Help Kids Cope With Everyday Life
(And Not So Everyday Anxiety)

We’re very excited to offer the FRIENDS group for children 8 – 12 years of age. FRIENDS is an effective, 10-session program that targets anxiety and helps children build emotional resilience, self-confidence and problem-solving abilities. FRIENDS has been endorsed by The World Health Organization.

The FRIENDS program is effective and the results last. It teaches coping skills that significantly reduce anxiety symptoms even three years after treatment and can be applied to any type of problem or life challenge.

FRIENDS teaches children to:

• Recognize signs of stress and anxious arousal
• Calm and relax the body
• Identify and challenge worry thoughts
• Be resilient and learn to problem-solve over upsetting issues
• Build strong support networks to help weather challenging times.

The FRIENDS Group at Shift
The group runs once per week from 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm over 10 consecutive weeks.
Parents attend the last 15 minutes of each session to learn how to support the child at home.

Group participants receive a workbook containing all the handouts and materials needed for treatment success. Group fees are tax deductible and covered under extended health benefit plans as “psychological services.”

Contact the clinic for more information and to see if the FRIENDS group is right for your child.