My client is a 20-year-old Korean American female and sophomore starting on the soccer team who self-referred after a panic attack during a team film session. She reports months of escalating anxiety including racing thoughts, poor sleep, nausea before practices, and a constant sense of dread, and has been increasingly isolating from teammates. She feels pressure to appear strong and put together at all times, both as an athlete and within her family, where mental health struggles are not openly discussed. She is reluctant to burden her parents, who she describes as hardworking and sacrificing, with her struggles. She has no prior therapy experience and some skepticism about counseling, but acknowledges that “something has to change."