Middle school can be tough. For Lauren Jones, catching her friends talking behind her back made it even harder. And she’s been socially anxious ever since.

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Adrienne Means-Christensen is a clinical psychologist, director of Virginia Tech’s Psychological Services Center, and an assistant clinical professor in the department of psychology at Virginia Tech.

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