3-session programme · 2h 15m of 1:1 time
Anxiety Reduction (Parent-Led): Starter
The first three sessions of Anxiety Reduction (Parent-Led), with one specialist: Anxiety assessment and goal setting; Psychoeducation: accommodation baseline; Supportive communication and scripts. Stop there, or go on to the full programme.
- 3 sessions of 1:1 time (2h 15m)
- Booked at your own pace
- The first three sessions of the full programme
- Save £12 on booking the sessions separately
- Switch specialist anytime
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This programme includes
Anxiety assessment and goal setting
- Map your child's triggers, avoidance and your family's current responses
- Leave with two target behaviours and any referral needs identified
Psychoeducation: accommodation baseline
- Identify what you do to prevent distress and how it maintains anxiety
- Create a chart of your family's current accommodations
Supportive communication and scripts
- Practise supportive statements that acknowledge difficulty and confidence in coping
- Take away scripts tailored to use with your child
The research behind it
This programme is informed by the research behind SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), developed at the Yale Child Study Center to address child anxiety by changing parent responses only. A 2020 randomised trial by Lebowitz and colleagues in JAACAP found this parent-only approach as effective as child CBT, although individual outcomes vary.
How we'll know it worked
Your baseline is captured in session 1 and re-measured in the final session, so you can see the two side by side and keep a written summary. Success means more target situations faced without avoidance and fewer accommodations from you.
- Two or three goals in your own words, scored from 0 to 10 in session 1 and again at the midpoint and end. A move of 3 or more points is the standard CAMHS benchmark for meaningful change.
- A 30-second weekly diary counting the accommodations you make and situations your child avoids.
- The same validated anxiety questionnaire before and after: the free SCAS parent version (SCAS-P) or RCADS-P, as used in research trials.
Is this for me?
Your child avoids school activities, sleepovers, separation or ordinary situations because anxiety takes over.
You want to help your child face more without pushing them into situations they cannot manage.
You answer endless reassurance questions, sleep beside your child, speak for them or avoid anything that might trigger distress.
You want practical ways to respond differently, including when sensory-driven anxiety is part of your neurodivergent child's experience.
Your child has refused counselling or CBT, or is too young or too anxious to engage with it.
Only you attend because the parent-only model is the design, not a compromise, and your child never joins a session.
Want the whole pathway? The full programme runs to 8 sessions over 10 weeks, starting with these three sessions. See the full programme fits better.
No waiting lists, specialists on-demand
HCPC verified4.9Dr Helen Marsh
Educational Psychologist
Helps families understand assessments and build a clear plan, without the jargon.
RCSLT verified5.0Mei Chen
Speech & Language Therapist
Gentle, play-based sessions that build confidence and communication at home.
HCPC verified4.8Sophie Bennett
Occupational Therapist
Practical sensory and motor strategies that fit into real, busy family routines.
Ready when you are
A programme of 1:1 video sessions with a vetted UK specialist, with the same continuity throughout.
No subscription · switch specialist anytime
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Vetted before they ever meet your child
Enhanced DBS, qualifications verified against the awarding body, identity confirmed in person.
This is specialist guidance for parents, not diagnosis or treatment. Session 1 always screens for anything that needs your GP, NHS or CAMHS first, and we tell you straight away if it does.
Common questions
Is three sessions enough?
For a lot of families, yes. Each session ends with clear next steps, and plenty of parents find three focused sessions with one specialist is what they needed. You can stop there with nothing else to pay.
Can I go on to the full programme afterwards?
Yes. The full programme is 8 sessions over 10 weeks and starts with these same three, so tell us you have done the starter and we will set up just the remaining sessions with the same specialist, priced as a programme.
Do I need a diagnosis first?
No. Tell us what you are seeing in your own words. Your specialist works from how your child actually is, not from a label.
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A programme of 1:1 video sessions with a vetted UK specialist, and a written summary after each.
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