Help Your Child Overcome Fear of Driving
A specialist kids program. Self-guided at home, or with a therapist guiding your child every step of the way.
A structured, evidence-based program to help your child overcome fear of driving. Designed for families to work through together.
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Fear of driving, also called driving anxiety or amaxophobia, is a specific phobia of being behind the wheel. For some it centres on highways, bridges or merging; for others on traffic, rain, night driving, or being far from home with no easy way to stop. It often starts after a crash or a panic attack while driving, and then grows the same way every phobia does: each road avoided makes the next one feel more dangerous, until the radius of comfortable driving has shrunk to a few familiar streets. The fear is real, but the danger it predicts is not proportionate, and that gap is exactly what exposure closes.
Common signs of fear of driving
- Avoiding highways, bridges, tunnels, or merging
- Panic or dread while driving, especially when you cannot pull over
- Only driving familiar routes, in daylight, or with someone in the car
- Fear of causing a crash or losing control of the car
- Anticipatory anxiety the night before a drive
- Depending on others for rides, or planning life around the roads that feel safe
Not sure how much fear of driving affects you? Take the free 2-minute fear of driving quiz →
Our clinical approach: graduated in-vivo exposure along a route hierarchy
Two paths to recovery for your child
Is your child a teenager? See Bia for Teens
Self-Guided at Home
Parent-led program your family can do together
- Step-by-step exposure program for Fear of Driving
- Age-appropriate exercises for children
- Dedicated parent lessons at every chapter
- Practice anytime on web, iOS & Android
- Track your child'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 child 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 Fear of Driving
Self-Guided Kids Program
Your complete parent-led program for Fear of Driving
- Step-by-step exposure program for Fear of Driving
- Age-appropriate exercises for children
- Dedicated parent lessons at every chapter
- Practice anytime on web, iOS & Android
- Track your child's anxiety and progress over time
Already working with a therapist?
Bia works perfectly alongside your child's therapy. Use it between sessions to practise exposures and reinforce what they're learning with their therapist.
Start your child's programAre you a therapist?
Assign Bia exercises to your young 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.
84% of parents report a noticeable decrease in their child's anxiety within the first 2 weeks.
Phobias Affect 1 in 8 Children
Is your child suffering from these signs of anxiety?
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 child 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 child plays story-driven quests that transforms triggers into opportunities to practice evidence-based skills.
Recover
Track progress with insights as your child builds the skill set to face fears in the real world.
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
Bia's driving program covers the full arc of driving, from getting in the car and familiar streets through traffic, highways, bridges, and bad weather, built as small steps you work through at your own pace, with an exposure map of the real roads you are winning back.
Hear from people we've helped with fear of driving
"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
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Frequently asked questions about fear of driving
I still drive, just not on highways. Is that really a phobia?
It can be. Most people with a fear of driving do still drive; the phobia shows up as the roads, times, and conditions they have quietly stopped using. If your routes are planned around fear rather than around where you need to go, the same exposure approach applies, and it usually starts closer to home than you expect.
Do I have to drive on the highway during the program?
Eventually, if that is one of your goals, yes. Bia gets there gradually: words, images, and videos first, then short real-world drives you choose and pin on your map, each one slightly beyond the last. You set the pace, and nothing is scheduled for you.
What age group is Bia for?
Bia for Kids is designed for children aged 5 to 12, with a parent guiding the way. For ages 13 to 17, Bia for Teens gives your teen the standard layout while you keep the parent PIN.
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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