Today Mikaela and Katie sit down to talk all things anxiety, practical approaches to managing anxiety, internal family systems, and so much more!Mikaela Francis, MHC-LP is a psychotherapist practicing in New York City where she earned her Masters in Counseling for Mental Health & Wellness from New York University in 2021. Currently a member of Footprints Mental Health Counseling, she specializes in providing therapy to individuals presenting with complex trauma utilizing DBT, IFS, and Somatic modalities in an Anti-Racist framework. Prior to her her work as a therapist, Mikaela earned a Bachelors in Human Services at Cal State Fullerton. An alumni of Titan Softball(2014-2018), she contributed to three back to back Big West Conference Titles and served as Student Athlete Advisory Committee President for three years promoting mental health education and resource development. Outside of athletics, Francis was a member of the Helen Gurley Brown BOLD Women’s Leadership Network and once graduated from CSUF, a BOLD Fellow working at the Family Justice Center of Sonoma County. There she served survivors of family and sexual violence and conducted polyvictimization research that sparked her desire to specialize in trauma work.