Worry time

This worksheet is designed to help practitioners address the management of hypothetical worries by engaging with worry postponement. It encourages children to follow four steps involving ‘catching’ their worries, refocusing their attention, practising worry time and letting worries go.

References and Further Reading

  • Stallard, P. (2009). Anxiety: Cognitive behaviour therapy for children and young people. London: Routledge.
  • James, A. C., Reardon, T., Creswell, C., & Turgay, G. (2018). Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [Preprint]. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd013162.
  • Perrin, S., Bevan, D., Payne, S., & Hughes, B. (2019). GAD-specific cognitive behavioral treatment for children and adolescents: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 43(5), 1051–1064. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-019-10020-3.