Testimonial Caro, 14 - Austria

"I had big end-of-year exams at school and was terrified of them. I was completely desperate. When I was preparing for the exams, I was so scared that I couldn't utter a word and had forgotten everything I had learned up to that point. Total blackout. If I could say anything, I just stuttered around. My teacher was very worried that I would fail because of my extreme exam anxiety and called Ms Schwaighofer at short notice a few days before the final exams as a "last resort", so to speak.

I then met with her for an hour via Zoom. That was very pleasant because I could do it from home. While I sat at my desk in front of my computer, she chatted with me for an hour. It was fun, but a bit exhausting towards the end. Sometimes my fingers made some kind of movement. At the end, I drew while my fingers kept moving. And then we were done.

The day after that I had another mock exam. They are always recorded on video. And this time everything went really well. My teacher was super happy with me, I was able to do everything and I would have loved not to stop talking!

I passed my final exams a few days later with distinction. I am so grateful to Mrs Schwaighofer for everything! I couldn't have done it without her. I also have much more self-confidence than before. The fear is totally gone and has never come back. I am so relieved!"