How to Adapt CBT and Mindfulness Skills for Young Clients
Help kids handle the not-so-great things that come up in their lives with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness skills. When kids understand how their thoughts, feelings, and actions work together, they’re better prepared to deal with life’s many challenges.
In this video, psychologist, CBT expert, and anxiety specialist Dr. Seth Gillihan answers questions about helping kids talk about what they’re feeling, introducing kids to CBT, and how to adapt CBT and mindfulness skills for young clients. It also gives you an insight into this new workbook The Mindful CBT Workbook for Kids, where you will find the best research-backed skills of mindful cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in a format that is both substantive and child-centered.
With over 100 engaging, fun activities and fill-in worksheets, they’ll learn how to set right-sized goals (not too big, not too small), get quiet inside so they can pay attention to their thoughts and feelings, bounce back from mistakes and be nicer to themselves, and so much more.
Seth J. Gillihan, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and creator of the Think Act Be online school. He specializes in evidence-based mindful CBT for depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, stress, and insomnia. Seth is a certified therapist and supervisor in Prolonged Exposure therapy for PTSD and a Fellow of the Center for Neuroscience and Society at the University of Pennsylvania. He served on the faculty of the world-renowned Center for Treatment and Study of Anxiety as well as the department of psychiatry, and he also taught full time in the psychology department at Haverford College.
Seth is also best-selling author of several books, including Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Simple Path to Healing, Hope, and Peace (forthcoming); The CBT Deck; The CBT Deck for Anxiety, Rumination, & Worry; The CBT Deck for Kids & Teens (co-author); The CBT Flip Chart; A Mindful Year (co-author). Seth has also co-authored over 40 book chapters and peer-reviewed research articles, and he has presented his research nationally and internationally.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Seth Gillihan maintains a private practice and is a consultant with Bloom Self-Therapy app, Waking Up app, and Everyday Health. He is the host of Think Act Be podcast and receives royalties as a published author. Seth Gillihan receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Seth Gillihan is a member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the International OCD Foundation.
