I think about her question for a minute and shake my head.
"I can't think of anything."
"That's ok. We have time to figure it out. I know this week has had a lot of changes to it and that can be stressful. Have you had any panic attacks this week?"
"I had a few. I tried the techniques you gave me, but they didn't work. I couldn't remember the 5,4,3,2,1, technique and the balloons didn't really help."
"Damn, I was really hoping one of those would work. That's ok though, there are still hundreds of techniques to try. Can I give you another one to try?"
"Of course, I'll try just about anything."
"We're going to try an anchoring phrase. It will go like this. 'My name is Astra Briana Cyrene. I am 23 years old. I live in Big Bear, California. I'm sitting in the office at my therapists. There is one other person in the room. I am safe.' I want you to keep building on it until you feel calm. Can you do that for me?"
"I can try."
