Specialized Anxiety Therapy for Kids and Teens
Anxiety Disorders:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
OCD
Specific Phobia
Panic Disorder
Separation Anxiety
Social Anxiety
How do we treat anxiety?
Assessment
Through the intake assessment and by using questionnaires, we will identify the anxiety disorder(s) affecting your child so that we know how to treat it
Identify goals for therapy
You and your child will identify goals for therapy by explaining how you want things to look by the time your child is done with therapy
Educate clients and parents/caregivers
I teach kids and their parents about the anxiety disorder affecting their child, how anxiety impacts the brain and their child, and what they can do in moments of anxiety
Parent coaching
I provide parents with tools and support so that they know how to respond to their child when they are feeling anxious
Individual therapy for kids and teens
We discuss their triggers for anxiety, ways they currently respond to the anxiety, identify new strategies to reduce how often the anxiety occurs and reduce the intensity when it happens
Hannah Neumeyer MA, LPCC-S, ADHD-CCSP, CCATP
Owner, Therapist
“It seems like everyday the world gets more stressful and people are feeling more anxious. Unfortunately, kids and teens are not exempt from experiencing these emotions. It’s true that everyone feels anxious sometimes, but for people with an anxiety disorder, they are feeling the anxiety more frequently, more intensely, and it’s having a larger impact on their lives everyday.
These are just a few common examples of how anxiety disorders affect individuals and families:
avoiding certain situations, people, or places
constantly seeking reassurance in an attempt to lower the anxiety
relying on coping skills just to get through the day
experiencing panic and then worrying that you will experience that panic feeling again
repeating themselves over and over until they get a certain response from the other person
wanting to know every little detail about a situation beforehand, especially when it’s new to them
difficulties at night: nightmares, hard to fall/stay asleep, separation anxiety from parents/caregivers
I understand that as a parent you want to comfort your child and reassure them because it’s hard to see them in emotional pain. It is also exhausting for you to feel like you’re having to manage the anxious feelings for them or try to avoid them experiencing the anxiety at all. When I work with clients, I find it incredibly beneficial to work with parents too so that they can learn how to support their child at home in a way that will actually decrease the anxiety over time and not be just a temporary solution to get through the moment.
Anxiety is a difficult beast to deal with. You and your child do not have to manage this on your own. There is hope. What do you want your life to look like? How would life be if the anxiety wasn’t holding them back? If we work together, we can get there.”