❋

Parent Coaching

What to Expect

Parent collaboration is an important part of the work we do together. Parent sessions provide a supportive space to reflect on your child’s needs, deepen understanding of behaviors, and learn practical ways to support regulation, communication, and emotional development at home. These sessions are collaborative and compassionate, helping parents feel more confident, connected, and supported as their child grows and develops.

❋ SPACE training

Developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at Yale, SPACE focuses on coaching parents to gradually decrease accommodations (like reassurance, avoidance, or modifying routines) that unintentionally maintain anxiety. Instead, parents learn to respond with supportive, confident messages that communicate belief in the child’s ability to cope. Over time, this shift helps the child build resilience, independence, and reduced anxiety.

❋ Collaborative Energy

Collaboration between parent, child, and coach is a supportive, team-based approach that centers the child’s growth while empowering parents with tools and confidence. The coach partners with parents to understand the child’s unique needs, model strategies, and provide guidance, while also engaging the child in a developmentally appropriate and respectful way. Together, they create shared goals, consistent responses, and open communication, ensuring that everyone is aligned. This collaborative process fosters trust, strengthens relationships, and helps the child build lasting skills across home and everyday environments.

❋ Behavior Support

Parents are guided to use clear expectations, consistent routines, positive reinforcement, and appropriate consequences to increase desired behaviors and reduce challenging ones. These supports often include teaching replacement skills (like communication or coping), using proactive strategies to prevent issues, creating visuals and routines, and responding calmly and consistently when difficulties arise—helping children build independence, emotional regulation, and confidence over time.

❋ A Supportive Space

Our coaching prioritizes comfort, safety, and respect - so you can show up as you are and fully engage in the process.

  • "The SPACE training was especially helpful to support my child's sleep and school anxiety."

    Chana and David B.

  • "My child was dealing with separation anxiety and yet he kept asking when is the next time he can go to therapy. Leah was so patient with him! "

    Sarah J.

  • "Parent coaching helped us when our son (with Autism Level 2) was having tantrums at home. Leah showed us somatic interventions we can do both with ourselves and him to help calm our nervous systems, and also helped create visuals for routines and good behavior.

    Benny L.