Anxiety & Change Management

What to Expect

• • 60-minute live, interactive session (virtual or in-person in Toronto)
• • Real-time Q&A with a Registered Psychotherapist
• • A practical takeaway resource sheet for attendees
• • Content can be tailored to your team and workplace

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Understand why uncertainty and change trigger an anxiety response, and recognize it in themselves
• Understand the cycle of anxiety
• Distinguish between productive concern and anxious spiraling
• Apply grounding and reframing techniques to stay functional during change
• Identify what's in their control during change and act on it

Session Structure

1. 1

   The Anxiety-Change Connection

   10 min

   Why the brain treats uncertainty as a threat

2. 2

   Understanding the Anxiety Cycle

   10 min

   Where the cycle can be interrupted

3. 3

   Productive Concern vs. Spiraling

   10 min
4. 4

   Tools to Stay Grounded & Functional

   15 min

   CBT-informed grounding and reframing

5. 5

   Control & Action Planning

   10 min
6. 6

   Wrap-Up & Q&A

   5 min