Thanks, EnglishDave! I've got a lot of reading about other relaxation/breathing techniques but will start with your reference first on what to try. The one counselor I did speak to (who really isn't a good fit) nearly apologized that lots of her recommendations were somewhat eastern/CAM and I was thinking that anything beats this, induced comas would be an improvement over a constant level 8. Hoping we are enough past the worst such that she is able to learn some new techniques, she doesn't last very long (10 min or so) on learning new things right now.