BT14 Workshop 03 - Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle - Lynn Lyons, LICSW
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- Topic Areas:
- Anxiety | Worry | Workshops | Brief Therapy | Children and Adolescent Therapy
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2014
- Faculty:
- Lynn Lyons, LICSW
- Duration:
- 1:50:51
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 2014
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Description:
Current research supports the inclusion of both parents and children in the treatment of anxiety in children based on the strong correlation between anxious parents and the subsequent development of anxiety in their children. This workshop will describe seven concrete strategies that teach families to interrupt the worry cycle and its all too common transmission from parent to child.
Educational Objectives:
- Identify the biggest myths, misconceptions, and mistakes that parents make when dealing with childhood fears and phobias.
- List the seven core treatment principles that can be successfully applied to any anxiety-related problem.
- Defend the therapeutic instruction to become unsure and uncomfortable on purpose.
*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.)