Parenting Anxious Children with Aliza Katz The Anxious Pineapple

On today’s episode we talk to Aliza Katz about parenting anxious children. Although I am not a parent myself, I recognize the pressure to be “perfect” and to have all of the answers. Aliza shared some ways parents can model working with emotions to their children, as well as some helpful tips and tricks when it comes to helping children work through anxiety and see it as a teammate instead of an enemy. If you are a caregiver, teacher, parent - this episode is for you.

Aliza Katz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in NY and NJ and is a Registered Play Therapist (RPT). She received her Masters in Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work at CUNY Hunter College. Aliza specializes in trauma therapy for creative children, teens, and young adults. She’s loved children for as long as she can remember. Their sense of wonder, pursuit of adventure and playful nature has kept me seeking out more interactions. She is trained in EMDR, ACT and CBT. and also trained in multiple methods of Play Therapy, including Child-Centered Play Therapy, Theraplay (Levels One and Two), and Sandtray Therapy. Aliza also trained in multiple parenting methods such as The Nurtured Heart Approach, Collaborative and Proactive Solutions, Parent Management Training, and others. To find out more about Aliza, go to alizakatzlcsw.com

Aliza mentions several resources in the podcast, including her blog, which you can find here: https://www.alizakatzlcsw.com/blog/