This week we delve into managing stress, anxiety and learn the power of our thoughts with Laura Depko. Laura’s expertise in CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) helps her teach individuals to navigate the connections between thoughts, feelings and behavior. She will help us to learn to identify potential triggers to stress and anxiety and show us how we can better handle these events in our lives.

Laura is one of the only clinicians in the country who is certified in: CBT, CBT-Insomnia, and CMPC (certified mental performance consultant, pending). Laura has over a decade of experience in the clinical field, including partnerships with colleges and is clinically licensed in New Jersey, Vermont, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

(4:14) Why did Laura choose to do this work, specializing in CBT?

(7:00) Laura helps to define anxiety and discuss some examples that can trigger it.

(12:23) Where does Laura begin when assisting people how to handle their anxiety?

(13:10) Laura shares her process of how to “catch, check & change” your thoughts to ground yourself.

(14:20) Thoughts and anxiety can trigger a physical reaction, how can we deal with that?

(17:18) Laura shares how she teaches people to deal with insomnia.

(20:10) Laura explains how cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) works?

(22:30) What can we do to manage our thoughts better?

(25:29) We learn the process of “better, but believable” that Laura uses to manage her thoughts.

(29:29) What trends has Laura noticed as I related to mental health in the workplace?

(37:18) How does Laura manage stress in her own life?

(39:07) What would Laura like people to take away from this discussion?

Connect with Laura Depko
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-depko-756b47191/
https://www.depkoct.com/

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