Jeremy* (27, he/him) works in business development and lives in Georgia. When Jeremy came to Wave, his anxiety was ruling his life. His first assessment showed symptoms of severe anxiety.

When Jeremy came to Wave, he could hardly work or sleep. His mind was serving up stressful thoughts all the time: worst case scenarios, things he should have done differently, and negative things other people might be thinking about him. Anxiety was starting to take a toll on his relationship, too.

With his Wave Coach Jeremy learned the mechanics of how thinking patterns actually work, so he could use new skills to shift them.

After just 4 weeks of work together so far, Jeremy reports feeling so much relief. His assessment now shows his anxiety symptoms have dropped from the severe to the moderate category.

Tia* (32, they/them) works in education and lives in Maryland. When Tia came to Wave, they were just recovering from a particularly intense depressive episode. Their first assessment showed symptoms of severe depression, moderate anxiety, and normal stress.

For Tia, a depressive episode usually means that their supportive routines go out the window and self-talk becomes really critical.

Together, Tia and their Wave coach honed in on two key domains: Balance and Flexibility. After learning more about Tia, their coach suggested they focus their first few sessions on skills like Supportive Routines, Reframing, Defusion, and Identifying Values.

In Tia’s following two assessments, their depression had fallen into the normal range and stayed there. Going from “severe” depression symptoms to “normal” has made a huge impact on their life. (Their anxiety also dropped into the normal range, and their stress dropped down to mild and then normal, too.)

Gillian* (40, she/her) is a stay-at-home parent living in Houston, TX. When she came to Wave, Gillian wanted skills to feel more confident and calm as a mother. Her first assessment showed symptoms of mild depression, normal anxiety, and normal stress.

Gillian told her Wave coach that she’s had less time to care for herself since her child was born. She’s also been feeling guilty for not contributing economically to her household and noticed increased tension with her partner. Before starting coaching, she had low self-esteem and was feeling angry most days.

With her coach’s support, Gillian practiced becoming aware of her emotions without judgment. By practicing more self-compassion, Gillian was better able to accept her negative emotions without judging herself for having them. “It’s okay that I feel this way — and it will pass.”

After about 8 sessions, Gillian repeated the assessment and her mild depression symptoms had dropped into the normal range.

Anya* (40, she/her) works in publishing and lives in Chicago. When Anya came to Wave, she was stressed about transitioning to a new job. Her first assessment showed symptoms of moderate anxiety, moderate depression, and moderate stress.

Overthinking had become a big part of Anya’s life since a surprise layoff a few months ago. Anya landed a new job, but she found herself analyzing every little thing that happened for signs of bad things to come.

With her Wave Coach, Anya started to examine her overthinking at work, so she could begin to shift it.

After about 8 sessions, Anya repeated the assessments and her moderate anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms had all dropped into the normal range. Anya told her coach that she was feeling much more open to trying new things and excited about where coaching could take her.