Dropping Anchor Practice
The "dropping anchor" technique, based in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, helps patients ground themselves when anxiety or other emotions feel overwhelming. This guided meditation can be useful in many settings, including while receiving a treatment or waiting for your provider.
Laurie Ostacher, LCSW, developed this tool that can be used in many settings of a cancer journey, even when getting a treatment or waiting for your provider. She uses a "dropping anchor" technique based in her expertise in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help patients ground themselves when anxiety or other emotions feel overwhelming.