” I have been doing SOOO much better with my girls. It’s like night and day. Thank you so much again for sharing your insights and positive energy with me and the group. Your class really was phenomenal.” -Mother of 2 teens
Parenting the Anxious Brain
In this course parents will get the essential information they need to understand their child’s anxious brain. Parents will learn about how brains are effected by anxiety, what they can and can’t control, interventions that work and actionable strategies for making positive behavior changes in their homes immediately.
You will learn:
- Overview of Anxiety and how it impacts functioning across kids’ lives
- Why parents are an essential piece to figuring out childhood anxiety
- The Cycle of Anxiety and how to interrupt it to get meaningful change
- SPACE Treatment Overview and other resources that work
- …and more….
*We will not be covering medications or school accommodation plans.
Emily is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor and a Certified ADHD Professional. She worked as a School Counselor for many years at the high school and elementary levels before going in to private practice counseling. She has additional training and practice in SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), Collaborative Problem Solving (Dr. Ross Greene), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Parenting the ADHD Brain
Parent Behavior Management Training is essential for parents of kids who have ADHD.
In this course parents will get the essential information they need to understand their child’s brain. Parents will learn about executive functioning deficits commonly found in ADHD brains and will learn actionable strategies for making positive behavior changes in their homes immediately.
You will learn:
- Overview of ADHD & impact of ADHD on the brain
- Why it effects all areas of life, not just school
- Effective Behavior Management skills for home
- Resources to help you parent more effectively
- Understanding your role in their journey
- …and more….
*We will not be covering ADHD medications or school accommodation plans.
Emily is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor and a Certified ADHD Professional. She worked as a School Counselor for many years at the high school and elementary levels before going in to private practice counseling. She has additional training and practice in SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), Collaborative Problem Solving (Dr. Ross Greene), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Details: The recording is approximately 75min and costs $69/family. You will also get a link to Emily’s recommended resources for parenting an ADHD brain.
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) Group: for Parents
The treatment focuses on changes that parents can make to their own behavior thus reducing their child’s anxiety; they do not need to “make” their child change.
The two main changes that parents learn to make in SPACE treatment are to respond more supportively to their anxious child and to reduce the accommodations they have been making to the child symptoms. This treatment is AS EFFECTIVE as CBT for kids but the kids don’t need to participate!
If you are parent whose child is needing a lot of help from you in order to cope with their anxious emotions, this group could help you. Research has shown that kids can have a reduction in anxious symptoms when parents follow this SPACE model.
Class will be starting in 2025 and will 60m/week for 5 weeks, over Zoom. Session dates/times is TBD based on participant availability.
$275/family
If you are interested in registering, please fill out the following form.
Failure to Launch: Therapeutic Group for Parents of Adult Children
Does your adult child struggles to grocery shop, eat out at restaurants, and maintain a job? Do they neglect activities of daily living like showering, dressing themself, completing chores, doing laundry, and making meals? If so, SPACE FTL may be right for you. SPACE Therapy treats adult childhood avoidance by helping the parents control what they can–their own actions to help spark a change.
The gold standard for failure to launch syndrome is an approach called Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), a program designed for children that was modified to help young adults. Through this group, I will educate you on how to respond to your young adult’s anxiety, what to say and not say, how to handle power struggles and problematic behavior, how to set up expectations, and how to help motivate them.
Parenting an adult-child who is not “launching” can be extremely isolating and shame-inducing. You are not alone. In this group you will meet other parents who are struggling and receive support, guidance, and treatment on how to help them launch and thrive.
Group is over Zoom and will meet weekly for 8 sessions.
Start date TBD (Winter 2025).
Cost: $495/family; every family is also required to participate in a 75m 1:1 intake session with Emily, billed at her current intake rates.
If you are interested in registering, please fill out the following form.
“I wanted to thank you for a wonderful workshop on Sunday. It has already changed the way I respond to difficult moments with the kids. You are so perceptive and knowledgeable; we parents are lucky to have you as a resource.”-Mother of 6 year old & 8 year old
Emily Rittenberg, Licensed Mental Health Counselor 