Anxious?

If you’ve got a little anxiety in your life, Successful Learning Strategies can help. I wrote an article about them last year, and really enjoyed getting to meet the owners and see how they do things differently.

To find out how they can help with anxiety, check the jump (I didn’t see anything about how to handle a fear of planning weddings. But if I ever find that, I’m so there).

FIRE, BUGS AND STORMS ARE NOTHING TO FEAR DURING
SUCCESSFUL LEARNING STRATEGIES’ ‘ANXIETY AWARENESS MONTH’ THIS JULY

Center to Host Preparedness Seminars Designed to Quash Anxious Feelings In D/FW Children

DALLAS (June 16, 2008) - - Successful Learning Strategies (SLS), LLC is declaring July “Anxiety Awareness Month,” and will host four separate sessions at its Preston Doctors Center office - - teaching children how to cope with typically anxious situations from disasters to creepy crawlers in a fun, safe environment.  Sessions* are open to the public, and will be held on the following dates:

Tuesday, July 1st at 10:30 a.m.: Dallas Fire Rescue’s Little Squirt robot – This interactive fire engine teaching safety, prevention tips (free!)

Friday, July 11th at 1:00 p.m.: WFAA-TV’s (ABC, Ch Weatherminds – Meteorologist Steve McCauley will help explain what to do when inclement weather hits (free!)

Tuesday, July 15th at 10:00 a.m.: American Heart Association’s CPR and defibrillator training –  A 4-hour certification class ($125/child; includes lunch – 10 spot maximum)

Thursday, July 24th at 10:00 a.m.: Jungle Jim’s Bugs of the World – A fun, educational exhibition of living and preserved Arthropod, Reptile and Amphibian species ($40.00/child)

*Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.  Reserve a spot by calling at 214-706-9999.

“We decided to target these issues after discovering many of our clients are anxious about bugs, bad weather, fire and emergency situations,” says Twila Meyer, M.A.P.C., co-founder of Successful Learning Strategies. “Education and preparation are key components in helping children cope with stressors that can trigger anxious feelings, which is why we are hosting these sessions in a fun, and non-threatening environment conducive to learning.”

SLS, which relocated to the first floor of Preston Doctors Center last summer, receives steady referrals from family physicians, pediatricians and psychologists for its non-medicated treatment options for ADHD, anxiety and learning challenges in children and adults.  Following a comprehensive evaluation, SLS utilizes biofeedback training to help clients learn valuable visualization and relaxation techniques.  Their unique biofeedback software teaches children how to successfully identify and manage stressful triggers known to induce feelings of anxiety.

If you believe your child suffers from social, generalized or test/performance-related anxiety, please call Successful Learning Strategies today at 214-706-9999 to schedule an evaluation.

About Successful Learning Strategies
Successful Learning Strategies (SLS), LLC is the first center in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex offering computerized Working Memory Training (WMT), combined with its own unique “whole person” diagnostic assessment approach for the treatment of academic challenges and anxiety. SLS’ WMT and biofeedback software applications teach clients ‘successful learning strategies’ known to improve brain processing, impulsivity, focus, attention span, memory retention, and test performance.  The Training Center - - located on the first floor of Preston Doctors Center in Dallas - - provides a non-medicated alternative to working memory and anxiety-related problems. Twila Meyer, MAPC, a Professional Counselor, advanced certified trainer and educational consultant, and Mary Goodenow, M.Ed., a registered professional educational diagnostician, reading specialist and educational consultant, co-founded SLS in the fall of 2005.  For more information, call 214-706-9999 or visit www.addwithoutdrugs.com.