Hi Sarah,

Good for you for working on this stuff at this stage in your life! College is a great time for self-discovery and personal growth.

I too struggle with somewhat mild anxiety and have been working intentionally on 'tackling' it over the past few months. I do find deep breathing helpful, but it is just one weapon in the arsenal for me. Here are a few of the things I am trying to use:

(1) breathing (deep breathing, belly breathing, calming breathing, breathing as a basis for meditation, etc.)
(2) progressive muscle relaxation
(3) identifying and replacing unhelpful anxiety provoking thoughts (part of cognitive behavioral therapy)
(4) overall good self-care (nutrition, sleep, exercise, R&R, time with friends, spiritual development, etc.)

Your therapist should be able to help you identify some other strategies in addition to breathing as well. Hope your efforts pay off!
You might want to ask your therapist for some additional strategies besides breathing. He/she should be able to guide