{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Nimble Youth ","title":"Episode 29: Calming Teenage Anxiety (with Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1529,"description":"Nimble Youth – Episode 29 Show Notes\n“Calming Teenage Anxiety: Practical Steps Parents Can Use Today”\nGuest: Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW, author of Calming Teenage Anxiety\nEpisode Overview\nIn Episode 29 of Nimble Youth, host Matt Butterman sits down with Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW—therapist, educator, speaker, and author of Calming Teenage Anxiety. Sophia’s clinical career has spanned public high schools, inpatient psychiatric units, residential programs, and private practice. She brings a rare combination of clinical expertise, real-world experience, and practical clarity to one of the most urgent challenges parents face today: teen anxiety.\nIn this episode, Sophia walks us through:\nWhy teen anxiety is rising\nHow parents often accidentally shut down communication\nHow to tell normal developmental stress from true clinical anxiety\nWhen—and how—to seek outside help\nWhat to do when teens refuse therapy\nThe single daily practice parents can start tonight\nHer holistic approach: movement, creativity, nature, and environment\nWhy listening trumps solutions, and curiosity trumps control\n\nThis is one of the most actionable episodes we’ve aired—packed with specific scripts, strategies and reminders designed to help parents move from panic to partnership.\nAbout Our Guest: Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW\nSophia Vale Galano is a licensed clinical social worker and the author of Calming Teenage Anxiety: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Teen Cope With Worry. Born in Los Angeles and raised in London, she holds a Master’s in Social Work from NYU.\nHer background spans:\nCounseling teens in public and independent schools\nProviding group therapy and case management in psychiatric settings\nServing as a primary therapist for young adult males in long-term substance use treatment\nSupervising social work associates\nPracticing master-level Reiki\nWorking as a yoga instructor\nIntegrating art, movement, and nontraditional therapeutic modalities\nShe also consults for Hollywood Health & Society and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/h--qUaWpX4AVtgW1NGPKvLDD1Xx7NflxElKMX5dzn_8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZDY5/MDgwYjg4N2E4YTFl/ODA2ODdlNjJjOTQ5/MmZjOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}