Workshops for Professionals

Playful, practical and purposeful approaches to childhood anxiety

This interactive workshop provides a comprehensive overview of childhood anxiety and practical ideas for working with preschool and primary school aged children. A range of therapeutic activities are presented that can be used with children and their families.

In this workshop you will

 

  • Learn about anxiety in preschool and primary aged children
  • Learn about key approaches for therapy
  • Learn how to adapt therapy for different age groups
  • Learn how to adapt therapy for children with developmental differences, including autism
  • Learn how to work effectively with anxious children and their families
  • Gain practical skills in assessing and treating anxiety
  • Learn about 30 new creative activities that you can use with children and families, none of which are in our book, Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Big Feelings or our Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Emotions workshop
  • Gain 6 hours of active CPD

 

Cost

  • Early bird $390 inc GST  (ends one month prior)
  • Standard $440 inc GST

Special Offer – Double Deal:  Register for this workshop and our ‘Helping Children Regulate and Manage Anger’ workshop in Sydney on 20th June for a discounted price of $740 incl GST.  You’ll find further information about the anger workshop here.

A 10% group discount is available for groups of 4 or more booking together. This can be used with the early bird rates or the double deal!

You will receive

Participants will receive a hard copy of our second book, Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety: Ideas and Activities for Working Therapeutically with Worried Children and Their Families, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers in 2021 (RRP $66.99).

Who is this workshop for

This workshop is for therapists who work with children and families. This includes psychologists, social workers, counsellors, occupational therapists, and speech therapists. The workshop is suitable for both less and more experienced therapists. Therapists who have previously enjoyed our Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Emotions workshop or online course will enjoy attending this one too.

For those who prefer online learning, we also offer this workshop as a self-paced, online program.  You can find the details here.

Registrations now open

Participant numbers are limited and places usually fill early. Follow the links below for details about booking terms, pricing and early-bird dates.

All workshops run for a single day only from 9am-4pm

Workshop dates and locations

Sydney – 19th June 2025 – Vibe Hotel, 111 Goulburn St Sydney

We also run our workshops in other Australian cities and are happy for organisations to host us too.  Please email us if you would like to discuss this option.

Loved it! Practical and Useful

OT, 20 years’ experience.

“Provides both the conceptual framework and the practical skills any clinician working with children and families will need to deliver therapy that is effective”

Clinical Psychology Registrar, 4-5 months’ experience in child work.

“Loved it! Practical and useful”

OT, 20 years’ experience.

“Really, really, really good PD.  Everyone was still VERY engaged at 4pm – that says a lot!!!”

Clinical Psychologist, 6 years’ experience

“I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and feel that I have a full “toolkit” of activities to help children manage their anxiety and have had an opportunity to practice these as well”

Provisional Psychologist, 1-2 years’ experience

“Expert knowledge and experience of the presenters was incredibly useful! One of the most practical workshops I’ve been to.”

Psychologist, 4 years’ experience

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