The Being Me Program
The Being Me Program is a six session, evidence based mental health program designed to help children understand anxiety and how it shows up in their thoughts, bodies, and daily lives. Through fun, interactive learning, children gain practical tools to quickly recognize anxious thoughts & feelings, and respond with healthy coping strategies that build long term resilience.
Families and schools can access the Being Me Program in several ways. It is available through one on one sessions for personalized support, classroom facilitation for group learning and shared growth, and soon through a digital format that will make these tools even more accessible to families everywhere.
Evidence Based Mental Health Support for Children
Through these six one-on-one sessions, your child will gain practical skills and knowledge to help manage anxiety and build emotional resilience:
Recognizing Anxiety: Learn to identify the signs of anxiety and understand how it manifests physically in the body.
The Body’s Alarm Response: Understand the body’s natural fight, flight, or freeze response to stress and how it works.
Common Childhood Worries & Fears: Explore common worries children experience and how to address them.
Co-Regulation & Self-Regulation: Discover strategies for regulating emotions with the help of a trusted adult (co-regulation) and independently (self-regulation).
Using the Goat Worry Box: Learn a fun and effective way to manage worries using the "Goat Worry Box" method.
Piggy Belly Breathing: Practice calming the body and mind through belly breathing exercises, with guidance from our story’s characters.
The "Sit In" Method: Master the art of "sitting like a pig in mud," a grounding technique to help manage intense emotions and calm down in moments of anxiety.
What’s included?
Six (6) one-on-one sessions with an intern therapist
Parent handouts to support learning at home
Interactive activity materials designed for skill building
One (1) hands-on Being Me Toolkit to reinforce coping strategies
The Being Me Program is a proprietary, evidence based program developed by Lil’ Steps Wellness and facilitated by Lil' Steps Intern Therapists. Each session is billed at $50 per session.
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Turning Big Scares Into Brave Moments
Cindy and Cristabelle are two fainting goats with big worries!
Even though life at Lil' Steps Farm is safe and full of caring friends, the goats spend so much time thinking about what might happen that they forget to enjoy what's happening right now. As their worries grow bigger and bigger, they aren't sure how to calm their busy minds.
Thankfully, they have Wilbert the Pig. With patience and wisdom, Wilbert teaches Cindy and Cristabelle how to slow down, notice the world around them, and regulate their big feelings. Through simple mindfulness and grounding practices, the goats discover that while worries may come and go, there are always reasons to feel safe, connected, and joyful.
A heartwarming story about anxiety, emotional regulation, and finding calm in the present moment.
The Being Me School Program brings our evidence based six session framework directly into the classroom setting.
Facilitated in school classrooms, this program supports students in understanding how anxiety shows up in their thoughts, bodies, and daily experiences.
Through engaging, age appropriate activities and guided discussion, students learn practical strategies to recognize anxious feelings and respond with healthy coping tools. Delivered in a familiar classroom environment, the program encourages shared learning, peer connection, and the normalization of big feelings while building lifelong emotional resilience.
If you are you interested in bringing the Being Me Program to your school, get in touch with us by completing the form.