Fine on Paper: Recognizing High-Functioning Anxiety in Accomplished Patients

Some patients look fine on every measure. Composed, accomplished, adherent, never late. They are also exhausted, and they will not say so unless you ask the right way.

Dr. Teresa Reyes Castillo, PhD, licensed psychologist and founder of Pivot Psychological Services in New York, works with high-achieving patients who are succeeding and struggling at the same time. She joins Mind Care Loop to show what that presentation actually looks like in a general practice, and what you can do with it in the time you have.

What you will leave with

The signs that get missed: sleep, somatic and GI complaints, irritability, "I just need more discipline" Three questions that open the door in a 15-minute visit Psychological flexibility in plain language, for clinicians who do not practice ACT A referral script patients actually accept

Agenda

12:00 Welcome and introductions 12:05 Talk, 25 minutes 12:30 Live Q&A, 15 minutes 12:45 Close

About the speaker Dr. Teresa Reyes Castillo, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of Pivot Psychological Services, PLLC in New York City. She works with high-achieving professionals on anxiety, burnout, work-life alignment and major life decisions, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.