Dr. Dan Peters

Co-founder and Executive Director of Summit Center


Topic: Turning Worriers in Warriors! Teaching coping, problem-solving, and resiliency.

You'll learn:

  1. The components of the brain and body responsible for the fear response
  2. To identify symptoms and behaviors associated with different types of anxiety
  3. The role of thinking in determining emotions and behavior
  4. Cognitive (thinking) and behavioral (doing) strategies for managing and overcoming anxiety
  5. Mindfulness based strategies
  6. To develop creative anxiety reduction and management plans for your student

Dr. Dan Peters is a licensed psychologist who has devoted his career to the assessment, consultation and treatment of children, adolescents, and families, specializing in learning differences, anxiety, and issues related to giftedness and twice-exceptionality. Dr. Peters is co-founder and Executive Director of Summit Center in California, and co-founder of Parent Footprint, an online interactive parent training program. He hosts the Parent Footprint Podcast with Dr. Dan, and is author of Make Your Worrier a Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Child’s Fears, and other books. Learn more at (www.summitcenter.us).

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