The focus of this workshop is to build parents understanding of teen anxiety and strategies that can be used to cope with it.
All teens experience some amount of anxiety at times, as it is a normal reaction to stress. Sometimes it helps teens deal with tense or overwhelming situations. However, for some teens, anxiety can go beyond these typical symptoms to negatively affect friendships and family relationships, participation in extracurricular activities, and even their schoolwork.
This workshop focuses on anxiety in teens: understanding what it looks like, and how to provide support. If you are a parent or guardian with a teen who struggles with anxiety, this is a workshop for you.
Presented by: Dr. Andrew Wong, Ph.D., C. Psych.
Dr. Andrew Wong is a clinical, school and rehabilitation psychologist with 12 years of experience and is registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. He works with children, youth and adults in Etobicoke and the Greater Toronto Area.
He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Alberta’s Counselling Psychology program. During that time, he also completed his clinical psychology residency in Kingston, Ontario and received specialized training to assess and treat those with developmental disabilities through Queen’s University Department of Psychiatry. He also worked at St. Mary of the Lake Hospital in Kingston, Ontario treating adults struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, as well as acquired brain injury rehabilitation. Overall, his experiences include helping children, youth and adults in hospital, school, community mental health and private practice settings.
Dr. Wong is also a supervising psychologist at the York Catholic District School Board and a consulting psychologist for the Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario.
We are kindly asking for donations for this workshop to support our efforts and ensure that we can continue to provide our important services. We do our best to keep fees low, so attendees can choose how much they would like to give.