SPACE

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. SPACE was developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at the Yale Child Study Center and has been tested and found to be efficacious in randomized controlled clinical trials. SPACE aims to treat children and adolescents with anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder. 

Although children do not have to attend SPACE sessions – they are the patients! When SPACE treatment is successful children feel less anxious and function better following treatment, especially for some of the most common anxiety issues children face, including: Separation anxiety, Social anxiety, Generalized anxiety, Specific fears and phobias, Panic disorder and Agoraphobia, Selective mutism and Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Our SPACE providers have received formal training from Dr. Eli Lebowitz himself, ensuring that caregivers receive the highest quality support. Through one-on-one coaching and group sessions, we help parents effectively apply SPACE principles to support their children. Click the button below to learn more about SPACE.