Dr. Collier Speaking Event – 7th Annual Shout Out to Parents

Fun, FREE Adult event for parents, grandparents and guardians. KEYNOTE SPEAKER ““Youth Depression & Anxiety: Coping Skills”” Dr. Crystal Collier, PhD, LPC-S Therapist, Researcher, Educator. Life today is full of a new variety of obstacles and risks for our children. Facing these challenges can be confusing and exhausting. Rates of anxiety and depression are on the rise as the technology age adds stressors and reduces face-to-face play time. Performance anxiety and perfectionism seem to be the new norm and children are experiencing these issues at younger ages than their parents did. Parents will learn how anxiety affects brain development and how healthy coping strategies can reduce toxic anxiety and perfectionism as well as tools for cultivating anxiety management skills in their children.