Cool Kids Program

At neurocare we are passionate about supporting children and adolescents to overcome challenges they may be facing with anxiety. In addition to offering 1:1 psychotherapy sessions we are also an accredited provider of The Cool Kids Anxiety Program (nicknamed ‘Chilled’ for teens.)  We are excited to let you know that registrations are now open for term 2, 3 and 4.

The benefits

Current results indicate that most young people who complete the Cool Kids programs show significant improvement. Following treatment, there are marked increases in school attendance, academic achievement, confidence, number of friends and involvement in extracurricular activities and decreases in worry, shyness, fear and family distress.

Children who complete the Cool Kids program show positive mental health outcomes and improved quality of life with reduced rates of anxiety. Approximately 60-75% of children who complete Cool Kids are disorder free after treatment.

How it works

The Cool Kids program is a structured 10 session program run over a minimum of 10 weeks held in our Frenchs Forest clinic.   There is a maximum of 6 per group and a minimum of 2. Programs are run by school term and we now have places open for term 2, 3 and 4.

Topics covered within the Cool Kids Anxiety Program include:

• Learning about feelings and anxiety
• Learning to think more realistically
• Parenting an anxious child
• Fighting fear by facing fear (stepladders)
• Learning other coping skills such as building social confidence or learning to solve problems

Next steps

To learn more about the program and discuss program suitability please get in touch with our program facilitator Daphne Lim (Counsellor) (02) 9453 5735 or write to [email protected]