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SPACE Groups

SPACE was developed at the Yale Child Study Center by Dr. Eli Lebowitz, and is a systematic program that teaches parents how to change their own behavior so that they can best support and respond to their child’s anxiety. By reducing an ‘accommodating’ approach to a child’s anxiety, parents are able to engage in a manner that ultimately enhances the child’s ability to cope with anxious thoughts and feelings.

The goal of the group is to jumpstart a change in family behavior by teaching parents how best to respond to their anxious child. Family accommodation is a way that some parents engage with their children in order to decrease their anxiety. Instead of helping your child avoid anxiety-provoking stimuli, you’ll learn new ways to engage that encourage confronting, rather than avoiding their fears. We will help parents take the initial steps in confronting their own accommodating behaviors towards their child’s rituals and anxious routines.  

You can expect to:

  • gain confidence in parenting your anxious child

  • develop the tools to effectively address your child’s anxiety

  • reduce some of your own accommodating behaviors

This is a live, parent education and coaching group, NOT individual therapy for the child.  This means the therapist leading the group will not conduct individual assessments, provide diagnostic impressions or discuss individual treatment recommendations outside the context of the coaching services provided within the group.  Parents will have the opportunity to schedule individual consultation sessions outside of class times if needed for additional support.

SPACE PARENT EDUCATION GROU
 7 - Week Group for Parents of Anxious Children

 
Location:   Group via Zoom with therapist Julie Gettings
Intended for:   Parents of children ages 4 - 12 with anxiety
Dates/Time:  Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:15 or 1:30;  April 4 - May 16
Cost:  $125 per class OR $700 for prepayment of all sessions
* one parent must attend every session
 

This ‘virtual’ group, based on the concepts of SPACE: Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions, is designed for parents of children who struggle with anxiety or OCD-related symptoms. This parent education group will be delivered via ZOOM and will take place in 75-90 minute sessions for a period of 7 weeks.  At least one parent must be able  commit to the entire program, the second parent may attend sessions as available.

If you are interested in learning more about SPACE or would like to sign up please complete the below form. You will receive an email within 24-48 hours providing additional information and details for sign-up and payment.

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