On October 11, 2024, Carly Gelb, MSW, LCSW, and LPHA, Program Manager, at Youth Outreach Services, was featured in an article by Psychotherapists.io discussing techniques that help youth with anxiety.

Envision Worst-Case Scenario

“If the worst thing happens, can I cope with it?”

Anxiety is designed to help us stay safe and avoid threats, which is why it often leads to worst-case scenario thinking. This can be immensely helpful for immediate threats to our safety and survival, but it can be unproductive when we get stuck in these thoughts or paralyzed by them. I ask my clients to envision the worst-case scenario, and then honestly ask themselves if they would be able to survive it and cope.

https://psychotherapists.io/qa/what-techniques-help-with-anxiety