Your child panics about things their friends or classmates seem to handle no problem.
Their reactions are getting bigger and bigger, no matter how hard you try to make things easier for them.
You're embarrassed, or even ashamed, that you don't know what to do to help them manage the every day stressors of life.
No one seems to get it; everyone acts like it should be so simple to do these things that feel impossible to you.
Maybe your child isn't willing to try therapy or maybe you've tried it before and nothing changed. Maybe things even got worse.
You can't keep going like this. It's exhausting. But you also don't know what else to do.
This is a time to try SPACE: Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. SPACE is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems, developed at the Yale Child Study Center.
In SPACE, the child is the client, but they're not coming to sessions. Instead, you and I (and any other caregivers) will work together to help you provide loving support for your child while also reducing the exhausting accommodations you've put in place to try to handle the symptoms of their anxiety. The way I practice SPACE is neurodivergent-friendly and incorporates nervous system regulation and other coping support within the program.
Set up your free 30 minute consultation today to learn more about this life-changing therapy option!