Help Your Teen Overcome Social Anxiety
A specialist program for teens. Self-guided at home, or with a therapist guiding your teen every step of the way.
A structured, evidence-based program to help your teen overcome social anxiety. They do the practice, and you keep the parent PIN.
Are you a therapist? Access the provider portal →
Social anxiety is the fear of being judged, criticized, or embarrassed in social situations. It shows up as avoidance (declining invitations, hiding in meetings), safety behaviors (over-preparing, rehearsing every sentence, avoiding eye contact), and intense post-event rumination: "what did they think of me?". The clinical fix is graduated social exposure combined with dropping safety behaviors: speaking up without rehearsing, making eye contact during conversations, attending events without an exit plan. Bia structures these as a ladder of social risks, paced by you, with behavioral experiments to test what actually happens when you stop hiding.
Common signs of social anxiety
- Fear of being judged, criticized, or embarrassed
- Blushing, sweating, or trembling in social situations
- Avoidance of speaking up, parties, dating, or new groups
- Over-preparation and rehearsing conversations
- Post-event rumination, replaying conversations for hours
- Fear of looking anxious (the meta-anxiety)
Not sure how much social anxiety affects you? Take the free 2-minute social anxiety quiz →
Our clinical approach: graduated social exposure with behavioral experiments
Two paths to recovery for your teen
Is your child under 13? See Bia for Kids
Self-Guided at Home
Self-guided program your teen works through at their own pace
- Step-by-step exposure program for Social Anxiety
- Age-appropriate exercises for teens
- Lessons that explain the why behind every step
- Practice anytime on web, iOS & Android
- Track your teen's anxiety and progress
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With a Specialist Therapist
Expert-guided; we'll check your insurance coverage for free
- Everything in Self-Guided, plus:
- Live video sessions with a teen anxiety specialist
- Message your therapist between sessions
- 10 weeks of Bia app access included
- We'll check your insurance coverage for free
Everything your family needs to overcome Social Anxiety
Self-Guided Teen Program
Your teen's complete self-guided program for Social Anxiety
- Step-by-step exposure program for Social Anxiety
- Age-appropriate exercises for teens
- Lessons that explain the why behind every step
- Practice anytime on web, iOS & Android
- Track your teen's anxiety and progress over time
Already working with a therapist?
Bia works perfectly alongside your teen's therapy. Use it between sessions to practise exposures and reinforce what they're learning with their therapist.
Start your teen's programAre you a therapist?
Assign Bia exercises to your teen patients, track their progress between sessions, and supplement your practice with our provider portal.
Access provider portalReal Impact
We track symptom severity using standardized phobia measures.
86% of Bia users report a reduction in their phobia severity, with improvements typically starting in the first 2 weeks.
Phobias Affect Nearly 1 in 5 Teens
Signs of social anxiety in children
They may be dealing with treatable phobia. We are here to help.
Retraining the Brain
Read the science behind recovery
Anxiety is the brain's natural alarm process out of balance. When we avoid a trigger, the brain learns the threat is real, and will trigger more discomfort next time, creating a vicious loop called the avoidance cycle.
Bia uses ERP (Exposure & Response Prevention) to help the brain unlearn fear through small, incremental exercises. Instead of reacting to triggers, build skills with proactive practice.
Bia provides pre-built recovery plans made of 80+ interactive activities for you and your teen to complete at your own pace.
How it works
Personalize
Start with our pre-built recovery plans and customize to your needs in a few clicks.
Practice
Your teen works through short lessons and gradual exposure steps they choose, building evidence-based skills along the way.
Recover
Track progress with insights as your teen builds the skill set to face fears in the real world.
Understanding social anxiety in children
Social anxiety is an intense fear of being judged, embarrassed or rejected by other people. It often begins in the early teenage years, when fitting in can feel like everything.
It can look like shyness, but it goes further: avoiding presentations, not answering the phone, skipping events or staying quiet when they want to speak. Avoiding these moments keeps the fear going, because your teen never gets to find out that what they fear rarely happens, and is manageable when it does.
Bia helps your teen build confidence one social step at a time, with practice they choose and lessons that explain what is happening in their body and mind.
Evidence-Based Recovery
- Based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Utilizes Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)
- Designed with Experts and Lived Experience
"If you start, practice, and finish the program prescribed on this site you have an excellent chance of getting on the other side of this phobia."
— Dr. David Russ, Clinical Psychologist
Real results with Bia
Most social anxiety users report being able to take a meaningful social action they'd been avoiding within the first 4 weeks of consistent practice.
Hear from people we've helped with social anxiety
"Bia changed my life. It gives you small steps to take every day and tracks your progress. I'm not done, but I already feel so much better and am doing so much more."
"I can tell this was built by someone who had phobia. They get it. The app lets you customize and take a little placement quiz. You can pause or exit whenever and it's very careful and explains every step. Thank you for making this"
"If you start, practice, and finish the program prescribed on this site you have an excellent chance of getting on the other side of this phobia."
Partners and Conferences
Bia is built in collaboration with leading academic researchers and found at national clinical conferences.
ADAA 2026 Symposium Presentation
NASP 2026 Miniskills Presentation
Get help with a specific fear
Frequently asked questions about social anxiety
Is it social anxiety, or normal teenage shyness?
Shyness is common and usually eases with time. Social anxiety is more intense and lasts longer, and it gets in the way: missing school, dropping activities, or avoiding friends to escape the fear.
Can my teen practice without me watching?
Yes. Teen accounts use the standard Bia layout, so your teen works through lessons and practice on their own. You keep the parent PIN and can follow their progress.
What does practice look like?
Small, real-life steps your teen picks, like asking a question in class or ordering food, building up gradually. Each step has a quick check-in before and after, so they can see how the fear changes.
What age group is Bia for?
Bia for Teens is designed for ages 13 to 17. Your teen gets the standard layout with mature content hidden, and you keep the parent PIN. If your teen would rather manage their own account, the adult version lets them hide mature content in settings.
Can I use Bia by myself?
Yes. Bia is designed to work as a self-guided tool. It provides a personalized recovery plan, interactive lessons, and step-by-step guided exercises for practicing evidence-based recovery techniques.
Can I use Bia with a therapist?
Yes. Bia provides a provider portal where therapists can monitor your progress, create custom exercises, and support your recovery journey.
How much time does it take?
Individual sessions are short. We recommend 10–15 minutes a day, 3 to 4 times a week. Bia builds a personalized step-by-step journey based on your unique needs, so completing the full journey is different for everyone. Typically, a journey includes over 55 exercises and 19 lessons across 9 milestones.
What do you do with my data?
Bia never shares your account data with third parties. You can view and delete your data at anytime. Good privacy is simple, you own your data.
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