Defeating the Anxiety Dragon...  This 8 week group for children is designed to help your child recognize and tame their anxiety “dragon”. Together with other elementary aged peers, the children use a cognitive behavioral approach to get control of their anxious thoughts and reactions.
(An individual consultation model with parents and children is also available. ) Participants learn to: *Identify how anxiety affects their lives *Rate how ferocious their “dragon” is in various situations *Understand how thought affects feelings. *Identify “dragon thoughts” (unreasonable fears) *Create and use “wizard thoughts” (reasonable thoughts) *Identify “self-soothing” measures *Learn to challenge and conquer their fears one step at a time. Parent education and support is built into the program. The Details: Who: Children 8-11 years of age. When: Monday evenings from 5:30 to 6:20 for 8 weeks Session for kids is 5:30 to 6:10 with 6;10 to 6:20 for parents. Individual Consultation Model with Child and Parents is also available. For information on rates contact Paige Tangney at 206-227-6294 or groundnotecounseling@gmail.com | 
