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Facing Your Fears (FYF) Group For Children

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In short

Facing Your Fears (FYF) is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) program for children and youth with ASD who experience significant symptoms of anxiety.

Who it is for
This group is intended for children ages 8 to 13 years who have heightened level of anxiety (e.G., Worries or fears), are verbal/conversa...
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About this service

Facing Your Fears (FYF) is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) program for children and youth with ASD who experience significant symptoms of anxiety. This group focuses on helping children and their caregivers in identifying worries, developing coping strategies, and practicing managing anxiety. This group consists of 12 weekly in person sessions. Caregiver AND child participation in each session is required.

Who can use it?

This group is intended for children ages 8 to 13 years who have heightened level of anxiety (e.G., Worries or fears), are verbal/conversational, and reading at the grade 2 level or above. Initial screening for eligibility is required to ensure that the group will be a good fit for each participant. To register for foundational family services , families must be registered with the ontario autism program (oap) and have an oap number. Not yet registered with the ontario autism program? Please visit their website to confirm eligibility and fill out the oap registration form.

Who it is for

Age: 3 to 8 9 to 12 13 to 18

How do I get in touch?

Listed in Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, Ontario.