Joel Schmidt, Author at Float On Counseling

Video: 4 Steps for Dealing with Panic

by Joel SchmidtAnxiety June 17, 2021June 20, 2021No Comments

In this video, you’ll learn 4 easy steps for dealing with Panic attacks while they are happening. You’ll find that the best approach is often to “float” with your anxiety while taking slow, measured breaths. Anxiety can be counterintuitive. When we resist the anxiety, avoid situations that cause anxiety, or run away when panic symptoms begin, we unknowingly reinforce the anxious response and make things worse. We decrease the fight/flight/freeze response by teaching our brains …

My Favorite Parts of Being a Therapist

by Joel SchmidtTherapy June 15, 2021June 20, 2021No Comments

Being a therapist is hard work. Not always, though. Sometimes someone I really “get” makes everything in the therapeutic process effortlessly align. I know exactly what the person in front of me needs to hear. I know exactly what it is that will help – and the person I’m working with just runs with it. Other times, not so much. I’m confronted with challenges, things I’ve never heard before, and struggle to find the right …

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Things to Bring up in Therapy – Even if they’re Kinda Hard to Talk about

by Joel SchmidtTherapy May 19, 2021June 20, 2021No Comments

Therapy is an interesting thing. The therapeutic relationship between therapist and client – unique and unlike any other relationship. We share about our past, our secrets, our fears, struggles, and our hopes and dreams…It’s one of the few places we can go where no topic is off limits or too taboo. Your therapist, non judgmental and acting with “unconditional positive regard” for you, provides not only an active listening ear, but acts to be as …

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Your All-Things-Anxiety Resource

by Joel SchmidtAnxiety March 30, 2021October 25, 2024No Comments

Struggling with anxiety? This page is an “all-things-anxiety” resource. We’ll discuss types of anxiety, causes of anxiety, treatments for anxiety, and provide a few quick and helpful strategies and resources for anxiety. What Anxiety is To start with – EVERYBODY deals with anxiety. Anxiety is your body’s natural response to stress. Anxiety is typically future-oriented and is associated with feelings of fear, worry, uneasiness, or dread. Although we typically frame “anxiety” as a bad thing, …

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Solving the Puzzle: A Whole-Person Approach to Treating Depression

by Joel SchmidtDepression February 2, 2021June 20, 2021No Comments

When it comes to treating depression, there’s no clear-cut one-size-fits-all approach…that’s because depression can be complex – and there are usually multiple contributing factors that can be sort of like puzzle to sort out. Research has pointed us to some answers, though, and some of the causes of depression include: genetic links, brain chemistry, hormonal changes, certain medications or alcohol/drugs, interpersonal conflict, loss, major life events, illness or chronic pain, lack of physical movement/exercise, inadequate …