Guest: Raychelle Cassada Lohmann author of Teen Anxiety: A CBT and ACT Activity Resource Book for Helping Anxious Adolescents.

About the book: Today’s teens are faced with all sorts of decisions, dilemmas and difficulties, from exam worries to friendship and relationship problems. The result is that anxiety is an increasingly common problem, and professionals need practical ways of helping these anxious teens. Teen Anxiety is a practical manual to use with teenagers to help them cope with anxious feelings. With 60 easy-to-do activities based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), teenagers can be helped to understand what triggers their anxiety; the importance of taking care of themselves; how to work through anxious feelings, fear, stress, and panic; and how to accept and manage thoughts and emotions. Part 1 of the book provides a guide to CBT, ACT and what anxiety is, and the manual also includes scaling questions for assessment and graphs to track progress. This ready-to-use manual, packed with information and activities, will be invaluable to professionals working with anxious teenagers. About the author: Raychelle Cassada Lohmann, MS, LPC, is the author of The Anger Workbook for Teens (New Harbinger Publications), Staying Cool…When You’re Steaming Mad (Marco Products), The Bullying Workbook for Teens (New Harbinger Publications), Teen Anxiety (Jessica Kingsley) and Blogger of Teen Angst for Psychology Today. The Anger Workbook for Teens has been translated into four different languages (Dutch, English, French, and Korean.) Her second book, Staying Cool…When You’re Steaming Mad is a comprehensive anger management curriculum for educators and counseling professionals working with troubled youth. Raychelle’s third book co-authored with Julia V. Taylor, The Bullying Workbook for Teens: Activities to help you deal with Social Aggression and Cyberbullying is a guide to help youth cope with bullying. Raychelle ‘s new book Teen Anxiety is set to be released January, 2015. Raychelle is an active member of the American Counseling Association, American School Counseling Association, and National Career Development Association. Additionally, she is a National Board Certified Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the states of NC and SC as well as a Global Career Development Facilitator.