Don't Let Anxiety Limit Your Teenager's Life
Get the skills and practice you need to support your anxious teen to thrive
Don't Let Anxiety Limit Your Teenager's Life
Get the skills and practice you need to support your anxious teen to thrive
Parenting an anxious teen is hard
You see the toll it's taking on their happiness and self-worth and the impact it's having on everyday life...
Constant worry, social withdrawal, difficulty focusing on schoolwork, or maybe not even being able to make it into school.
It can leave you feeling helpless, isolated and frustrated as you wonder how to best support your child with anxiety
You might feel like you're not doing enough, what you're doing isn't working, or even that you might be doing the wrong things and making it worse.
When you know what to say and what to do when your teen is anxious you can support them more effectively
You stop wishing you'd handled it differently
Instead of feeling helpless, guilty and stressed, you feel more confident, empowered and skilful as a parent
Instead of getting stuck in lengthy meltdowns and shutdowns, you're able to keep your teen moving forward
Your teen becomes more engaged with life - going to school, hanging out with friends, joining a family meal
You worry about them less and enjoy them more
Supporting an anxious teenager requires a different set of skills - and you can learn them
Anxious teenagers need to be parented differently. If you follow your instincts or do what you do with your other children, you might be making some mistakes.
Your parenting isn't why they're anxious, but you can be part of their solution.
Anxiety is a normal part of being a human. We can't 'cure' it, but we can get good at managing it.
You are the parent your teen needs. You'll learn and practice skills that will help you support them more effectively in...
Raising Resilient Teens
In this 6 week group coaching programme, we'll dive deeply into the skills you need to help you help your child manage their anxiety.
We'll learn the supportive strategies you can implement that will help your child learn to try new things, problem solve independently and get through the anxious moments so they can do more of what matters.
You'll learn how to:
Respond when your teen is anxious or seeking reassurance
Listen so your teen will talk and talk so they feel understood
Avoid common parenting traps and take wise actions
Set limits so anxiety doesn't consume your teen, you and your family
Make a plan so you can get proactive instead of reactive
Motivate yourself and your teen to step in and practice with anxiety together
All while being supported in a group of parents just like you, where you can practice those skills so you become effective at using them.
Raising Resilient Teens - Skills & Practice Group for Parents
Starts Wednesday 5th November 2025
When: Wednesdays at 1-1:30pm to learn skills, and Sundays at 8-9pm to practice them together (6 weeks in total - 5th November - 14th December).
Where: On Zoom
How much: £295 per family (up to 2 parents per family).
Spaces are limited to keep the group intimate and supportive.
I'm holding a free introductory call on Zoom on Monday November 3rd at 8pm where you can learn more - click below to register
Or if you're ready to jump into the programme, you can also click below and secure your spot now
I'm Will, a BACP accredited psychotherapist specialising in teenagers with anxiety
I've spent my 25 year career working with children and teenagers with mental health challenges.
For many years I worked in special schools for children with social, emotional and mental health challenges - as a teacher, SENDCo and head teacher. I developed a highly regarded Structured Therapeutic Education Programme across a local education authority for children who were struggling with anxiety, depression and other mental health challenges.
I've been in private practice as a psychotherapist since 2020, working with young people with anxiety and their parents.
I've trained with, and am mentored by, some of the world's leading experts on adolescent anxiety. And I get to practice what I learn at home with my two sons.
I've distilled everything I know into simple, implementable concepts that empower parents to support their teens that I use in one-to-one sessions, and form the foundation of Raising Resilient Teens.
Raising Resilient Teens is for you if
A teen you care for is struggling with anxiety
You want to play an active role in supporting them
You're willing to try different things in order to support your teen
You want practical tools to help them
You want to be coached on how to support your unique teen
You want support implementing what you learn about anxiety
Got questions?
I can't make the live calls, is it worth joining?
The Wednesday calls are learning, and the Sunday calls are practice. If you can only make one call, aim for Sunday as this is when you'll get the opportunity for direct coaching from me. You'll get more value if you can make it to the calls but they are all recorded and you'll have access to them the following day.
Can my child's other parent join too?
Yes. The cost is for two parents/guardians/caregivers to join the programme. For the calls, you can be in two separate locations. Only one login will be automatically created, so let me know if you need a second email address and login added and we can organise that.
What happens on the calls?
On Wednesday I'll teach you a skill/set of skills and on Sunday we'll practice them together.
My child is already in therapy, do I need this course?
How you respond to your teen when they're anxious is really important. They are instinctively looking to you for support. Whether they're in therapy or not, there will be a benefit to you learning the helpful ways to respond and support them.
I struggle with anxiety, how will I be able to help my child with it when I can't help myself?
It's common that anxious parents have anxious children and vice versa. You don't need to be free from anxiety to be able to help your teen with theirs. In fact, it's great to take action while anxiety is there.
We're on a waitlist for therapy, should we just wait for that?
No, your teen needs you now, and you'll learn great tools to support them while you're waiting. Action is an antidote to anxiety, so it's better to start supporting your teen as soon as possible.