Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) 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. You will learn how to best manage child discomfort, increase giving of effective supports to your child, and choose alternative methods for responding to anxious distress to decrease family stress levels. Click here to read an article in The Atlantic that reports on research about SPACE.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to clinicians’ licensure restrictions, this virtual class is only available to permanent residents of the state of Oregon.

We offer two separate sections of SPACE, for elementary and middle school age groups. . Each consists of 7 virtual parent sessions.

SPACE Elementary Age (for parents of children in grades K -5)

For parents of children in grades K – 5. Limited to 7 families. 
with Priya Ramanujam, Ph.D. (Licensed Psychologist) and Hailey Albin, MA (Psychology Intern)
Time: Mondays from 3:00pm – 4:30pm (90 mins – via Zoom) 
Dates:  February 10 – March 17, 2025; booster session on April 7, 2025.

Cost – $575.00 (not insurance billable) – Limited scholarship funds available

SPACE Middle School Age (for parents of children in grades 6 – 8)

For parents of children in grades 6 – 8. Limited to 8 families. 
with Allan Cordova, Ph.D. & Hannah Bianco, Ph.D. (Licensed Psychologists)
Time: Wednesdays from 10:30am – 12:00pm (90 mins – via Zoom)
Dates:  February 12 – April 2, 2025 (NO group on 3/26 during Spring Break)

Cost – $575.00 (not insurance billable) – Limited scholarship funds available