Sam

Sam

Sam came to her first session saying she was struggling with self-harm and social anxiety. We talked about what she would like to be feeling and doing instead and she said she’d like to feel calm in social situations and learn some healthy coping strategies instead of...

Connect Case Study 3

I met with a student who felt very anxious about school. She struggled to control the impulse to talk, and when told off, would often answer back, causing ongoing conflict with staff. The stress of this would then spoil her whole day. Her Best Hope was to feel more...

Connect Case Study 2

I saw a year 7 boy who was really struggling with school and on the verge of becoming a school refuser as his absenteeism was increasing and his parents admitted struggling to get him to school.  He was very emotional and upset in our first session as he was finding...

Connect Case Study 1

A Year 11 student was referred to Connect because she was catastrophising and having panic attacks on an almost daily basis. She felt pressured by her family to study hard and follow a particular career path and it was making her very unhappy. When I asked her what...