal part of life but too much stress can feel paralyzing. Teens often struggle to find the balance between being a kid, completing schoolwork, and planning for the future. For teens, mindfulness skills can provide immediate relief from anxiety-related symptoms (i.e. worry, irritability, headaches, stomachaches, sadness) while working on long term goals of stress-management. Teens are able to take coping skills with them to prevent and help solve future issues. This group setting helps to normalize teens' experiences and create healthy habits for life!

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