school counseling Archives - LindsayBraman.com

This is an image of a flowchart titled “Anxiety - Choose Your Own Adventure.” The flowchart is hand-drawn and has a yellow background. The flowchart has multiple decision points and paths, with each decision point represented by a speech bubble. The flowchart starts with a white box that has a yellow striped border and reads, “Start Here.” This is pointing to a box that says, “Uh-Oh! Anxiety Increases.” If you ignore the increase, you can choose to ignore by disassociating or neglecting it, but you’ll end up at the same point: “You’re still anxious but have secondary problems,” and you’ll be sent back to the start. If you decide to pay attention to the increased anxiety, you get to a flowchart point that says, “Good call! How?” If you choose to be mean instead of kind, you may have a shame spiral or self-contempt, making you feel worse and spending you back to the start. If you choose to be kind, you can choose to seek care and connection/movement/journaling, and it may help lead to self-care, or you can choose self-care directly. Will it be with others or solo? If solo, you can pet a dog, garden, or make art. If you do it with someone, you can talk, move together, or hug. Either way, your anxiety may improve! The flowchart is credited to @lindsaybraman.

Worksheets

Anxiety Worksheet: Choose-Your-Own-Adventure

August 30, 2023January 18, 2024

A flow chart illustrating how validating emotions behind problem behavior can reduce problem behavior, but invalidating emotions can increase it.

Educational Psychology | Family | Parenting

Flow Chart: Resolving Kid’s Problem Behaviors Through Coping Skills

August 3, 2021April 30, 2025

drawing of a notebook with a blank crisis plan added

Worksheets

Creating a Crisis Plan: A Free Printable Worksheet for Safety Planning

December 9, 2020November 6, 2024

Therapy is hard work.

About Therapy | Other

Therapy Is Hard

December 1, 2019January 23, 2024

Attention seeking parenting

Parenting

3 Reasons Behind Attention-Seeking Behavior (& How to Respond)

August 8, 2018July 14, 2022