This is a workshop for parents whose children are prone to emotional outbursts. We will review strategies for catching your child before the storm, calming a child who has passed that “critical window,” and preventing future meltdowns from occurring. We will also review strategies for parents to stay calm in the face of a child’s outburst.
These strategies are designed for school-aged children (kindergarten through high school).
Classes & Groups

ACT for Adolescents
Using the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT- pronounced like the word), those who participate will acquire tools to help them engage in behaviors that are in line with who they are and who they want to be, while also accepting all emotions, thoughts, and feelings that come along with living a rich and fulfilling life.
FIRED UP – In Person Class
This in-person weekend class is designed for elementary age children (1st – 5th grade) who struggle with anger. Parents and children will learn how to to recognize and manage seven common anger triggers.
Pay Attention to Attention (and Behavior Too!) – In Person Class
This in-person weekend class is designed for elementary age children (1st – 5th grade) who struggle with self-control and/or effortful attention (AD/HD).
TBRI® Caregiver Support – Virtual Group
Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) is an evidence-based therapeutic model that trains parents and caregivers in attachment-based, trauma-informed interventions to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI® uses Connecting Principles for attachment needs, Empowering Principles to address physical needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors.
Worry Warriors – In Person Class
This class is appropriate for children ages 9-12 who are experiencing symptoms under the umbrella of anxiety, including generalized worries, separation anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, panic symptoms, rumination, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
The Incredible Years – Virtual Parent Class
This research-based curriculum is designed to support parents with children ages 3-8 years old with disruptive behavior including hyperactivity, defiance, impulsivity and tantrums. Parents learn to improve their child’s coping, self-regulation and social skills and decrease negative behaviors at home and/or at school through supportive parenting techniques.
SPACE: Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions – Virtual Parent Class
The Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) class is a parents-only, evidence-based treatment of childhood anxiety with an emphasis on promoting child confidence and coping with anxiety through making systematic and sustainable changes in parental actions and child-parent interaction patterns.
Contact our Office
Check In
Our offices are located on the 3rd and 4th floors. Please check in to the office for the floor your clinician is on.
If you are unsure of where to check in, visit the main office in Suite 300 on the 3rd floor.
Parking
Parking lots are available behind our building, including reserved parking on the upper level of the parking garage.
Clinic address
6443 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
Suite 300
Portland, OR 97224
CLINIC CONTACT
After-Hours Emergencies
Please call 911 or proceed to your nearest emergency room.
CURRENT CLIENT EMERGENCIES
For situations that cannot wait until the office reopens, you can call 503-294-1309 to reach our answering service.