{"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“Calming Teenage Anxiety: Practical Steps Parents Can Use Today”Guest: Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW, author of Calming Teenage AnxietyEpisode OverviewIn 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.In this episode, Sophia walks us through:Why teen anxiety is risingHow parents often accidentally shut down communicationHow to tell normal developmental stress from true clinical anxietyWhen—and how—to seek outside helpWhat to do when teens refuse therapyThe single daily practice parents can start tonightHer holistic approach: movement, creativity, nature, and environmentWhy listening trumps solutions, and curiosity trumps controlThis 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.About Our Guest: Sophia Vale Galano, LCSWSophia 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.Her background spans:Counseling teens in public and independent schoolsProviding group therapy and case management in psychiatric settingsServing as a primary therapist for young adult males in long-term substance use treatmentSupervising social work associatesPracticing master-level ReikiWorking as a yoga instructorIntegrating art, movement, and nontraditional therapeutic modalitiesShe also consults for Hollywood Health & Society and volunteers with animal rescue...","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}