Parent Therapy for Child and Teen Anxiety & OCD
Parent Therapy for
Child and Teen Anxiety & OCD
In-person in Campbell, CA & online across California
Do any of these sound familiar?
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I don’t know how to help anymore
You feel helpless not knowing how to ease your child or teen’s constant fears or rituals. You keep wondering “is this just a phase? or is something more going on?”
02
“We keep having the same battles over and over”
You are spending hours managing rituals, reassurance-seeking, or meltdowns. Routines, family outings are disrupted by anxiety or OCD and siblings are also getting impacted.
03
“I am unsure when to support and when to step back”
You don’t know the right balance between supporting and pushing your child. Feeling unsure about how much to get involved versus giving them independence.
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“I am constantly second guessing my parenting”
You are carrying the guilt or find yourself blaming “Did I cause this? Am I not doing enough?” You find yourself worrying about the future: “Will my child ever feel better? Will this hold them back forever?” You are feeling stretched thin.
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“Just tell me what actually works in real life”
You want clear, practical tools that you can use at home and not just theory.
I equip you with strategies you can actually use at home everyday!
SPACE Treatment
At Peekaboo, we know that parents play one of the most important roles in helping kids,tweens and teens face anxiety and OCD.
That’s why we offer SPACE treatment — an evidence-based, parent-focused approach developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at the Yale Child Study Centre. SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions.
Unlike traditional therapy, SPACE works through parents rather than directly with the child.
For parents looking for a clinical perspective...
SPACE treats the following –
Separation anxiety
Social anxiety
Generalized anxiety
Fears and phobias
Panic disorder and Agoraphobia
Selective mutism
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Picky Eating (ARFID)
How SPACE Helps Parents Help Their Child
The treatment focuses on changes that parents can make to their own behavior, they do not need to make their child change.
The two main changes that parents fear:
- Respond to their child’s anxiety in supportive but empowering ways.
- Reduce well-meaning accommodations (like constant reassurance or avoidance) that unintentionally keep anxiety going.
Why Parents Prefer SPACE over traditional Child/Teen Therapy
Why Parents Prefer SPACE over traditional Child/Teen Therapy
Proven to Work
Proven effective in clinical trials and is as effective as CBT sessions done directly with kids and teens.
Convenient Parent Only Sessions
Children/Teens do not need to attend sessions making it especially helpful when children are resistant to therapy. Sessions can also happen online if parents prefer.
Real Tools You Can Use At Home
Parents gain practical tools that make a difference in daily routines, from mornings to homework to bedtime.
Over time, parents I work with see fewer conflicts, less anxiety-driven behavior, and more moments of calm connection.
Questions Parents Ask
SPACE is effective for parents of children and teens ages 6–18. It’s especially helpful when a child is too young, resistant, or anxious to participate in therapy themselves but parents still want to help.
That’s the beauty of it. Research shows that when parents change their own responses to anxiety, kids often improve even if they never come to a single session. In SPACE, we identify accommodations (the ways anxiety quietly shapes family routines), then replace them with supportive steps that help your child build resilience to anxiety inducing situations.
SPACE isn’t about blaming or fixing parenting. It’s about understanding the anxiety cycle and giving parents practical ways to break it without battles, guilt, or power struggles. It’s not general parenting advice; it’s a structured, evidence-based protocol designed specifically for anxiety and OCD in kids and teens.
That’s ideal! SPACE works best when both caregivers are on the same page. You can attend sessions together, or one of you can take the lead while the other joins for key discussions. The goal is consistency, not perfection.
Most families notice shifts within 8–12 sessions, though it depends on how entrenched the anxiety patterns have become.The changes often start small but they build momentum as confidence grows on both sides.
If you are overwhelmed, you are not failing
-- you’re human
Let’s bring some relief back into your home.
