9year old anxiety-help please

[onedaywhenwearewiser]

My nine-year-old DD has anxiety and it's getting worse to the point I believe she needs professional help/support.

She tells me she feels depressed and writes each night in a journal (which she shares) expressing how she finds life hard and struggles to stop worrying about things.

It's heartbreaking.

She also has OCD.

Does anyone have experience with this and can tell me how to start the process of seeking support. Is it via the gp, or some other way?

The teacher is aware and she's had a session with one of the pastoral support team.

Thank you for reading and very grateful for advice.

Is she diagnosed with OCD @onedaywhenwearewiser?

Sorry, I wasn't clear, no official diagnosis however, a couple of close family member are diagnosed and we can see very similar traits.

I would go to the GP. I think, although obviously I could be very wrong, but OCD can occur more often in ND girls. If she does have OCD or ASD both could lead her to have anxiety.

Thank you. I wasn't sure where to begin, be that the gp or some other service.