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Daily Living: Managing Anxiety
June 9th, 2026
3:00 - 4:00pm ET
Live, Virtual Webinar
Join MDA for an informative webinar focused on managing anxiety. Whether you're a patient, caregiver, or advocate, this webinar will offer valuable insights, resources, and support.
What We’ll Cover:
- Describing anxiety in the context of neuromuscular disease
- Identify signs and symptoms of anxiety in individuals living with neuromuscular disease and their care partners
- Review strategies and resources to help manage anxiety
- Live Q&A with the presenter
Meet Our Presenter:
Emily Brechting, PhD
Juniper Psychological Services
As a licensed clinical psychologist, Emily Brechting specializes in helping patients, caregivers and family members with the emotional and mental aspects with living with life-altering diseases such as ALS and Parkinson’s Disease. After traveling the ALS journey with a close friend, Emily pivoted her career, focusing her clinical efforts on the complexities of living with progressive disease. She’s been serving this community for six years. Licensed in the state of Michigan, Emily provides in-person services in West Michigan as well as virtual services for Michiganders. Additionally, Emily is authorized to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology (APIT) by the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission (PSYPACT). This means that Emily provides virtual services to all states participating in PSYPACT. As of January 2026, this includes 42 states.
Not available to join live on June 9th? Register to receive an email when the webinar is available to view on-demand.
If you have questions about this webinar or other MDA programs, please contact the MDA Resource Center at 1-833-ASK-MDA1 (275-6321) or ResourceCenter@mdausa.org.
Juniper Psychological Services
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