Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing Service

We are currently open to new PARENT-LED ANXIETY CBT REFERRALS ONLY (for training purposes)

About the service

This service offers brief, focused, evidence-based mental health support for the parents/carers of children aged between 5-12 years old presenting with symptoms of anxiety.

It aims to support parents/carers to apply cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles to help empower their child, build their confidence and reduce anxiety.

It is a brief intervention consisting of 5 sessions (each lasting approx. 60 minutes) which are usually weekly and can be delivered face-to-face at York Mind, Highcliffe Court (Clifton) or online over videocall. You will be set home tasks each week which will involve engaging your child and practising skills introduced in sessions.

Treatment consists of psychoeducation, identification and testing of anxious thoughts through graded exposure and problem solving.

Why Parent-led?

• You know your child best
• Evidence-based treatment for children with anxiety
• Parent/carers play a key role in encouraging and motivating children to face fears between sessions and over the long term.
• To help the parent/carer become aware of any factors that may be maintaining and reinforcing anxious beliefs and behaviours.

The effective treatment is based on research and real-life evidence, working with lots of young people.

Who can access?

The parents/carers of children and young people aged 5-12 years who are experiencing symptoms of anxiety.

Exclusion criteria

We are unable to work with young people where there is current, active self-harm and/or suicidal ideation or current, ongoing safeguarding concerns.

A young person might not be suitable for support if their difficulties are influenced by: wider family/systemic issues, co morbid difficulties or experiences of traumatic events.

Developmental or neurodiverse differences might impact efficiency of intervention and would be assessed on an individual case basis.

We cannot work with young people who are receiving therapeutic input from another agency (e.g. CAMHS / Social Care)

Please note that unsuitable referrals will be signposted back to primary services e.g. GP / School Pastoral Staff.

Referring in

To refer in, simply complete our referral form here and send to cwp@yorkmind.org.uk

We aim to be in touch within two weeks of receiving your referral.

We will not accept agency referrals into this service. We welcome agencies to support young people and families in completing a referral, but the primary contact details must be for the parent/carer and/or young person themselves.