Anxiety as a Messenger: Understanding, Integrating and Responding Together

Join us for a day of deep learning, rich dialogue and collaboration across disciplines. Together, we will explore anxiety from multiple perspectives to inspire integrated, compassionate and effective care for children and adolescents.

An in-person CPD-accredited workshop for healthcare professionals from all disciplines. Hosted by Collective Tapestry: every discipline holds a thread. Together, we see the whole picture.

A percentage of proceeds will be donated to a worthy NGO.

Programme
07:30 – 08:00 Registration
08:00 – 09:30 Keynote: Anxiety as a Messenger — Jeandre Cook, Clinical Psychologist
09:30 – 10:00 Q&A
10:00 – 10:30 Tea break
10:30 – 11:30 The Psychiatrist’s Perspective: Understanding the Role of Anxiety in Development and Mental Health — Dr Jess Meadows Taylor, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
11:30 – 12:30 Nourishing Calm: The Role of Nutrition in Anxiety and Resilience — Jade Seeglier, Dietitian
12:30 – 12:45 Reflection and transition
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 15:15 Panel: Bringing It All Together — an interdisciplinary conversation with all speakers

Keynote
Anxiety is often treated as a problem to be diagnosed, fixed, or managed. But anxiety is also a messenger. It signals when something feels too much, too unpredictable, or too lonely. This talk explores anxiety not as a disorder to be eliminated, but as a form of communication. Drawing on neuroscience and clinical practice, we will consider what anxiety may be signalling about cognitive load, identity, and belonging. By shifting from management to meaning, educators and school-based health professionals can respond in ways that foster safety, connection, and hope.

Panel
Professionals. Perspectives. One shared goal: better outcomes for children and families.