SPACE Therapy in Palo Alto

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What is SPACE Therapy?

Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions is a parent-based treatment program for childhood and adolescent anxiety and OCD.

Anxiety is a very common mental health problem for children and according to many clinical research studies, around 30% of children will suffer from clinical levels of anxiety sometime throughout their childhood.

One of the main ways parents are involved in a child’s anxiety is through a process we call family accommodation. Family accommodation refers to any changes the parents make in their behavior to help the child avoid or alleviate their anxious feelings. Learning how to reduce these accommodations in a supportive way is at the core of SPACE treatment.

The following video featuring Dr. Eli Leibowitz from Yale Child Study Center will provide an overview of the treatment program.

HOW DOES SPACE THERAPY WORK?

SPACE has been designed as a short-term treatment program working directly with parents and usually lasts between 12-16 sessions.

It includes a set of practical tools that help parents identify the various forms of provided accommodation, help parents design and implement detailed plans for reducing family accommodation, and equip parents with strategies for coping with the range of difficult responses often exhibited by children when accommodation is not provided.*

*Lebowitz, 2013; Lebowitz, Omer, Hermes, & Scahill, 2014

Get Started Today with SPACE Therapy

Therapy is a great investment in your life. Feeling better is important and impacts so much of our lives. We’d love to support you toward your goals.

To book an appointment, call (650) 461-9026 or text us at (650) 461-9026 , email us at info@paloaltotherapy.com, or book an appointment here. Our amazing care coordinators are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm to listen to you and determine which therapist would be the best fit.

Learn more about how SPACE therapy can reduce anxiety triggers and help your child thrive, all while strengthening your family dynamic.

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At Palo Alto Therapy, we help kids through adults overcome challenges such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and life transitions. Our compassionate, highly-trained therapists use evidence-based techniques to create meaningful, lasting results—often without long-term counseling.

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Specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, we provide effective & caring counseling. Our therapists are passionate in delivering high-quality therapy & enhance their skills through the latest trainings.

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Our relationship with you is valued & of highest importance. We are compassionate, respectful, & honest. Our professional counseling includes working side by side with you towards YOUR goals.

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Our active therapists use tailored homework exercises to help you find relief in a timely manner. By keeping our meetings on track & targeting specific concerns we help you enjoy life again, usually in a matter of months not years.

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Appointments after 5pm & Saturdays, friendly administrative staff, & three locations: Palo Alto, Menlo Park, & San Jose. We help children, teens & adults, couples, & families. Video therapy available!

What Our Clients Are Saying…

I found the homework exercises to be very helpful to me. I’ve been able to use techniques I have learned from those exercises to slow down my thoughts when problems arise and work through whatever the issue may be, OCD or otherwise.

What Our Clients Are Saying…

I liked the emphasis on doing concrete things to get results-writing down negative thoughts, trying to say things to counter those thoughts…Thank you for helping me make my life better.

What Our Clients Are Saying…

Palo Alto Therapy does not just provide talk therapy, but focuses on teaching skills to maintain therapy. You have a genuine interest in the client’s well-being and you offered a new way of thinking about or means of addressing my issues.