What is S.P.A.C.E?
Supportive Parenting for Anxiety Childhood Experiences
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Evidence-based psychotherapy
Targets the parental responses to childhood anxiety and OCD
Core Concepts & Outcomes
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Unilateral decision-making about what and how to address your child’s experiences.
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Focus only on the parents’ behaviors–we don’t ask your child to change anything about what they are doing.
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Identification of accommodations.
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Replacing accommodations with supportive responses.
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Decreased anxiety and OCD symptoms in children.
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Increased confidence in parents.
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Increased flexibility and distress tolerance for all family members.
Good for:
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Parents of anxious children or teens
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Children with separation anxiety, OCD, school refusal, or generalized anxiety
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Families stuck in accommodation cycles (reassuring, avoiding, rescuing)
Resources
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Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents by Eli Lebowitz
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Official SPACE Treatment Website (manuals, provider info)
https://www.spacetreatment.net/ SPACE Treatment
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IOCDF Treatment Guide: SPACE Description & Evidence
https://iocdf.org/ocd-treatment-guide/space/ International OCD Foundation
(Condition-specific treatment guide with SPACE evidence context)
