7 Facts About Anxiety That Will Change The Way You Think

Schedule

Thu May 22 2025 at 11:30 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

PNC Live Studio | Portland, OR

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Maryellen will tell you step-by-step how to use evidence-based facts to disprove your anxious thoughts and dispel them FOR GOOD
About this Event

Maryellen Dance is a Licensed Mental Health Therapist, psychology professor, and advocate for mental wellness. With over a decade of experience in the mental health field, she helps individuals translate complex mental health concepts into practical, real-life strategies for improving their well-being.

She is the creator of the Okay-ish podcast, a show dedicated to debunking mental health myths and normalizing the fact that it’s okay to be okay-ish. Maryellen is also the author of 7 Facts About Anxiety That Will Change The Way You Think and a Professor of Psychology at Nazareth College. Her insights have been featured in Parents Magazine, SheOwnsIt.com, the Go-To Gal podcast, and many other platforms.

In our society today anxiety is more prevalent than ever and rates continue to rise.This presentation is designed to educate, empower, and transform the way we think about anxiety providing participants with the tools they need to take back control.

Through this dynamic in-person or virtual presentation, participants will learn:

Rethinking Anxiety: A New Perspective
How shifting our view of anxiety can help us better understand and manage it.

  • Building Resilience in Conversations About Anxiety
    Why resilience should be a key component when discussing anxiety—and how it empowers us to face challenges.
  • Shifting the Focus: Moving Away from Anxiety to Lessen Its Impact
    The power of redirecting our attention and energy to break free from anxiety’s grip.
  • Why Anxiety Returns—and How to Permanently Shut the Door on It
    Understanding the reasons anxiety keeps resurfacing, and actionable strategies to stop it for good

Attend online and stream the presentation for FREE (no recording available).

Attend In-person with a catered lunch FREE.

1.75 CE Hours will be awarded to Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists in Washington and Oregon. Please contact your board for specifics on CEU requirements for your license or certification.

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PNC Live Studio, 1210 Southwest 6th Avenue, Portland, United States

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