Space from Depression & Anxiety for Teens

The Space from Depression & Anxiety for Teens program has been designed to relieve the symptoms of depression and anxiety in teens by: 

• Focusing on developing more flexible ways of thinking  
• Increasing awareness and understanding of emotions  
• Understanding their mood, as well as their triggers, and warning signs of depression and anxiety  

Who is the program best suited for?  

The program has been designed to be used by teens, ages 15-18.  

How does it work?  

The Space from Depression & Anxiety for Teens program gives users a better understanding of the connection between their thoughts, feelings and behaviors, with tools that can improve problems in each of these areas.  

The program consists of 8 modules whose structure and content follow evidence-based principles of traditional, face-to-face, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The contents of each module are briefly described in the table below. 

Understanding Depression & Anxiety	This module aims to improve the teens’ understanding of depression and anxiety while introducing them to the concept of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the CBT cycle.
Noticing Feelings	In this module, teens explore the different aspects of emotions and physical reactions, and how they are all connected.
Boosting Behavior	This module will help teens identify ways to motivate themselves to participate in pleasurable activities and tackle unpleasant physical feelings associated with depression.
Spotting Thoughts	‘Spotting Thoughts’ focuses on the ‘thoughts’ component of the CBT cycle and introduces the teen to negative thinking and its impact on symptoms of depression.
Challenging Thoughts	This module focuses on taking action against negative thoughts and thinking traps. The teen is introduced to Hot Thoughts and their impact on depression and anxiety. This module helps the user to tackle overly negative thinking patterns using cognitive restructuring techniques.
Managing Worries	This module introduces teens to the role of worry in anxiety. They will learn how to cope with and manage their worry more effectively.
Facing Your Fears	Here, teens learn about the role of avoidance in maintaining fears and anxiety, recognizing safety behaviors, and how to face their fears using graded exposure.
Bringing it all Together	In this final module, teens are given the opportunity to explore how they can bring together all the skills they have learned throughout the program and plan for staying well in the future.

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