Giving kids the skills to manage anxiety with confidence!
Overview
Five individual sessions, 50 minutes in duration
Sessions conducted via secure video platform
Information about skills learned discussed with caregiver at the end of each session
Program outline
Consultation - Free 20 minute exploratory phone call with a caregiver. The clinician will inquire about the impact that anxiety has on the child's life and identify ways to tailor the program to best help.
Session 1 - What is Anxiety? Education about emotions, with an emphasis on anxiety. This session aims to enhance emotional awareness and vocabulary and provides strategies for managing powerful emotions.
Session 2 - Anxiety in the body. Explore the signs and symptoms of anxiety. This session identifies ways to manage the physical symptoms of anxiety through relaxation strategies.
Session 3 - Identifying anxious thoughts. Introduction to the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. This session explores ways to calm the mind.
Session 4 - Challenging anxious thoughts. Education about changing thoughts. This session explores ways to challenge and reframe unhelpful, anxious thinking to more positive, helpful thoughts.
Session 5 - Facing Fears. Create a coping plan for managing anxious thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. This session identifies the participant's strengths and explores ways to face anxious situations with confidence.
Follow-up - Free follow-up phone call with a caregiver one week after the program is finished to check in on progress.
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