February 2023 MBR The Psychology Shelf

The Psychology Shelf

Get Thee to a Therapist
Reba Buhr
Joba Media
https://www.jobastudio.com
9798986550107, $16.99, PB, 201pp

https://www.amazon.com/Get-Thee-Therapist-Survival-Managing/dp/B0BJ4Z5H39

Synopsis: When panic attacks take over your body and heart-pounding anxiety suddenly makes it impossible to get through the day, you want answers to: What is happening to me? Why is this happening? How do I fix it?

When aspiring actress Reba Buhr was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder in college, she didn't have the first idea how to approach healing. Today, she has become an advocate for others who suffer from life-changing anxiety and panic.

With the publication of "Get Thee to a Therapist: A Survival Guide for Managing Anxiety and Panic Attacks from a Girl Who's Been There", Reba Buhr presents a survival guide for the mental illness newbie. Are you nervous about talking to a therapist and psychiatrist? Not quite sure how to use health insurance to make appointments? No money for either of those?

Reba explains how you can find support at every income level and how to make therapy and medications work for you. She also introduces coping tools that have helped her and covers little-known laws that protect people with a mental health diagnosis at work and school.

Reba has enlisted the help of doctors to explain what's really going on in your body and the medications and lifestyle changes that can help you rebalance your system and get back to living an anxiety-free life.

Critique: Exceptionally well written and thoroughly 'reader friendly' in commentary tone, organization and presentation, "Get Thee to a Therapist: A Survival Guide for Managing Anxiety and Panic Attacks from a Girl Who's Been There" is especially recommended reading for anyone needing to deal with anxiety, depression, or who are seeking self-help/self-improvement guidance for dealing with mental/emotional issues with respect to themselves or a friend or family member. Offering a sound and insightful perspective, and also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99), "Get Thee to a Therapist" is unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and academic library Mental Health and Self-Help collections.

Editorial Note: Reba Buhr (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reba_Buhr) is an actress, host, and voiceover artist based in Los Angeles, CA. Reba is also an outspoken mental health advocate. She uses her instagram @get.thee.to.a.therapist to educate people about accessing mental health services and how to overcome the stigma, fear, and other barriers to care that keep people from finding the healing they deserve.

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