Free Behavioral Health Support
2026-02-01 15:30 - 2026-02-28 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | BrightLife Kids, 400 Concar Drive, San Mateo, CA, 94402, United States
Whether you are navigating the ups and downs of parenting firsthand or you’re dedicated to supporting the families in our community, we want to invite you to learn more about BrightLife Kids, a behavioral health program that provides families and their children with free, 1-on-1 coaching and digital resources to navigate everyday challenges like anxiety, tough behaviors, and major life transitions.

Take Charge of Anxiety! - Week 5 (Tweens)
2026-02-03 15:30 - 17:00 | Confidence Club, 55 Santa Clara Ave. Suite 177, Oakland, CA, 94610, United States
Take Charge of Anxiety!: Does your child struggle with constant worrying or anxious ruminations? Are their fears getting in the way of their ability to enjoy life? This group will present the origins of anxiety in a way that children can understand and resonate with. Understanding their anxious response is the first step to overcoming their fears. This group draws partially from the Coping Cat curriculum, teaching cognitive behavioral therapy skills that children can use with the help of a caregiver or on their own in order to manage their anxiety. Accepting new clients aged 5-13, kindergarten through middle school. All groups are divided by age brackets of 1-2 years (e.g. ages 5-7, ages 8-10, tweens/middle school).

Week 1: Understanding Our Anxious Response: Our AmygdalaAt-Home Practice: Being “detectives” and identifying false vs. real alarms

Week 2: Exploring Our Triggers, The F in FEARAt-Home Practice: Track my triggers – add to fear ladder if needed

Week 3: Introducing Mindfulness & The Vagus NerveAt-Home Practice: Breathing skills (“bee breathing, box breathing, star/finger breathing,lazy 8 breathing, “magnet arms”, mandalas)

Week 4: Mindfulness Part II (bubbles, mindful eating, 5 senses mindfulness), The E in FEARAt-Home Practice: Daily Mindfulness, Identifying anxious thoughts

Week 5: Challenging Our Anxious ThoughtsAt-Home Practice: Swat the NAT and put on your HAT & Inner Coach vs Inner Critic

Week 6: Somatic InterventionsAt-Home Practice: Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Garden Yoga

Week 7: VisualizationAt-Home Practice: Safe Space Visualization, Mindfulness Jars

Week 8: ACT – DefusionAt-Home Practice: Worry Balloons, Leaves on a Stream, Worry Time

Week 9: Sensory ToolboxAt-Home Practice: Choose a few sensory supports to use at home, use DIY eye mask

Week 10: Anchoring – Worry Dolls, The A in FEARAt-Home Practice: Reinforce your anchor

Week 11: The R in FEARAt-Home Practice: Coping Cat worksheets

Week 12: JEOPARDY REVIEW & PIZZA PARTY!
