Generalised Anxiety (Children)
What Is Generalised Anxiety Disorder?
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Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a common anxiety condition that causes children and young people to worry excessively about everyday situations. These worries can relate to school, friendships, health, family, performance or future events and can often feel difficult to control.
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Many parents describe their child as worrying about everything, asking for constant reassurance, overthinking situations or struggling to switch their worries off. Anxiety can affect confidence, sleep, concentration, school attendance and overall emotional wellbeing.
How Can I Help...
I provide evidence-based support for adults experiencing anxiety, overthinking and excessive worry.
Support may include:
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• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Family Therapy where appropriate
• Parent Coaching and Parenting Support Sessions
• Neurodiversity-Informed Therapy for individuals with ADHD, autism and executive functioning difficulties
• Post-Diagnostic Support and coping strategies
• Neurodiversity Coaching
• Emotional Regulation Support
What are the symptoms of generalised anxiety?
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• Constant worrying or overthinking
• Feeling restless or on edge
• Difficulty relaxing
• Feeling easily overwhelmed
• Poor concentration
• Irritability
• Muscle tension
• Sleep difficulties
• Fatigue or exhaustion
• Reassurance seeking
• Expecting the worst-case scenario
• Physical symptoms such as headaches, stomach aches or a racing heart
• School anxiety
Anxiety For Kids - Brain Basics
Understanding & Coping With Anxiety
Book Recommendations
My Monster And Me Paperback
– 2nd April, 2020
by Nadiya Hussain (Author) & Ella Bailey (Iluustrator)
