Grounding and Mental Health Resources

Stress, anxiety or difficult emotions can make it hard to feel grounded or connected to the present. Grounding techniques are simple strategies designed to help reconnect your mind and body to what is happening in the moment. They can be especially helpful during times of stress, panic, or racing thoughts.  

Use this page and these resources to pause, reset and explore practical mental health tools you can return to whenever you need support.

Use this exercise to help center yourself in the moment by focusing on the world around you rather than on your overwhelmed or racing thoughts. By engaging your senses, you can distract your mind and center yourself in the present.

• What are 5 things you can see? 
• What are 4 things you can touch? 
• What are 3 things you can hear? 
• What are 2 things you can smell?  
• What is 1 thing you can taste?

A mindful movement walk combines gentle movement with mindfulness practices to help you reconnect with your body, your surroundings, and the present moment. Rather than walking with a destination in mind, the goal is to slow down and intentionally notice what is around you. Use this guided audio to help you slow down, both physically and mentally, during a short walk.

• Hold ice or a cold drink 
• Press your feet firmly into the floor 
• Stretch your arms or shoulders 
• Focus on slow, intentional breathing 

• Call or text someone you trust 
• Journal your thoughts without judgement 
• Listen to calming music

Need More Support? 

Grounding techniques can be helpful tools for managing stress, anxiety, and overwhelming moments. Sometimes, additional support is needed — that’s okay. 

If these strategies aren’t feeling like enough, you don’t have to navigate things alone. Our team is here to help you find care that fits your needs, whether that’s therapy, medication management, or another form of support. 

Healing doesn’t have to happen on your own. When you’re ready, we’re here to help you take the next step forward.