South Florida psychologist offers virtual stress reduction classes on Zoom

A Boca Raton psychologist is dedicating her time to help people on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

WPTV IS HERE TO HELP YOUREBOUND FROM STRESS OR ANXIETYCAUSED BY COVID-19.

A BOCARATON PSYCHOLOGIST ISDEDICATING HER TIME TO HELPINGPEOPLE ON THE FRONTLINES.

WPTVNEWS CHANNEL FIVES SABIRAHRAYFORD SHOWS YOU A NEW FREETHERAPY BEING OFFERED FORTHOSE WHO MAY NEED IT MOST.<< NAT:“TODAY FOR FLATTEN THECURVE THURSDAY IT IS NATIONALDAY” THIS IS HOW ELANITWEIZMAN COMMUNICATES WITH HERSTUDENTS AND STAFF AT BENGALMA CHARTER SCHOOL.“WHAT WEREALLY TRIED TO DO AT OURSCHOOL WAS BRING A LOT OF THESAME RESOURCES THAT WE HAD INTHE BUILDING” FOR THISPRINCIPAL THAT MEANT PROVIDINGA VIRTUAL OUTLET WHERESTUDENTS COULD STILL EXPRESSTHEMSELVES.

THE SCHOOLPROVIDES VIRTUAL YOGA,COUNSELING AND THEMED LEARNINGDAYS.

BUT WHILE PRINCIPALWEIZMAN WAS TAKING CARE OF HERSCHOOL HER MENTAL HEALTH BEGANTAKING A BACK SEAT.“EVENRIGHT NOW THINKING ABOUT THEFALL THEREAND CHANGE ITREGARDLESS AND THIS IS SUCH ACRAZY CHANGE ITEVERYBODY” CLINICALPSYCHOLOGIST DR. NIKKI DAVISSAYS SHELINE WORKERS FACING MENTALFATIGUE OR EMPATHY OVERLOAD.“NURSES FRONTLINE WORKERS,EVEN THE STAFF AT LOCALHOSPITALS AND MEDICALFACILITIES ARE SEEINGSUFFERING AND EXPERIENCINGSUFFERING AT THE SAME TIME.

ITIS A NECESSARY RISK IF YOUWILL, LIKE A JOB HAZARD, OFTHE HELPING PROFESSIONS” TOHELP THOSE IN’HELPINGPROFESSIONSDR. DAVIS ISOFFERING FREE MINDFULNESSBASED STRESS REDUCTION CLASSESON ZOOM.“ITINTENTIONAL ATTENTION WITHCURIOSITY WITHOUT JUDGEMENT TOTHE PRESENT MOMENT, ITHERE NOW” DR. DAVIS SAYSFEELING DISCONNECTED FROM YOURWORK COULD BE A SIGN OF MENTALFATIGUE.

PRINCIPAL WEIZMANSAYS PRACTICING MINDFULNESS ISHELPING HER NAVIGATE THROUGHTHE UNKNOWN.“BECAUSE NOW ITHINK ILIKE OKAY WEOUR BEST” REPORTING IN PALMBEACH COUNTY, SABIRAH RAYFORD,WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.