Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Did you know that anxiety is the most common mental health issue in the world? In the US, almost 20% of adults deal with clinical-level anxiety, with women reporting anxiety more than twice as often as men.
It’s not surprising then, that there are endless treatment suggestions for managing anxiety, including medication, vitamins, meditation, exercise, cognitive-behavioral therapy, etc.
Aubrie, thank you for sharing how traveling has impacted your anxiety in a positive way.
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Disclaimer: This space is for education and reflection, not a replacement for therapy or professional care. You may want to consider diagnosis and treatment of your symptoms with a licensed professional counselor. Feel free to contact us to be connected to one of our therapists.
NOTE: We use the word “Deaf” as an INCLUSIVE term for all Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, DeafPlus, late-deafened, oral Deaf, ASL users, CI users, and other identities.
We provide Deaf therapy led by fully licensed Deaf therapists, psychologists, counselors, and social workers with more than 35+ years of experience serving the Deaf community. Our practice offers ASL therapy and online therapy for Deaf people, reaching clients on a national level and serving as a trusted resource hub for culturally grounded, multicultural, and inclusive mental health care. Our experienced team is committed to honoring your language, identity, and lived experience.
© 2026 Deaf Counseling Center. All rights reserved. You must credit Deaf Counseling Center when sharing or using this content.
Did you know that anxiety is the most common mental health issue in the world? In the US, almost 20% of adults deal with clinical-level anxiety, with women reporting anxiety more than twice as often as men.
It’s not surprising then, that there are endless treatment suggestions for managing anxiety, including medication, vitamins, meditation, exercise, cognitive-behavioral therapy, etc.
Aubrie, thank you for sharing how traveling has impacted your anxiety in a positive way.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COUNSELING AND THERAPY SERVICES: deafcounseling.com
Est. 2001. Deaf Women Owned. Over 25 years in business. 35+ years of Experience. Deaf Counseling Center provides both online (videophone, web-based, online, and virtual, e-therapy, telemental health) and in-office therapy to Deaf clients on a national basis.
Board-certified Telemental Health (BC-TMH). HIPAA Compliant. 100% Private. Inbox us for more information.
______________________
.
.
.
.
.
.
Start today! deafcounseling.com @deafcounseling #deafcounseling
.
.
.
.
Disclaimer: This space is for education and reflection, not a replacement for therapy or professional care. You may want to consider diagnosis and treatment of your symptoms with a licensed professional counselor. Feel free to contact us to be connected to one of our therapists.
NOTE: We use the word “Deaf” as an INCLUSIVE term for all Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, DeafPlus, late-deafened, oral Deaf, ASL users, CI users, and other identities.
We provide Deaf therapy led by fully licensed Deaf therapists, psychologists, counselors, and social workers with more than 35+ years of experience serving the Deaf community. Our practice offers ASL therapy and online therapy for Deaf people, reaching clients on a national level and serving as a trusted resource hub for culturally grounded, multicultural, and inclusive mental health care. Our experienced team is committed to honoring your language, identity, and lived experience.
© 2026 Deaf Counseling Center. All rights reserved. You must credit Deaf Counseling Center when sharing or using this content.










![Power of Attorney: Don’t Pick the Wrong Person
When we sign a power of attorney (POA) for our healthcare decisions, we are doing much more than simply naming someone to act on our behalf, if and when we are ever unable to do so. As Deaf Counseling Center therapist, Jarom, points out, there are many factors and pitfalls to be aware of when choosing a POA.
The typical process of determining when to invoke a medical POA is already somewhat questionable. Most of the time, a health care professional will ask the patient a series of “mental competency” questions, such as “What year is it?” or “Who is the president of the USA?”. The relevancy of these questions and the ability to answer them doesn’t really have anything to do with whether someone is capable of deciding if they want a visitor, for example.
When a patient is Deaf, there’s also a good chance that whoever is doing the mental competency assessment to decide if the POA should be activated will rely on a family member (often the potential POA) to “interpret” the questions. This leaves open the possibility of the potential POA family member misrepresenting either the hearing clinician’s questions or the Deaf patient’s responses, in order to get the POA activated and assume full power.
For legal advice on POAs, consult with an attorney who specializes in estate planning. #powerofattorney #healthcarepow
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[VD: Jarom, a white man, is sitting in an office, signing about POAs.] Power of Attorney: Don’t Pick the Wrong Person](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fgcbW7n-FLU/mqdefault.jpg)