Anxiety

Helping kids move toward what anxiety tells them to avoid.

Anxiety can show up in many forms — school refusal, social fears, perfectionism, separation distress, reassurance seeking, or rigid rituals that feel impossible to interrupt.

At its core, anxiety narrows a child’s world. Avoidance grows. Confidence shrinks.

Anxiety is treatable — and with structured, evidence-based support, children can expand their comfort zone and reclaim independence across settings.

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HOW WE HELP

Individual SeSSIONS

GROUP THERAPY

Individual sessions focus on Exposure and Response Prevention (E/RP) and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help children gradually face feared situations without relying on avoidance or safety behaviors. Treatment is active and structured, with carefully sequenced exposures designed to build distress tolerance and flexibility. For older children and adolescents, CBT strategies are integrated to address anxious thinking patterns and strengthen independent skill use.


Parent Coaching

Parent coaching is informed by the Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) framework, which focuses on reducing family accommodations that unintentionally reinforce anxiety. Parents learn how to respond supportively while maintaining clear expectations, helping their child build confidence through guided exposure rather than avoidance. The goal is to create consistency across home and treatment.


Our 90-minute weekly groups — for “Littles” (ages 3 to 6) and for “Older Kids” (ages 6 to 9) — provide structured, peer-based exposure opportunities in a carefully curated setting. Groups are designed to target social anxiety, flexibility, and real-world skill practice, with individualized goals supported by 1:1 clinician guidance. This format allows children to practice tolerating discomfort in socially meaningful contexts.


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School Collaboration

We partner with schools to help translate treatment gains into the classroom. This may include coordinated exposure plans, consultation around reducing accommodations, and collaboration with teachers and support staff. Consistency across environments is essential for anxiety reduction to generalize and sustain.


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IntenSiveS

For children whose anxiety significantly restricts daily functioning — or when progress in weekly therapy has plateaued — concentrated treatment may be recommended. Intensive programs provide repeated, structured exposure opportunities within a short timeframe to accelerate gains and restore momentum.


What ProgreSS LookS Like

Progress doesn’t mean eliminating anxiety.
It means staying in the classroom. Answering the question. Sleeping in one’s own bed. Walking into the birthday party. Resisting the reassurance cycle.

With repeated practice, discomfort becomes manageable — and independence grows.

Start at Square One

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Step Into Your Brave

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Anxiety is highly treatable — and structured intervention makes a difference.

Complete the Discovery Call form below to begin a personalized consultation process. We’ll review your child’s history, answer your questions, and outline thoughtful next steps tailored to your family.

FAQs

  • We work with children and adolescents experiencing social anxiety, separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, school refusal, specific phobias, and OCD-related concerns. Treatment plans are tailored to the child’s specific avoidance patterns and developmental level.

  • Resistance is common when facing feared situations. Exposures are introduced gradually and collaboratively, with clear structure and support. Treatment focuses on building willingness — not forcing participation.

  • Treatment length varies depending on severity, avoidance patterns, and consistency across settings. Some children make steady progress in weekly therapy, while others benefit from a higher-frequency or intensive format to accelerate gains.

  • Yes. Parent involvement is essential. Through SPACE-informed coaching, we help caregivers respond in ways that reduce accommodation while maintaining emotional support and clear expectations.