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CBT for Anxiety — Free Online Group
Our free CBT-informed anxiety skills group, open to adults (18+) across Canada. Running since 2022.
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CBT for anxiety
Is anxiety making things harder at work, at home, at school or in your relationships? Many people live with anxiety significant enough to cause real distress, and carry it quietly. You are not alone in it, and you do not have to work it out by yourself. This group is online group therapy — a small, facilitated group that meets live by video each week.
What's covered in the group
Four weekly modules, one hour each, live online with your facilitator.
Why do I worry?
- What is anxiety?
- Genetics
- Life stressors
- Fight and flight
How do my thoughts impact my feelings?
- Introduction to the CBT model
- How thoughts influence feelings
- Identifying cognitive distortions
- Challenging cognitive distortions
What can I do to feel less anxious?
- Daily habits — exercise, diet and sleep
- Introduction to mindfulness
- Understanding gradual exposure
- Practical coping strategies
How do I get well and stay well?
- The change-process balance sheet
- What life would look like without anxiety
- Identifying the barriers in the way of it
- Making a plan to get past them
How it works
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Easy access, online
Every session of this online group therapy runs over a private connection, so you can take part from home.
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Small groups, first come first served
Places are limited. Once a session reaches its maximum number of participants it closes, and the next intake opens.
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Qualified group facilitators
The group is led by a registered clinician from our team — the same people who do this work in individual therapy.
Meet your facilitators
Joel Roberts
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
BA, MA, RP (Qualifying)
Individuals, Couples
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Is this group a good fit for you?
A good fit if…
- You are comfortable sharing in a group setting
- You want to be around people with similar experiences — interaction between participants is a real part of it
- You are happy to listen as well as speak, because the time is shared
- You will respect other participants' privacy, so that nothing said in the group is repeated outside it
- You are looking for the sense of belonging that comes from a group with a shared goal
- Hearing other perspectives would help you reflect on your own experience
Another kind of support may fit better if…
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Your anxiety is driven by PTSD — call us instead and we will talk through a PTSD-specialized support plan
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You are under 18, as this group is for adults
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You need crisis support, because this group is not a crisis service
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You are not currently at a level of day-to-day functioning that would let you take part safely in a group learning environment
Questions about the group
Contact the front office and an Intake Specialist will register you. There is a short phone intake covering general information and the name you would like to use in the group, and then an invitation and a consent form are sent to you.
Facilitators see participants back to back, so messages go through the administrative team, who pass them on.
Yes. Individual counselling is a separate, optional service and is not part of the group. Fees vary by therapist, and extended health benefits may cover sessions.
Yes. Our Intake Specialists will talk it through with you before you commit — call us during office hours, use live chat, or email and we will come back to you.
Members respect each other's emotional safety and confidentiality — what is said in the group stays in the group. Everyone is treated with respect, and everyone is given the opportunity to take part.
Ready when you are — we're here to listen
Browse our registered therapists and reach out when you're ready — we'll usually reply within one business day.
CBT for Anxiety — Free Online Group Free · Free of charge · 4 weeks