Learn if POP! is right for your child or adolescent

The Preschoolers, Children and Young People Overcoming Phobias (POP!) program is an evidence-based cognitive-behavioural therapy program designed to support children and young people with specific phobias. POP! offers evidence-based treatment options tailored to different ages, developmental stages, and family needs.

What is a specific phobia?

Specific phobias are intense and persistent fears of certain objects, situations, animals, places, or experiences (such as dogs, vomiting, storms, darkness, heights) that can interfere with a child or young person’s everyday life, confidence, activities, school participation, and overall wellbeing.

POP! supports children, young people, and their parents to gradually overcome fears using evidence-based approaches grounded in exposure therapy.

Specific phobias affect approximately 10% of children, adolescents, and adults.

Our Treatment Options

POP! treatment options include play-modified one-session treatment for preschool-aged children, brief one-session treatment for older children and young people with family involvement, and parent-led digital training programs based on cognitive-behavioural therapy and exposure therapy to help parents support their child in overcoming fears and reducing avoidance.

See our range of treatment programs below, which can be delivered via telehealth conference or face-to-face via our clinic:

Play-Modified One-Session Treatment

Brief One-Session Treatment

Parent-Led Digital Training Programs

Contact Details

Call (07) 5678 8317

E-mail: ocdbustersgc@griffith.edu.au

Location

  1. Level 7 Ian O'Connor Building (G40)
  2. Griffith University, Gold Coast
  3. Parklands Drive Southport Qld 4222

Director

Principle Investigator

  1. Professor Lara Farrell
  2. E-mail: l.farrell@griffith.edu.au