Parenting Anxious Kids

Dr. Amy Bohlander offers a 6-session (1-hour each session) small-group workshop geared towards parents of elementary-aged kids (approx. ages 5-11) who experience anxiety.

The next group will be held via Zoom from 12-1pm on the following Mondays: 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, & 3/31

To REGISTER:

Go to Dr. Bohlander’s client portal and complete the following steps:

1. Request an appointment on 2/24. 

2. Choose any open appointment time (this is only a placeholder appointment time to get you into the scheduling system). 

3. When you request your appointment, the portal will ask, "Who is this appointment for?"  Choose "someone else", then enter YOUR information.

4. Choose "Yes" for "Is the client a minor?", and then enter your child's name and date of birth in the "client" section.

Once you request an appointment, Dr. Bohlander will send you some questionnaires to ensure the group is the right fit for your family. Please note that the groups are quite small (4-6 families) and spots fill up fast. Registration is first-come, first-served, so please make sure to complete the paperwork within a day or two. Registration is only complete once Dr. Bohlander has received all of your paperwork and confirmed your enrollment.  

IS MY FAMILY A GOOD FIT?

If your child worries a lot, is overly fearful, avoids things that they want or need to do because of worry, or asks you for frequent reassurance or to help them feel better when they are worried, then this class is for you.

This class is appropriate for parents of children with an anxiety or OCD diagnosis, and also for those who do not have a formal diagnosis of anxiety or OCD but demonstrate anxious, fearful, or avoidant behaviors.

Many of the children whose parents participate in this group also are neurodivergent (e.g., autism, ADHD, etc).

Parenting Anxious Kids is open to families residing in Washington State and any of the 40+ other states that are members of PSYPACT. Click here to see the current list of states.

CONTENT/ TOPICS COVERED:

In this workshop, parents will learn evidence-based strategies to help their kids manage their anxiety, including:

  • Information about childhood anxiety, how it develops and why it continues, and how to help your child break free of it.

  • Techniques and strategies based on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), including:

    • the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions

    • how to help your child learn to think more realistically when they are worried

    • communication and problem-solving skills, and

    • coping and relaxation strategies that you and your child can use.

  • How to encourage your child to be brave and gradually face their fears in a step-wise fashion, using a process called “Exposure and Response Prevention” (E/RP).

  • Parenting strategies based on the “Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions” (SPACE) program, including how to increase your support of your anxious child while also identifying and decreasing any ways the anxiety is being accommodated.

COST & INSURANCE INFO:

The cost of the group is $150 per 60-min. group session per family ($900 total). Dr. Bohlander is out-of-network with insurance, but provide superbills so families can submit claims. You may check with your insurance to see if they will reimburse you for a portion of the group. The “CPT code” that will be billed is 90849. You can also typically use FSA/ HSA accounts to pay for the group.

QUESTIONS?

Please email Dr. Bohlander directly if you have any questions regarding this workshop or whether your family is the right fit.