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Home > CBT Worksheets for Young People > Phobia & Fears

CBT Hub fear ladder worksheet showing a graded exposure hierarchy for overcoming fears

Phobia & Fears

Our phobias and fears collection supports therapists in helping young people overcome fears using structured, developmentally appropriate graded exposure.

Resources include psychoeducation to explain fear responses and avoidance cycles, exposure hierarchy templates to break fears into manageable steps, and planning and review tools to support and track progress.

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

Parent and Carer Guide to Exposure Therapy

  • Parent/Carer Resource
  • Early Sessions

Understanding the Fear Cycle in Emetophobia

  • Formulation Tool
  • Early Sessions

Understanding Fear as a Survival Response

  • Fear Psychoeducation
  • Early Sessions

Understanding Fear and Anxiety

  • Fear Psychoeducation
  • Early Sessions

Recognising the Experience of Fear

  • Fear Psychoeducation
  • Assessment

Physical Symptoms of Fear and Anxiety

  • Fear Psychoeducation
  • Early Sessions

Understanding Body Responses to Fear

  • Fear Psychoeducation
  • Early Sessions

Understanding the Fear Avoidance Cycle

  • Fear Psychoeducation
  • Early Sessions

Breaking the Fear Avoidance Cycle

  • Exposure Psychoeducation
  • Mid-Treatment

Riding the Anxiety Wave

  • Exposure Psychoeducation
  • Mid-Treatment

Identifying Safety Behaviours in Anxiety

  • Safety Behaviour Awareness
  • Mid-Treatment

Identifying Fear Triggers (Example)

  • Trigger Identification
  • Assessment

Identifying Fear Triggers (Blank Template)

  • Trigger Identification
  • Assessment

Recovery Journey Mapping for Anxiety (Example)

  • Goal Setting Aid
  • Endings

Recovery Journey Mapping for Anxiety (Blank Template)

  • Goal Setting Aid
  • Endings

Building a Fear Exposure Ladder (Example)

  • Exposure Planning
  • Mid-Treatment

Building a Fear Exposure Ladder (Blank Template)

  • Exposure Planning
  • Mid-Treatment

Key Principles of Graded Exposure for Anxiety

  • Exposure Psychoeducation
  • Mid-Treatment

Graded Exposure Record (Example)

  • Exposure Monitoring
  • Between-Sessions Work

Graded Exposure Record (Blank Template)

  • Exposure Monitoring
  • Between-Sessions Work

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