The guided self-management tools in this workbook will help teens and their families use CBT strategies at home to manage anxiety. The guide focuses on four core skills:
- Fear Thermometer – Teens create a hierarchy ranking anxiety-provoking situations from least to most worrying. This helps them identify and understand triggers.
- Relaxation Skills – Deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and guided imagery teach teens to calm their bodies and minds.
- Thinking Traps – Teens learn to recognize unhelpful thinking patterns like catastrophizing that exacerbate anxiety. Activities help them challenge negative thoughts.
- Facing Your Fears – Using exposure therapy, teens gradually confront feared situations through planned, controlled exposure. They create hierarchies and track their progress.
For each skill, the guide contains handouts explaining the concepts, providing tips, and outlining practical activities. Templates help teens apply the skills. Examples illustrate how to implement the techniques in real-life scenarios. Additional handouts guide parents in supporting their teens’ skill-building at home.
Overall, the workbook equips teens with cognitive-behavioral tools and strategies to better understand their anxiety and develop self-management techniques.
List of handouts:
- Fear thermometer
- Deep breathing
- Progressive muscle relaxation
- Guided imagery
- Relaxation skills tips
- Thinking traps
- Facing your fears
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