CBT Worksheets for Phobias in Children

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A young girl sits at a desk, looking at a CBT worksheet titled 'My Bravery Plan' on a laptop screen. The worksheet includes a step-by-step exposure plan and a fear rating scale to help children manage phobias.

CBT resources for children with phobias

Some children may experience anxiety manifesting as an intense fear associated with particular places, objects, or situations.

Graded exposure is a core, evidence-based CBT technique recommended by the NICE guidelines for the treatment of specific phobias in children.

Our resources are specifically designed to help practitioners engage children with exposure and habituation tasks using developmentally appropriate materials. They include:

Psychoeducation handouts to explain fear responses and normalise avoidance cycles
Exposure hierarchy templates to break fears into manageable steps
Planning and review worksheets to support exposure tasks and track progress
Child-friendly graphics, language and examples to make the process engaging and accessible

Why do I get scared?

Fear and false alarms

Fear: What’s it like?

Fight or flight

Fear & getting stuck

Facing our fears

The Fear Mountain

Getting used to things

My journey to calm (Fears/phobias)

What makes me scared? (example)

What makes me scared? (blank)

My bravery journey (example)

My bravery journey (blank)

Climbing a bravery ladder

Climbing your bravery ladder

My bravery plan (example)

My bravery plan (blank)

Safety behaviours

Getting used to it – Top Tips

Parent/carer information sheet (Fear/phobia)