Resilient Minds – Kids Anxiety Class
** UPDATE: The skills from this program are now being delivered 1:1 (or in sibling groups) within a 50-mi session at the rate of $190 per session **
Vancouver Psychology Centre is pleased to offer an evidence-based, fun experience to help ease anxiety in kids. In a friendly environment we help kids to ‘get’ what anxiety is all about, will teach doable skills to overcome their anxiety and will provide a welcoming space to practice their newfound skills.
Objectives of the Classes:
- Educating kids to be in charge of their own thoughts with a focus on understanding the cycle of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours associated with anxiety.
- Kids Anxiety is normal – but not too much of it: Kids will learn that they are not alone in this and that all other kids feel anxiety too.
- Mastering simple and fun mindfulness and cognitive-behavioural skills to squash their anxiety.
- Providing a chill place to practice healthy coping skills, share experiences, relate with others, and release feelings of anxiety and stress.
- Boosting kids’ power to develop a resilient mind and a happy and grateful approach to life {a glass half-full perspective}.
Skills Learned:
- Helping kids to spot distorted thinking patterns (for example, perfectionism, glass half-empty, dramatic over-reaction) that elicit anxious feelings and behaviours.
- Facing fear: building confidence in the ability to mindfully respond to anxious thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
- Growing the “resilient mind”: tools for anxiety management, relaxation, and life appreciation (based in cognitive behavioral therapy and Mindfulness)
– mindful awareness of the body and breath
– visualization
– distraction
– music, art, physical activity, stretching
– progressive muscle relaxation
Who would be a good fit for the Kids Anxiety class?
Youngsters 7-12 years old
Worriers, perfectionists, kids with anxiety about performance, separation, or almost anything else!
When: Ongoing
** Currently providing course content in 50-minute sessions for individual kids or sibling groups **
Cost: $190 per 50-min session, which includes parent handouts & child handouts
Note to Parents:
A phone interview will be conducted with prospective participants’ parents prior to be accepted in to the class. This session will determine fit for this class, gather important client information, provide an overview of the class, and outline strategies on how parents can assist their children along the growth process.
