Despite believing stress won’t affect them, stress poses a real risk to students’ health and to academic performance.  Stress has a negative impact on concentration, memory, focus, relationships, and grades.  It causes health issues such as insomnia, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, headaches, digestive issues, and substance abuse.  In addition, the stress and anxiety experienced as a student can remain with them and decrease performance in chosen professions such as medicine and law.  

Students lack the coping skills to successfully reduce stress and its impact.  Students commonly try to relieve stress by sleeping, exercising, and/or through food.  I work with students with an integrative, holistic approach, and give them tools to help them shift their thoughts and their awareness. 

Learning how to recognize and manage stress can have a positive and lasting impact on life as a student and well beyond.  I teach students that they can choose to respond to stress proactively, and give them the tools to do so.  Education and intervention can make a significant impact.  I’ve seen a positive result in one session.