SERVICE DETAILS
Anxiety can affect anyone of any age, background or social group. Even some of the most confident people you know could be living with anxiety. Recent research suggests that as many as one in six young people will experience an anxiety condition at some point. This means that up to five people in a school class may be living with anxiety such as OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), social anxiety and shyness, exam stress, worry or panic attacks.
Many anxiety disorders begin in childhood and adolescence, but on average, people wait for over ten years before seeking help! as a young person, you can save yourself a lot of stress by getting help sooner rather than later. At Anxiety UK, we have trained volunteers who have experienced anxiety themselves. They are available Monday to Friday 9:30am-5:30pm and can help you decide the next best step for you.
Is your child anxious? Do you find it hard to get support?
Our new Helping your Child service is designed to give parents the skills needed to support their child. This service is suitable for children aged from 5 to 12. It’s based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and includes:
CBT programme...
CBT programme: 6 support sessions (4 one-hour sessions either face-to-face, by phone or webcam; and two 15 minute sessions via phone or webcam) with an Anxiety UK Approved Therapist.
This is a new, evidence-based programme that supports parents struggling to find help for their child’s anxiety. One of our approved therapists (a CBT counsellor or clinical hypnotherapist) will work through the CBT-based techniques mentioned in the book below. They will set you exercises, such as a thought journal and different behavioural experiments, and give you homework to supplement the session work. They will help you to understand the material and can answer any questions about the techniques.
Our therapists work in many different UK locations. However, if you need special accommodation for face-to-face sessions, please contact our Referrals team to see if this is possible.
Evidence -based book
A copy of ‘Helping your Child with Fears and Worries: A self-help guide for parents’ by Prof Cathy Cresswell and Lucy Willetts. Anxiety effects some 15% of children and can lead to issues such as school avoidance, difficulties in making friends and long-term problems with anxiety and depression. Written by two of the UK’s foremost experts on childhood anxiety, this guide will help you to understand the causes of your child’s worries, with step-by-step practical strategies to help them to overcome them.
Total cost
The service is available to both members of Anxiety UK and non-members. Anxiety UK family members receive a discount of over 35%. If you’re based outside the UK, we can offer the service via phone or webcam. Unfortunately, we can’t currently offer it to those communicating via British Sign Language.
Anxiety UK family members: An initial payment of £75 plus £75 payable to the therapist). Total = £150
All others: An initial payment of £115, then £125 payable to the therapist. Total = £240
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Please see https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/products/children-and-anxiety/guided-parent-led-cbt-for-children-and-young-people.
