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What is SPACE Training for Parents & Caregivers?
SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. It is a structured, evidence-based program developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at the Yale Child Study Center.
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SPACE is designed to help parents and caregivers support children, teens, and young adults struggling with anxiety, OCD, and related disorders—without requiring the child’s direct participation in therapy. The core principle is that while we cannot control another person’s behavior, we can change our own responses in ways that promote healthier patterns.
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What SPACE Teaches
SPACE is a parent-focused treatment that helps caregivers learn how to:
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Respond supportively to their child’s anxiety or OCD-driven behaviors
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Reduce family accommodation—the well-intentioned changes parents make to prevent a child’s distress (e.g., providing repeated reassurance, helping avoid feared situations)
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Set clear and consistent boundaries with empathy and confidence
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Foster resilience by encouraging independence and effective coping strategies
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Who Can Benefit?
SPACE is ideal for parents and caregivers of children, adolescents, and young adults with:
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Anxiety disorders
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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Social anxiety
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Selective mutism
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Separation anxiety
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Other related emotional challenges
It is especially helpful when the child is resistant to therapy or struggles to engage directly in treatment.
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Benefits of SPACE Training
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Backed by research and proven to reduce anxiety and OCD symptoms in children
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Empowers parents as the agents of change in the home environment
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Enhances the parent-child relationship
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Helps reduce overall family stress and improve household dynamics
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How SPACE Training Works
SPACE is typically offered through:
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Individual parent coaching
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Group workshops
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Structured training programs
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During the training, parents gain:
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Practical tools and scripts for real-life situations
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Step-by-step strategies to reduce accommodations
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Guidance on how to remain supportive while setting healthy boundaries
"In this powerful and personal conversation, I sit down with Lacey Pacheco, MA LPC-S, to explore the realities of living with OCD and anxiety—and the many pathways to healing. We talk openly about our own experiences, how these conditions can show up in everyday life, and how to take the first steps toward understanding and managing them.
Lacey brings her clinical expertise as a licensed professional counselor supervisor to break down therapy options, misconceptions, and what healing really looks like. Whether you’re struggling with intrusive thoughts, anxiety, or just beginning to wonder if therapy could help—you’re not alone. This is your sign to start the journey toward healing."
Topics We Cover:
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What OCD really is (and isn’t)
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How anxiety can sneak into your daily life
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Therapy types that actually help (ERP, CBT, and more)
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Reducing shame and stigma around mental health
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What "being on" can mean, and how to spot it
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Our personal healing stories—and how you can begin yours
This book is recommend for parents of children dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anxiety. Dr. Lebowitz, the founder of the SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) program, has revolutionized the approach to treating OCD and anxiety.
Owner and therapist, Lacey Pacheco is trained in the SPACE method by Dr. Lebowitz and is available to work with you and your child one-on-one.
If you're interested, feel free to reach out @ info@COOCDAnxietyTreatment.com
Link to purchase book: https://a.co/d/369zkqv
A teenage girl coping with anxiety, and her mother's determination to help her overcome it using SPACE Treatment.
For more information go to:
https://www.spacetreatment.net/
Unstuck: An OCD Kids Movie
Kids, teens and adults with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are trapped in a vicious cycle of worries, intrusive thoughts and rituals. While loved ones are desperate to help them, defeating OCD takes time and specialized therapy. To uncover what OCD is, and what it isn’t, filmmakers Kelly Anderson and Chris Baier focus on an unlikely group of experts: kids!
UNSTUCK is an award-winning short film that explains OCD through the eyes of young people. It avoids sensationalizing compulsions and obsessions, and instead reveals the complexity of a disorder that affects the brain and behavior. As the group of resilient kids and teens roadmap their process of recovery, the film will inspire you to believe it is possible to fight your worst fears and defeat OCD.
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For more information go to: www.ocdkidsmovie.com/familypurchase