BT12 Workshop 42 – Treating Anxious Children and Families: Brief, Successful and Fun – Lynn Lyons, MSW
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- Topic Areas:
- Anxiety | Children and Adolescent Therapy | Family Therapy | Workshops
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2012
- Faculty:
- Lynn Lyons, LICSW
- Duration:
- 2:38:01
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 08, 2012
- License:
- Never Expires.
Tags: Anxiety Children Adolescents
Description
Description:
Families dealing with anxiety are often locked into cognitive and behavioral patterns that are rigid, overwhelming, and controlling. This workshop provides tools and interventions to interrupt the predictable elements of anxiety, help parents shift out of their anxious behavior, and teach families a plan to handle the process of worry.
Educational Objectives:
- List three homework assignments to give anxious families.
- Describe three ways that families strengthen anxious patterns.
- Describe the difference between content and process when treating anxiety.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
Credits
Faculty
Lynn Lyons, LICSW Related Seminars and Products
Lynn Lyons is a psychotherapist in Concord, New Hampshire specializing in the treatment of anxiety
disorders in adults and children for over 30 years.
Lynn speaks about anxiety, its role in families, and the need for a preventative approach at home
and in schools. She is a featured expert in the 2023 documentary Anxious Nation and has appeared
in the New York Times, Time, NPR, Psychology Today, Good Morning America, Today, and other
media outlets.
She is the co-host of the popular podcast Flusterclux.
Lynn has authored several books and articles on anxiety, including The Anxiety Audit, Anxious Kids,
Anxious Parents, and the companion book for kids, Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens
and Kids (with Reid Wilson.)