Reduce Your Child's Anxiety in our SPACE Groups and Workshops
Our groups and workshops for parents of anxious kids are always enrolling. We also offer 1 on 1 SPACE support.
Next SPACE Workshop May 2024
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Next SPACE Workshop May 2024 〰️
No matter how hard you try to keep them calm, your child’s anxiety takes over. It ruins playdates. Stops you from going places. And keeps you from getting out the door on time. It may even have invaded your bed at night.
You find yourself preparing your child for everything. Making sure they have their favorite items. Taking the long way to avoid encountering something they don’t like. And when it doesn’t go according to plan, kaboom! You tried so hard to prevent this. But it happens anyway.
It’s painful, too. You see your child struggling, and feel powerless to help. You try forcing or begging them to do everyday things, while they fight you with all their might.
You are not alone. We’ll show you how common this is. And how to fix it.
There’s an evidence based tool that parents can use to change these patterns. It’s called Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE). For more about SPACE click here. We teach parents about SPACE in groups and workshops, and also offer 1 on 1 SPACE therapy for parents.
The Intro to SPACE parenting workshop is perfect for families who would like to understand the SPACE approach and decide whether it’s for them. We’ll talk about what it takes to implement SPACE with your child, and explain the research behind this strategy. We recommend attending this workshop with your child’s other parent(s). Trying SPACE is a choice you’ll need to make together.
Supportive Parenting for Your Anxious Child is a group of 3-4 families learning how to use SPACE together. Each of the 5 sessions is 75 minutes long, and is offered on Zoom. This service is typically not reimbursed by insurance, but can be added to your existing Superbill if you or your child is already a client of our practice.
The SPACE Parenting Booster Group is a 4 session (1 month) booster group for families who have already tried SPACE parenting with their child. An intake session is required prior to starting this group.
Meet other Maryland families living with child anxiety.
Groups and workshops enable parents with similar experiences to connect with and learn from one another. We encourage you to join together with your parenting partner(s). Pricing is per family, not per person.
Get ready to launch your family into S.P.A.C.E. with our SPACE Parenting Groups
You’ve been living with your child’s anxiety for a long time. And you’re trying the SPACE approach because you need a path forward. You are READY to see change in your child. Our groups will prepare you to create that change. (Be sure to take our Intro to SPACE PArenting
The SPACE approach is most successful when parents take the time to understand the process well. In your first several sessions you’ll learn core concepts, practice skills, and plan to start SPACE parenting at home. During these first few sessions you will be using supportive statements with your child, and may even see some changes occur.
The implementation of the SPACE approach in parenting your child begins after that, typically around session 4. At this point you’ll understand exactly what’s required to use SPACE with your child. You’ll have a clear plan for handling your child’s reactions. And you’ll have the support of other important people in your child’s life.
If you’d like, you can also meet one on one with one of our SPACE trained therapists
Our therapists have been trained directly by the experts at the Yale Child Study Center, where SPACE was developed. If you’d like more individual/family support we’re here to help. Just let us know that you’d like to be assigned to a therapist for additional SPACE work.
Parenting Group FAQs
Is this program for my child’s anxiety, or for mine?
Successful SPACE treatment causes changes to your child’s anxiety. The surprising part of SPACE is that you, the parent, will be the one coming to group and doing the work. But it isn’t treatment for you. It’s treatment for your child, delivered through the parent-child relationship. Any improvement in your own mental health is just a bonus.
Is SPACE the right approach for my family?
Can we attend this group or workshop together as a couple/household/family?
YES! In fact, we encourage all adult caregivers to participate. It’s helpful to have all parents learn the skills together. Siblings are not part of the SPACE treatment team.
SPACE isn’t couples therapy or family therapy. It isn’t designed to solve problems between parents. We’ll cover handling disagreements briefly in group, but we recommend working on any conflicts that arise between you outside of group as well.
Will my child come to group with me?
No. SPACE treatment is done with parents, and does not require the child to meet with a therapist.
Is SPACE treatment eligible for insurance reimbursement?
Because SPACE groups and workshops do not include a diagnostic assessment, your insurance carrier will not consider them to be a medical service. However, if you and/or your child have had a diagnostic assessment at our practice as part of another service you are receiving, group sessions (not workshops) can be added to your existing Superbills. Our Booster Group is considered a treatment group and requires an intake session to enroll. This service may be reimbursable, depending on the terms of your insurance plan. Reimbursement amounts depend on your policy’s out of network benefits.
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