CUCARD Anxiety Clinic

• Age Range: 13-18 (grades 9-12)
• Meeting Times: Daily 9:30-3pm (Thursdays 11:30-3)
• Location: Tarrytown, NY. 
• Focus of Group: The Anxiety Day Program (ADP) provides comprehensive, daily treatment for teens who are struggling with anxiety, OCD and/or school avoidance. 

Anxiety Day Program Details

• Age Range: 18-22, preparing to go (or go back to) college
• Meeting Times: Will resume in Spring 2025
• Location: 3 Columbus Circle and Tarrytown, NY. 
• Focus of Group: Groups are part of our Launching Emerging Adults Program (LEAP). The main focus of the group is to assist emerging young adults with gaining knowledge and skills to aid the transition to college and to foster independence in meeting one’s needs and responsibilities.

• Age Range: 13-15 (grades 9-10)
• Meeting Times: Wednesdays 4-5pm
• Location: 3 Columbus Circle
• Focus of Group: Group provides strategies for new high school students who would benefit from support managing the academic and social demands of high school. Group will focus on anxiety management, time management, emotion regulation and social problem-solving.

• Age Range: 14-17 (grades 9-12)
• Meeting Times: Every Wednesday 4-5pm. Group runs continuously. New group members added throughout the year.
• Location: Tarrytown
• Focus of Group: Group provides skills to manage anxiety and guides group members in gradually facing situations that they may avoid due to anxiety, including social and school-related situations.

• Age range: Parents of children 10-17
• Meeting times: TBD
• Location: Virtual
• Focus of Group: Our Parent Group offers strategies to reduce parenting behaviors that unintentionally maintain childhood anxiety and OCD. Parents will learn to both support and empower their children to manage their anxiety while gaining confidence, applying practical tools, and improving family relationships.

• Age Range: Parents of young adults ages 18-28
• Meeting Times: TBD
• Location: Virtual
• Focus of Group: A component of our Launching Emerging Adults Program (LEAP) at CUCARD, this group is ideal for parents of young adults who have been experiencing distress or have struggled to meet the demands of emerging adulthood due to anxiety.

• Age Range: Parents of children 7-17
• Meeting Times: Tuesdays 12pm
• Location: Virtual
• Focus of Group: This group provides support for parents whose children are experiencing school-related anxiety or school avoidance. Focus is on approaches to help caregives most effectively respond to anxiety and to promote consistent school attendance. The group also focuses on collaborating with school-based supports.

• Age Range: 18-28
• Meeting Times: Mondays 12-1
• Location: Tarrytown
• Focus of Group: Part of our Launching Emerging Adults Program (LEAP), this group is intended for young adults ages 18-28 who are experiencing distress or interference in functioning due to social anxiety. Groups are presented in an exposure-based approach to reduce anxiety and increase self-efficacy in managing anxiety-provoking and developmentally challenging situations (e.g., job/college interviews, dating, assertiveness).

• Age Range: High school students, approximately 13 to 18
• Meeting Times: Tuesdays 4pm
• Location:  Virtual
• Focus of Group: This group is for high school students who are managing chronic medical conditions along with anxiety or depression. These groups are intended to supplement individual cognitive-behavioral therapy. The skills-focused group will offer support and practice with managing anxiety/low mood, physical discomfort, building independence and advocating skills, and supporting each other through the stressors of managing medical needs while in high school.