Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Program
Anxiety disorders are one of the primary mental health problems affecting children and adolescents today. The Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program at the Center offers clinical services to young people experiencing difficulty with fears, anxiety, or shyness.
The program provides comprehensive evaluations and cognitive-behavioral treatment for children and adolescents between the ages of 7 and 17. The Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders website provides more information on the disorders that we treat, and free treatment can be available to patients who qualify for participate in one of our research opportunities.
Feel free to contact us by calling our main desk at (617) 353-9610, or by emailing Bonnie Brown, our nurse administrator.
Faculty
- Donna B. Pincus, Ph.D., Associate Professor; Director, Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program
- Sarah Whitton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Clinical Director, Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program
Resources
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children
- Empirically Supported Treatment Options for Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Disorders
- The Adolescent Traumatic Stress and Substance Use (ATSSA) Program
- Information on Anxiety and Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents
- The Child Anxiety Network
Special Programs
- One Week Intensive Treatment Program for Adolescents with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia Back in May of 2006, ABC's Good Morning America featured Dr. Donna Pincus, Director of our Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program, treating an adolescent with panic disorder via the Intensive Treatment Program.
