Lindsey Howard, LCSW – Grit & Growth | Counseling For College Students in Manchester, CT.
Virtual Counseling for College Students in Manchester, 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 young adult in Manchester.
College is harder than you thought it would be.
Responsibilities are mounting, people’s demands of you are increasing, your classes are hard and networking with people in a real way is tougher. This is not at all what you envisioned about the college experience. This is not at all what you wanted for yourself.
You didn’t anticipate the scope 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 Manchester high school. Isn’t this supposed to be the best time in life?
The stress in college is real!
As the pressure builds, your discomfort 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 uneasiness are now foremost in your mind and are destroying the self-esteem, happiness and morale 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 discomfort, anxiety and obstacles 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 impossible, explore strategies and tools that can alleviate the worry 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 online counseling in Manchester, Connecticut. My specialties include online counseling, anxiety counseling, stress management counseling, and counseling for life transitions.
Counseling For College Students in Manchester | (860)916-5558 | Lindsey Howard, LCSW. | Online Counseling is Available in Connecticut.