Lindsey Howard, LCSW – Grit & Growth | Counseling For College Students in Derby, CT.
Remote Counseling for College Students in Derby, CT
Are you feeling overwhelmed at college?
College can be an exciting and positive experience, but many students don’t feel they’re well prepared for such a significant step. Once at college, they understandably feel overwhelmed, due to the social and academic pressures, as well as the challenges of living independently, and navigating life with a much smaller–or sometimes distant–support system.
Getting that acceptance letter was the best thing ever.
You thought that, once you were in college, it was going to be much easier. You weren’t going to have overly attentive parents or teachers watching your every move. You were going to finally feel the independence and peace that comes with being a college student in Derby.
College is harder than you thought it would be.
Responsibilities are mounting, people’s requirements of you are increasing, your classes are tough and networking with people in a real way is tougher. This is not at all what you envisioned about the student life. This is not at all what you wanted for yourself.
You didn’t anticipate the demands of the labor-intensive assignments. You didn’t realize how much time would be required to get good grades, and you didn’t realize how it’d feel for things to not come as easily as they did in your Derby high school. Isn’t this supposed to be the best time in life?
The stress in college is real!
As the pressure builds, your demand kicks in and the hamster wheel runs in your head, keeping you awake at night and playing out worst-case scenarios–failure, loneliness, isolation, embarrassment. The worry and feelings of stress and overwhelm are now foremost in your mind and are destroying the self-esteem, happiness and spirit you had when you first received that acceptance letter.
My name is Lindsey and I am an online therapist for college students.
My goal is to help you manage your stress, worry and challenges in ways that can help you have a successful and fulfilling college experience. We will examine the thoughts and feelings that are making you feel like college life is chaotic, explore strategies and tools that can alleviate the stress that you’re feeling and transform college into what you always wanted it to be.
If you’re ready to learn more about how to feel supported as you navigate your way through the challenges of college, please call or email me to set up a free, 15-minute consultation for remote counseling in Derby, Connecticut. My specialties include online counseling, anxiety counseling, stress management counseling, and counseling for life transitions.
Counseling For College Students in Derby | (860)916-5558 | Lindsey Howard, LCSW. | Online Counseling is Available in Connecticut.