SPACE Therapy in Houston, TX
Help your child overcome anxiety with expert-guided parenting strategies using SPACE anxiety treatment
Help your child overcome anxiety with expert-guided parenting strategies using SPACE anxiety treatment
Most anxiety treatments involve 1:1 therapy sessions with your child. But kids are not just small adults — they're still learning to manage emotions and can't fully cope with anxiety on their own.
As a parent, your reactions can either help your child manage anxiety or unintentionally reinforce it. For instance, if your child fears sleeping alone, letting them sleep in your bed might seem helpful, but it can inadvertently reinforce their fear.
This is where SPACE therapy for parents comes in. It provides you with practical strategies to support your child in facing their fears, like learning how to gradually help your child become comfortable sleeping in their own room.
SPACE therapy is an effective tool for childhood anxiety, but it's not right for everyone:
SPACE therapy can be an alternative or a complement to traditional child therapy.
It empowers you as a parent to help your child manage anxiety more effectively by changing your behavior. Many parents choose SPACE because it can break the cycle of anxiety without requiring the child's direct participation in therapy.
At Houston Anxiety and Wellness Center, we've found SPACE anxiety treatment to be highly effective, especially in cases when children are reluctant to go to therapy themselves.
Our skilled therapists use SPACE treatment techniques to address a wide range of anxiety-related challenges for children:
Every client is different, but here's a birdseye view of how SPACE therapy works!
We'll help you recognize ways you might be unknowingly reinforcing your child's anxiety. This could include things like providing excessive reassurance or allowing them to avoid anxiety-triggering situations.
We'll create and practice new, supportive ways to respond to your child's anxiety. Using SPACE therapy techniques, the goal is to show empathy while also encouraging your child to face their fears.
You'll start applying these new supportive responses at home, beginning with less challenging situations. We'll problem-solve any difficulties and celebrate your progress as a parent!
SPACE therapy sessions can be in-person at our Houston office
or virtual in most of the USA.
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