Anxiety Program Services
Applications open November 2025 for Winter 2026 and Spring 2026
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Kids with Anxiety
The Individual Anxiety Management program utilizes the Brief Coping Cat materials developed by Phillip C. Kendall, et al. (2012). The Brief Coping Cat treatment is a cognitive-behavioural intervention for youth with a variety of anxiety concerns. The overall goal of the program is to teach your child to recognize signs of unwanted worries and to let those signs serve as cues for the use of anxiety management strategies. It is divided into two parts, the first focusing on psychoeducation (e.g. cognitive restructuring, problem solving), and the second devoted to the practice of these newly acquired skills in increasingly anxiety-provoking situations, both imagined and real. The situations presented to your child are individually designed for them to explore their own fears and worries in a safe environment.
Program Details
A clinic-based Individual Anxiety Management program for children aged 7 to 12 years. Children with a pre-existing anxiety diagnosis will be screened for eligibility. Children must be able to carry on an age-appropriate conversation and be willing to acknowledge and work on addressing their anxiety.
Coping Cats anxiety intervention program is for children aged 7 to 12 years old.
- Typically offered in the winter term (January – April) and the spring term (May – June)
- Eight 50-minute sessions
- Six individual sessions with the child, two parent only sessions (session one and four)
A one-time fee of $300.
The sessions are facilitated by PhD students in School and Applied Child Psychology, under the supervision of a supervising psychologist, who is an experienced Registered Psychologist.