SPACE Parent Training
SPACE Parent Training (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) is an evidence-based, parent-focused approach designed to help caregivers support children and adolescents struggling with anxiety, OCD, avoidance, and related emotional challenges. Rather than working directly with the child, SPACE focuses on helping parents change their responses to anxiety in ways that promote confidence, independence, and emotional growth.
SPACE is supported by clinical research and can be effective even when a child is resistant to or not engaged in therapy.
Why Consider SPACE Parent Training?
Parents often want to help their child cope with anxiety but feel unsure how to respond without making things worse. Well-intended behaviors such as reassurance, avoidance, or modifying routines can unintentionally maintain anxiety over time.
SPACE Parent Training helps parents:
- Understand how anxiety functions and is maintained
- Identify patterns of accommodation
- Respond to distress in supportive, confidence-building ways
- Set clear and compassionate boundaries
- Reduce family stress related to anxiety
- This approach allows parents to play an active role in reducing anxiety while maintaining a strong, supportive relationship with their child.
SPACE Parent Training can help with
SPACE Parent Training may be helpful for parents of children or adolescents experiencing
- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- School refusal or avoidance
- Phobias and excessive fears
- Emotional dysregulation related to anxiety
At Growth Mindset Counseling, SPACE Parent Training is collaborative and individualized to each family’s needs. Parents are supported in building practical skills that create lasting change within the home environment.
If you would like to learn more or determine whether SPACE Parent Training is a good fit for your family, please contact us to schedule a free consultation call.
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