Students will learn ways to manage anxiety, anger, sadness, and other emotions through mindfulness, coping tools, and self-care. Students will gain peer connection with other students who want to learn more about anxiety. 

I have a Master's degree in Social Work, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a School Social Worker/Mental Health Counselor (with those licenses). I have done in-person and online teaching when the schools closed down in the pandemic and through many classes on Outschool (flex and in-person).  I have been teaching children about mental health for over four years, and I love helping kids learn ways to feel empowered to overcome hard emotions and unhelpful thoughts! 

Welcome to our Group! We want all of our learners to feel comfortable, connected, and safe. That's why we have 3 rules we ask you to follow: Be Kind, Be Safe, and Be Respectful.

Be Kind - Help all learners feel welcome and included.
Learners from all over the world, with different backgrounds, races, ethnicities, abilities, gender identities, religions and body types, participate in our Group. Always be nice and make others, especially new learners, know that they belong and are welcome. Teasing, name calling, or bullying anybody in our community? Nope. Not happening here. Remember to be kind in each of your posts. 

Be Safe - Keep your personal information private and never ask other learners for theirs.
Personal things are personal. We want to keep you safe on Outschool, but we also want YOU to understand how to be safe when you're meeting other learners or teachers. Keep your full name, home address, gaming or social media name, email, and school name private. Since this group if focused on emotions, do not share things that are too personal or things that might make other learners feel uncomfortable. This is not meant to be a therapy group, however, you are welcome to share things that help you feel good and happy and things that help you feel better and things that make you happy! 

Be Respectful - Treat others how you want to be treated.
Keep language clean and information you share safe. If you wouldn't say it or share with your grandma, don't do it here. Swear words, racy videos, and violent or inappropriate images are not allowed. Treat Outschool like a public place, and when in doubt, keep things covered.