Managing Anxiety for Teens Workbook - A Toolbox of Reproducible Assessments and Activities for Facilitators

Practical, ready-to-use activities to help teens manage anxiety and build resilience

Teenagers today face enormous pressure—academic performance, social expectations, sports, friendships, and the constant influence of social media. For many, this stress turns into anxiety that interferes with school, relationships, and overall well-being. Counselors, therapists, and educators need effective tools they can use immediately with teen clients and groups.

The Teen Anxiety Workbook is a complete resource filled with reproducible worksheets, assessments, and activities designed to help teens recognize anxiety triggers, develop coping strategies, and build confidence. Each activity is easy to copy, adapt, and integrate into individual or group sessions, saving valuable preparation time.

What’s inside

• Signs of Stress & Symptoms – Recognize the physical and emotional warning signs of anxiety and learn tools to manage them.
• Need for Control – Explore healthier ways to navigate control issues without letting them create unnecessary stress.
• Social Approval – Understand how the pressure to gain approval from peers and adults impacts self-esteem and anxiety.
• Perfectionism – Identify unrealistic expectations and discover strategies to reduce the stress of always needing to “get it right.”
• Erasing the Stigma – Confront the stigma surrounding mental health and empower teens to talk openly about anxiety.

Reproducible and flexible
Print as many pages as you need for your group, or adapt worksheets to meet specific needs. Activities are designed for easy photocopying and straightforward use.

Who this workbook is for

• Counselors and therapists working with teens
• Teachers and school psychologists supporting student mental health and SEL goals
• Youth program facilitators and group leaders
• Parents seeking structured tools to help their teen manage anxiety

Results you can expect
Help teens reduce stress, strengthen coping skills, build self-awareness, and develop lasting resilience—one activity at a time.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Ester R.A. Leutenberg has worked in the mental health field for many years as a publisher, author, and advocate for those suffering from loss. She personally experienced a devastating loss when her son Mitchell, after struggling with a mental illness for eight years, died by suicide in 1986. Soon after, as a way of both healing and helping others, Ester co-founded Wellness Reproductions & Publishing with her daughter Kathy Khalsa and began developing therapeutic products that help facilitators help their clients.

With Whole Person Associates, Ester has co-written several books and corresponding card decks including: GriefWork ~ Healing from Loss, Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Creating a Healthy Balanced Life, The Complete Caregiver Support Guide, Life Skills to Help Teens Balance Way Too Much, Motivation, and Veterans - Surviving and Thriving after Trauma, Transitional Life Skills for Teens series, and the Optimal Well-Being for Senior Adults series. Visit WholePerson.com for a complete list.

Ester, a breast cancer survivor since 2003, counsels other survivors in overcoming body and loss issues. Ester is a board member of SOS (Survivors of Suicide) in Tucson AZ.

John J. Liptak, EdD has many years of experience in providing counseling services to individuals and groups in a variety of settings including job training programs, correctional institutions, colleges, and universities. In addition, John has years of teaching experience as an adjunct professor at Radford University.

John frequently conducts workshops on assessment-related topics. He has written three books on career-related topics. His books have been featured in numerous newspapers including The Washington Post, and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. His work has also been featured on MSNBC, CNN Radio, and on the PAX/ION television series, Success without a College Degree.

With Ester and Kathy, he has written three other comprehensive books for teachers and counselors to use with their students and clients: The Self-Esteem Program, The Social Skills Program and The Stress Management Program: Inventories, Activities & Educational Handouts.

Ester and John continue to co-write workbooks and corresponding card decks in each of these series that help facilitators help their teen and adult participants: Coping, Erasing the Stigma of Mental Health Issues through Awareness, Working With Families, Mental Health & Life Skills, Mind-Body Wellness, and Teen Mental Health & Life Skills, all published by Whole Person Associates. Visit WholePerson.com for a complete list.