Panic exposure: planning, doing & learning

This two-page resource supports young people to plan and reflect on exposure tasks related to panic. It encourages clear goal-setting, real-time anxiety tracking, and post-exposure learning — helping them build confidence through evidence-based practice.

Designed to support therapists in delivering graded exposure that promotes ownership, insight, and meaningful progress between sessions.

References & Further Reading

  • Craske, M.G., Treanor, M., Conway, C.C., Zbozinek, T. and Vervliet, B., 2014. Maximizing exposure therapy: An inhibitory learning approach. Behaviour research and therapy, 58, pp.10-23.
  • Kendall, P.C., Robin, J.A., Hedtke, K.A., Suveg, C., Flannery-Schroeder, E. and Gosch, E., 2005. Considering CBT with anxious youth? Think exposures. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 12(1), pp.136-148.
  • Peterman, J.S., Read, K.L., Wei, C. and Kendall, P.C., 2015. The art of exposure: Putting science into practice. Cognitive and behavioral practice, 22(3), pp.379-392.
  • Peris, T.S., Compton, S.N., Kendall, P.C., Birmaher, B., Sherrill, J., March, J., Gosch, E., Ginsburg, G., Rynn, M., McCracken, J.T. and Keeton, C.P., 2015. Trajectories of change in youth anxiety during cognitive—behavior therapy. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 83(2), p.239.
  • Peterman, J.S., Carper, M.M. and Kendall, P.C., 2019. Testing the habituation-based model of exposures for child and adolescent anxiety. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 48(sup1), pp.S34-S44.
  • Plaisted, H., Waite, P., Gordon, K. and Creswell, C., 2021. Optimising exposure for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD and PTSD: A systematic review. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 24(2), pp.348-369
  • Trivasse, H., Webb, T.L. and Waller, G., 2020. A meta-analysis of the effects of training clinicians in exposure therapy on knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and behavior. Clinical Psychology Review, 80, p.101887
  • Whiteside, S.P., Sim, L.A., Morrow, A.S., Farah, W.H., Hilliker, D.R., Murad, M.H. and Wang, Z., 2020. A meta-analysis to guide the enhancement of CBT for childhood anxiety: exposure over anxiety management. Clinical child and family psychology review, 23, pp.102-121.