- Autonomic nervous system responses and states
- Cognitive & amygdala pathways to anxiety
- Serotonin, dopamine and other transmitters
- The role of brain derived neurotropic factors
- The impacts of sleep and nutrition on the anxious brain
- Psychoeducation strategies
- DSM-5™ Classification of Anxiety Disorder
- Assessment from the whole person perspective
- Clinical approaches for ambiguous anxiety presentations
- How differentiating vagal states informs treatment
Interventions to Help Clients Develop Autonomic Nervous System Resilience
- Deep relaxation techniques to wire in relaxed, alert mood
- Moment to moment exercises for letting go
- Breath and movement strategies to deactivate panic
- Bodily sensations and health-related anxieties
- Visual meditations for specific clinical concerns
- Prepare with movement, imagery, and sound
- Draw from inner resources
- Instill a new perspective with movement and writing
Mindful Recovery Tools to Move Clients from Reactivity to Responsiveness
- Interrupt the worry cycle: from the meditation cushion to daily life
- Mindful exploration – predictions vs. what happened
- Bring curiosity to perceptions
- Prime secure attachment for social anxiety
- Engage and calm parts of the self




