Anxiety support for young people

Living with a young person who is experiencing anxiety can be worrying. Our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team is here to provide expert assessment, treatment, and guidance to help your family move forward.

Whilst the majority of our mental health services are for children aged 5 and over, we also have specialists who can work with younger children.

Anxiety in children

Just like adults, children can experience anxiety. While some worries may be a normal part of growing up, it is important to seek help if anxiety is having a significant impact on their daily life.

Childhood anxiety can be triggered by many things, such as traumatic events, schoolwork, moving home, exams, transitioning to high school, and the pressure to fit in with peers. This can lead to social anxiety in teenagers.

Children can sometimes find it difficult to express how they are feeling

Signs of anxiety can include:

  • Excessive worry

  • Difficulty separating from parents

  • Avoiding situations

  • Physical symptoms (such as stomach aches and headaches)

  • Emotional outbursts
  • Needing reassurance
  • Poor concentration
  • Changes to sleep and eating habits

  • Thinking that something bad will happen

Anxiety support

How we can help

Our compassionate CAMHS team can help you and your young person better understand their anxiety and move forward with evidence-based treatment and coping strategies.

If your young person has not previously received support for their anxiety, we may recommend a mental health assessment, which is completed by a Consultant Psychiatrist or Clinical Psychologist. Alternatively, following your free 15-minute discovery call, we may recommend treatment with one of our psychologists, such as CBT, or, in some cases, medication.

We understand how challenging anxiety can be for young people and their families. Our kind and compassionate team is here to guide you and your young person throughout their treatment journey.

Child anxiety fees

Anxiety Discovery Call

Free

Book a free 15-minute discussion with a MOAI psychiatrist to explore which of our services may be most appropriate for your young person. In some cases, they may be referred directly to our team of psychologists for treatment. In other cases, we may recommend a more detailed assessment to gain a better understanding of their needs before developing a treatment plan.

Anxiety Assessment

£580 (60 mins) / £870 (90 mins)

Your assessment will be carried out by an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist.

A complete assessment includes:

  • Full history of your symptoms
  • Overview of your background
  • Understanding how your symptoms impact your daily life
  • An overview of previous treatments such as medication and therapy

Following this, your clinician completes:

  • A multi-disciplinary discussion with at least one other clinician to review your case
  • Comprehensive report with diagnosis, outcome and treatment recommendations
  • Employer report if required

Talking therapies for anxiety

From £180

Talking therapies are delivered by experienced CAMHS Clinical Psychologists who have been trained to treat anxiety-related conditions in young people using a range of evidence-based therapies. These include:

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – (£180 / 50mins)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – (£180 / 50 mins)
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) – (£180 / 50 mins)
  • Psychodynamic approaches – (£120 / 50 mins)
  • Drama Therapy – (£180 / 50 mins)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) – (£270 / 90 mins)

Frequently asked questions

If you have a question that isn’t listed, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

It’s OK not to know what support would be most helpful for your child. That’s why we offer free 15-minute discovery calls with our clinicians. It’s an opportunity to discuss what your child is experiencing so that we can make informed recommendations and help you move forward.

Your young person will be assessed by a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist or a Clinical Psychologist. These are senior mental health professionals who are specially qualified to assess and diagnose mental health conditions in children and young people.

Our CAMHS clinic is an in-person service. Appointments are available in central London.

Following your booking enquiry, we aim to see you and your young person as soon as suitable. We suggest allowing some time between your booking enquiry and assessment to complete any pre-assessment questionnaires.

If you have an assessment with a clinician, they may be able to share their initial thoughts at the end of the appointment about whether your young person meets the diagnostic criteria for a specific mental health condition.

Following an assessment, we will discuss your case with at least one other clinician. This is to ensure the quality of your assessment and to check that they agree with our findings. Once this discussion has taken place, we will finalise your report and treatment recommendations.

We aim to get this to you within 2–3 weeks of your assessment.

Yes, our psychiatrists can prescribe medication to treat anxiety. You may hear clinicians talk about ‘medication titration’ – this is the process of gradually adjusting the dosage of medication until maximum therapeutic benefit is achieved. We will work with you to manage this process, after which we can explore a shared care plan with your GP.

At MOAI Health Ltd, we recognise that clients may sometimes need to make changes to their appointments. If you are unable to keep your appointment, we kindly request that you inform us as soon as possible through our contact telephone number 02080898007 or via email at contact-us@moaihealth.app.

We offer our clients the option to cancel or reschedule their appointments at no additional cost, provided that we receive notice at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled appointment time.

In the event that less than 48 hours’ notice is given, the following terms and conditions will apply:

Appointments that are cancelled or rescheduled with less than 48 hours’ notice will be charged at 100% of the full fee.

For any inquiries or concerns regarding our appointment cancellation and rescheduling policy, please contact us through our email address provided above.

Our service unable to offer support during a mental health crisis, however we have put together some useful resources so you can access help and support. Read our mental health crisis guide.

Meet our clinicians

Dr Shivani Patel

Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist MA(Oxon) BMBCH MRCPsych

Jess Pinson

Occupational Therapist (Adult & CAMHS) BSc Psychology (Hons), PGdip Occupational Therapy

Dr Hannah Huang

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCPsych

Dr Gavin Tucker

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist MB BCh BAO MSc MRCPsych

Dr Soraya Rahall

CAMHS Clinical Psychologist BSc DClinPsy

Reviews from MOAI clients

Here are real reviews from some of the people we have helped through our service.

MOAI Health have literally been lifesavers. My teenage son has had severe mental health problems and the waiting list for CAMHS was too long. So after much research, I took the plunge and booked an appointment with MOAI. They have been brilliant. Dr Tucker is amazing and has given my son so much hope that he can get better. He’s friendly with a fantastic knowledge of my son’s condition and we’re hopeful that we can get through this. The fact that we can have sessions online also really helps with my son’s anxiety.

J, Google review

We had a very positive experience with both Jenna and Patrick during our son’s assessment. They immediately made him feel at ease and the whole experience was fun and not stressful for him. I felt that the assessments were really thorough and that his diagnosis showed an in depth understanding of his difficulties and that it will be very helpful for him to have going forwards.

C, Google review

Book a discovery call

Our free discovery calls give you the chance to discuss what your child is experiencing, so we can recommend the most appropriate service.