Stress management presentation 

I.       Intro

A.   Laurie Hall, LCSW; Chris Diani, LCSW.

B.   Psychotherapy

C.   Physical Therapist – body/physical

D.   Psycho-Therapist – psyche – emotions, thoughts, mind, “soul”

II.    Stress – mapping our stress levels

A.   Physical Therapist – take X-Ray to see problem areas, strong areas

B.   Psychotherapy – Ecomap

III.  How Stress Affects People

A.   Unhealthy relationships

B.   Addictions

C.   Depression and anxiety

D.   Anger and Grumpiness

E.   Sleep

F.    Weight gain or loss

G.  Illness

IV.Stress reduction

A.   Small group activity

B.   Share results

V.   Therapy

A.   How therapy helps manage stress

B.   Working toward life goals

C.   Vent and not worry about therapist

D.   Relationships and Brain Research

E.   Feeling understood and heard

VI.Relaxation Exercise