Lynn Lyons, LICSW is an internationally recognized psychotherapist, author, and speaker with a special interest in interrupting the generational patterns of anxiety in families.
Lynn is the author of several books and articles, including The Anxiety Audit, Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents and the companion book for kids Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids (with co-author Reid Wilson), Using Hypnosis with Children: Creating and Delivering Effective Interventions. Her latest book, The Anxiety Audit, is for adults and teens
She is the co-host of the popular podcast Flusterclux and a featured expert in the 2023 documentary Anxious Nation.
Lynn maintains a private practice in Concord, New Hampshire where she sees families whenever she’s not on the road teaching.
Anxiety, Depression, and Teens: Creating Plans and Building New Patterns (Because "Coping Skills" Are Not Enough)
Young people continue to report high rates of loneliness, anxiety and depression. It seems our current approaches are not enough. What do teens and their parents need to know about anxiety and its common path into depression? How do we move beyond "mental health awareness"? Misinformation, self-labeling, and bad advice are everywhere, making the goal of developing emotionally and socially resilient teens increasingly difficult. This full day workshop will focus on creating effective school and family plans that don't "do the disorder" but instead focus on the development of skills such as prob...Read morelem solving, social connection, emotional management and autonomy. The goal is a thorough understanding of HOW these disorders operate, a process-based approach to interrupt the patterns, and movement away from "coping strategies" that inadvertently support avoidance. We'll also address the common "this is different" trap that occurs when anxiety has been present through childhood and into adolescence.
You'll learn:
• The common patterns that overlap with anxiety and depression and how to interrupt them
• How to use the first session to create momentum
• How to respond and shift away from self-harm, somatic symptoms, and passivity
• How well-meaning adults often accommodate patterns that support the anxiety and depression
• Create a step-by-step plan for a family and process-based approach based on experiential learning and taking action
Whether you've been to trainings with Lynn before or are new to her approach, this program will ADD skills that both address existing anxiety/depression patterns and prevent them from taking hold. Special attention will be paid to the movement of anxiety into depression. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Describe the overlapping patterns of anxiety and depression.
- Explain to teens and families how avoidance creates anxiety.
- Create plans that shift away from self-harm, somatic symptoms, and passivity.
- Identify at least three therapeutic assignments that support experiential learning.
- Describe the difference between a content and process based approach to anxiety and depression.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Saint Anselm College, Dana Center, Koonz Theatre
100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, NH
100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, NH
08:15 AM EDT - 02:30 PM EDT
Agenda
Agenda
8:15 to 9:30: Teens, Anxiety and Depression: Patterns and Risk Factors
The overlapping patterns that define anxiety and depression
Where are teens getting their information?
Centralized identity and defining "mental health"
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9:30 to 10:15: The Keys to a Successful Start
Process versus content: addressing the traps of triggers, avoidance, and inconsistency
Why most coping strategies fall short
Changing the relationship to worry: the attitudinal shift most people miss
Addressing physical symptoms: do's and don'ts and getting concrete with skills
Self-harm
10:15 to 10:30 BREAK
10:30 to 12:00:
Accommodations and skill-building: What skills are we targeting?
Creating homework assignments
Behavioral Activation: doing versus avoiding and the power of passivity
Working with parents: a team approach and how it falls apart
12:00 to 1:00 LUNCH on your own
1:00 to 2:30
OCD, ADHD, ASD: adaptations needed?
Case examples: finding the target
Q&A
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