SPACE Treatment
10-week in-person parent group for parents of children (age 6-15) with big worries, anxiety, and OCD
SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions and is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems. Developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at Yale University, SPACE has been rigorously tested and found to be highly effective in randomized control clinical trials. Researchers have found that supporting caregivers of anxious children using SPACE is just as effective as one-on-one treatment of the children themselves.
Who is SPACE for?
SPACE aims to treat children and adolescents with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms (whether diagnosed or not) by working directly with their parents. Although children do not attend SPACE sessions, they are crucial part of the treatment participants as well! When SPACE treatment is successful, children feel less anxious and function better following treatment.
Some of the main anxiety problems treated with SPACE include:
Separation anxiety
Social anxiety
Generalized anxiety
Fears and phobias
Panic disorder and agoraphobia
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
School Refusal
What happens in SPACE treatment?
Parents or other caregivers who participate in SPACE learn skills and tools to help their children overcome anxiety, OCD, or related problems. The treatment focuses on the changes that parents can make to their own behavior; they do not need to make their child change (and they don’t need to battle with their child anymore!).
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 for their child’s anxiety or OCD symptoms.
Group Details (January 2024 start)
SPACE groups are highly sought out by parents in the US and Canada. Our in-person groups are offered for ten (10) weeks on weekday evenings. This effective treatment program is a wonderful opportunity to help your child overcome their anxiety-related challenges. Submit your application for one of our SPACE groups today and start seeing positive changes in your child’s life.
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We’re running 2 in-person parent groups staring in early January 2024. One general group for parents and caregivers of children age 6-15 and another group for those who are parenting 2SLGBTQIA+ children and youth (same age range). The age range may be modified on a case-by-case basis if appropriate. Please see below for details of our group schedule.
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Both groups will start in January 2024. All group sessions will start at 6:00pm and ends at 7:30pm. Each group has individual family sessions as part of the program which will be scheduled based on your availability.
Please see the details of each group schedule below. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our team at office@brunojungmillenmswrsw.com.
SPACE General Parent Group (weekly):
Week 1 (group): Wed, January 17 @6:00-7:30pm
Week 2 (group): Wed, January 24 @6:00-7:30pm
Week 3 (individual family): Each family or parent(s) will work with one of our SPACE providers to schedule their individual session during the week of January 29. This session can be virtual or in person.
Week 4 (group): Wed, February 7 @6:00-7:30pm
Week 5 (group): Wed, February 14 @6:00-7:30pm
Week 6 (individual family): Each family or parent(s) will work with one of our SPACE providers to schedule their individual session during the week of February 19. This session can be virtual or in person.
Week 7 (group): Wed, February 28 @6:00-7:30pm
Week 8 (group): Wed, March 6 @6:00-7:30pm
**** March Break (Monday, March 11 to Friday, March 15) ****
Week 9 (group): Wed, March 20 @6:00-7:30pm
Week 10 (group): Wed, March 27 @6:00-7:30pm
SPACE Group for Parents of 2SLGBTQIA+ Children (bi-weekly):
Week 1 (group): Thu, January 11 @6:00-7:30pm
Week 2 (group): January 25 @6:00-7:30pm
Week 3 (individual family): Each family or parent(s) will work with one of our SPACE providers to schedule their individual session during the week of January 29. This session can be virtual or in person.
Week 4 (group): Thu, February 8 @6:00-7:30pm
Week 5 (group): Thu, February 22 @6:00-7:30pm
Week 6-7 (individual family): Each family or parent(s) will work with one of our SPACE providers to schedule their two (2) individual session during the week of February 26 and no later than March 7. These sessions can be virtual or in person.
Week 8 (group): Thu, March 7 @6:00-7:30pm
**** March Break (Monday, March 11 to Friday, March 15) ****
Week 9 (group): Thu, March 21 @6:00-7:30pm
Week 10 (group): Thu, April 4 @6:00-7:30pm
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Group sessions will be at our Ottawa clinic (436 MacLaren St, Suite 200). You will find complimentary parking spaces behind the building or on the street. Individual family sessions can be done virtually or in person at our clinic.
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Each week is $120 per parent pair or family. Most extended health benefits will reimbursed psychotherapy expenses including group treatment sessions. We encourage you to contact your benefits or insurance provider to obtain the details of their coverage.
Two (2) sliding scale fee spaces are available for eligible parents or caregivers. Please contact our office to inquire further information.
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We’re only accepting max. 8 pairs of parents or families in order to keep the group small, but highly interactive.
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Yes, there will be a 30-minute intake meeting to ensure that your SPACE provider understands your concerns as well as your child’s symptoms. There is no additional cost for this intake meeting.
Our SPACE Providers
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Bruno Jung-Millen, MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
GENERAL PARENT GROUP & PARENTS OF 2SLGBTQIA+ CHILDREN GROUP
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Veronica Valladares, MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
GENERAL PARENT GROUP
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Alexandre (Alex) Madore, MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
PARENTS OF 2SLGBTQIA+ CHILDREN GROUP