When Anxiety Runs
the House:

A Virtual SPACE Skills Group for Parents of
Kids & Teens with Anxiety & OCD

If your child’s anxiety is running the show with constant reassurance, avoiding things they “should” be able to do, and getting stuck in routines, you’re not alone.

The parents I work with are doing everything they can to help, but some of those things can accidentally keep anxiety going.

This group teaches you how to break that cycle to help your child face anxiety and build confidence.

Schedule a free consultation call
Register for the group

Not just a support group…

SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions.

It’s a research-backed approach for anxiety and OCD that focuses on parent behavior, without needing the child to “buy in” first. We know that just by changing parent behavior in specific ways, kids and teens show improvement in anxiety and OCD.

In this group we learn about discreet patterns of reassurance, avoidance, and accommodations and find out how those patterns keep anxiety stuck.

Then we change them in a way that is supportive, clear and consistent, and doable at home.

Importantly, your child does not want to change for this to work. If they are stuck, SPACE still improves your child’s anxiety. Part of the success of SPACE is that you do not have to convince your child to do or not do anything. You change how YOU respond to anxiety or OCD, and their behavior change follows.

What you’ll learn in the group

  • how to respond to anxiety without reinforcing it

  • what to say in the moment (actual wording, not vague)

  • how to handle big reactions and pushback

  • how to reduce accommodations step-by-step

  • how to help your child build confidence and independence

How the group works:

This is a 10-week program, and each week builds on the last.

Weeks 1–3:
Understanding the patterns (what unintentionally feeds anxiety, how anxiety spreads to take over daily routines, and how families get stuck in cycles of avoidance and reassurance)

Weeks 4–6:
Changing your responses (what to say and do instead, how to respond differently in the moment, and how to start shifting these patterns at home)

Weeks 7–10:
Putting it into practice (reducing accommodations step-by-step, handling pushback and reactions, and troubleshooting what comes up at home)

Each week, you’ll learn apply this in your home, with your child with support, coaching, and troubleshooting around your real-life situations.

Why a group?

Knowing what to do is one thing, but doing it when your child is upset or pushing back can be HARD.

This group helps you work through that in real time with:

  • coaching on your specific situations

  • support when things don’t go as planned

  • help staying consistent when it’s hard

  • other parents who understand what this is like

Simply put, making hard changes is easier when you have other people behind you.

Details

10-week parent group

Tuesdays at 6:30 PM

  • Starting June 2

  • 90-minute sessions

  • Virtual

Parents only—your child does not attend
Small group (limited spots)

Cost

$1200 total ($120/session)
Includes up to 2 parents/guardians
Limited reduced-fee spots available
May be eligible for out-of-network reimbursement (superbills provided)

This group is here to change the
direction things are going.

When anxiety keeps getting accommodated, it tends to take up more space over time. Learning how to respond differently now can change that.

Next steps

Wondering if this is a good fit for you? Let’s talk it through.

Schedule a free consultation call

Ready to secure your spot? Register here:

Register for the group