In this highly interactive workshop, learn the biology of anxiety and how to recognize it in young children.  Leave with the knowledge of various approaches to help young children with anxious temperaments and anxiety disorder thrive.  Treatment approaches for typically developing children and for children who have developmental delays or disabilities will be presented.  Cognitive behavioral therapy, calming techniques, tips for children who are starting school, and reasons for why medication may be considered will also be discussed.

Dr. Trenna Sutcliffe is a board-certified medical doctor in developmental & behavioral pediatrics in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a graduate of McMaster University School of Medicine in Hamilton, Ontario. She completed residency training in pediatrics and trained in pediatric neurology at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and completed a fellowship in developmental pediatrics at the University of Toronto. In addition, Sutcliffe earned a Master’s degree in medical genetics at the University of Toronto and a Master’s degree in clinical epidemiology at Stanford University.