THE FEAR OF FLYING CLINIC

Dayna is a graduate volunteer who understands fear of flying because she lived it and helping others overcome it has become a true passion.  After taking the class in Spring 2022, she began the slow, steady work of facing her anxiety one flight at a time.  Before that, she avoided flying whenever possible, even trying to convince her family to take a train from Seattle to South Dakota then drive three more hours in December just to make it to her brother's wedding.  With the support of the class and the clinic volunteers, she built confidence through practice, not perfection.  Today, Dayna travels for work and pleasure every 6-8 weeks, brings warmth and empathy to participants and now jokes that she should be a flight attendant.