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SPACE Workshop for Parents of Anxious Kids

"With this program, parents can significantly reduce their child's anxiety while improving overall quality of life"

Oct 14-15, 2023 | West Chester, PA
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 Join us at our next in-person, 2 day transformative workshop!

SPACE Workshop for Parents of Anxious Kids

"With this program, parents can significantly reduce their child's anxiety while improving overall quality of life"

Oct 14-15, 2023 | West Chester, PA
SIGN UP TODAY!

 

Are you a parent of an anxious child who:

  • Needs constant reassurance
  • Avoids school
  • Has meltdowns every morning
  • Restricts what they eat so you have to make separate meals for them
  • Can't be alone or go to bed by themselves
  • Isolates and shies away from friends and peers
  • Struggles with anxiety or OCD.

Are you worried that your child’s anxiety is affecting how much they are enjoying activities, making friends, and living their fullest, biggest lives?

Do you want to learn more about childhood anxiety and how you can parent in a way that treats their anxiety and may even prevent their anxiety from getting worse?

 

 If so, this workshop is for you!

 

SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions and is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems.  It was developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at the Yale Child Study Center and has been scientifically proven to help children with anxiety and OCD.

SPACE is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems. SPACE stands for “Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions.”  It was developed at Yale Child Study Center by Dr. Eli Lebowitz and is proven to be as effective as CBT therapy given directly to the child.  You can read more about the scientific evidence behind SPACE here. 

However, SPACE focuses on the only thing you have control over - YOUR own behavior at home!

The best thing about the SPACE program is that it trains YOU, as the parent, to change YOUR behaviors at home to help your anxious child!  Your child doesn’t even have to be present in these sessions!

And once you know these techniques, you have a firm foundation for years to come!

 

SPACE is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems. SPACE stands for “Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions.”  It was developed at Yale Child Study Center by Dr. Eli Lebowitz and is proven to be as effective as CBT therapy given directly to the child.  You can read more about the scientific evidence behind SPACE here. 

However, SPACE focuses on the only thing you have control over - YOUR own behavior at home!

The best thing about the SPACE program is that it trains YOU, as the parent, to change YOUR behaviors at home to help your anxious child!  Your child doesn’t even have to be present in these sessions!

 

Why did Dr. Linda create this format?

  • It’s more affordable than traditional therapy.  Each individual 45 to 60 minute session with a therapist costs between $200-250.  With this workshop, you get 12 hours of learning and training, for a total of $800, which is less than ⅓ of the cost of traditional therapy!  
  • It’s more accessible than traditional therapy.  We know how difficult it is to find a trusted child therapist.  In fact, Dr. Kim had difficulty finding a child therapist for her own family members!  This is a great option for all families who are waiting to get into treatment, or want to make changes at home to learn best practices for anxious children in general.  
  • It’s based on an evidence based, well-researched methodology.  You can read all the research here.
  • A fantastic option for ALL parents, even those with children who might be resistant to their own therapy, too young, or waiting to start therapy!  
  • Parents are busy, and in working with many families, Dr. Kim found that many would like a condensed, supercharged way to get information and training, rather than spread out over months.  
  • Finally, a live workshop fosters community, sharing, and validation - something that all parents of anxious children need!

 

*Please note, this Workshop is NOT therapy.  No clinical diagnoses are made, and notes of your individual situation will not be taken. This is a parent education workshop. Although this workshop is based on all the foundational principles of SPACE, it is not the entire program. However, this workshop will provide the key foundation and principles of SPACE that you can use at home immediately after the workshop!

 

Why did Dr. Linda create this format?

  • It’s more affordable than traditional therapy.  Each individual 45 to 60 minute session with a therapist costs between $200-250.  With this workshop, you get 12 hours of learning and training, for a total of $800, which is less than ⅓ of the cost of traditional therapy!  
  • It’s more accessible than traditional therapy.  We know how difficult it is to find a trusted child therapist.  In fact, Dr. Kim had difficulty finding a child therapist for her own family members!  This is a great option for all families who are waiting to get into treatment, or want to make changes at home to learn best practices for anxious children in general.  
  • It’s based on an evidence based, well-researched methodology.  
  • A fantastic option for ALL parents, even those with children who might be resistant to their own therapy, or too young for therapy!  
  • Parents are busy, and in working with many families, Dr. Kim found that many would like a condensed, supercharged way to get information and training, rather than spread out over months.  
  • Finally, a live workshop fosters community, sharing, and validation - something that all parents of anxious children need!

 

*Please note, this Workshop is NOT therapy.  No clinical diagnoses are made, and notes of your individual situation will not be taken.  This is a parent education workshop.  Although this workshop is based on all the foundational principles of SPACE, it is not the entire program.  However, this workshop will provide the key foundation and principles of SPACE that you can use at home immediately after the workshop!

WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR?
 

This 2 day, in-person workshop is for any parent who:

  • Has a child who is anxious
  • Worries about their child getting more anxious
  • Would love to learn skills that promote decreased anxiety
  • Is frankly tired of being stuck in a loop of catering to their child’s fears or worries (especially around meals/playdates/nighttime routines/school)
  • Is looking for a supportive parenting community
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WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR?

This 2 day, in-person workshop is for any parent who:

  • Has a child who is anxious
  • Worries about their child getting more anxious
  • Would love to learn skills that promote decreased anxiety
  • Is frankly tired of being stuck in a loop of catering to their child’s fears or worries (especially around meals/playdates/nighttime routines/school)
  • Is looking for a supportive parenting community
SIGN UP NOW

THE WORKSHOP

This inspiring, validating, and educational workshop will be delivered over 2 days.

DAY 1

 

Background

 

  • What do we know about anxiety in children?
  • Reviewing the theoretical background of anxiety and evidence for SPACE treatment

 

Doing the Setup Work

 

  • What is Supportive Parental Response, and how do I use it?
  • Understanding accommodation and how it can perpetuate anxiety in our children
  • Making an accommodation map for our family
  • Choosing a target accommodation

DAY 2

 

Doing Set-up work

 

  • Choosing a target accommodation, continued
  • Making a plan for reducing accommodation

 

Creating the Implementation Plan

 

  • Informing the Child
  • Coping with Child Responses
  • Reviewing Implementation Challenges
  • Recruiting Supporters
  • Specific Challenges (disruptive child behaviors, threats of self-harm)
  • Designing your plan for your family

 

Wrap Up

  • Key Takeaways

THE WORKSHOP

This inspiring,validating, and educational workshop will be delivered over 2 days.

DAY 1

 

Background

 

  • What do we know about anxiety in children?
  • Reviewing the theoretical background of anxiety and evidence for SPACE treatment

 

Doing the Setup Work

 

  • What is Supportive Parental Response, and how do I use it?
  • Understanding accommodation and how it can perpetuate anxiety in our children
  • Making an accommodation map for our family
  • Choosing a target accommodation

DAY 2

 

Doing Set-up work

 

  • Choosing a target accommodation, continued
  • Making a plan for reducing accommodation

 

Creating the Implementation Plan

 

  • Informing the Child
  • Coping with Child Responses
  • Reviewing Implementation Challenges
  • Recruiting Supporters
  • Specific Challenges (disruptive child behaviors, threats of self-harm)
  • Designing your plan for your family

 

Wrap Up

  • Key Takeaways

PRICING 

Investment for 12 hours of structured learning over 2 days.

  • Each day we'll meet from 9 am to 3 pm.
  • Breakfast, coffee, and lunch will be served on both days.
  • Comprehensive workbook covering all course material will be provided
  • Connect with a group of like-minded parents, ready to learn and incorporate new skills at home!
  • Limited number of scholarships and reduced fee offered if needed.  Just contact Dr. Kim for more details!
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PRICING 

Investment for 12 hours of structured learning over 2 days.

  • Each day we'll meet from 9 am to 3 pm.
  • Breakfast, coffee, and lunch will be served on both days.
  • Comprehensive workbook covering all course material will be provided
  • Connect with a group of like-minded parents, ready to learn and incorporate new skills at home!
SIGN UP
Beautiful and Inviting event space for us to learn and connect

MEET YOUR GUIDE

Dr. Linda is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, executive coach, and mom to 3 teens.  She has a thriving therapy practice, but being a parent herself, realized that there just aren’t enough parenting resources to help parents support their children. That’s why she decided to get extra training in SPACE and create this workshop!

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"I'm passionate about spreading education about mental health. As a mom to a child with anxiety, this hits close to home. I wish that I had  learned some of these principles when my kids were younger!"

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Preview our workshop agenda!

 

 

This workshop is geared for busy parents, teaching only useful, practical, and individualized tools and techniques for you to use as soon as you get home!