Parent Training and Coaching

Practical and proven skills to support your child’s mental health.

Now available Training for parents of anxious kids

  • Accessible

    Caregiver Training is your most accessible path to seeing a child therapist. A 90 minute group consultation with a therapist is included with every course. And all for only $120.

  • Proven Results

    Caregiver Training courses teach proven skills rooted in common treatments like cognitive behavioral therapy, parent management training and dialectical behavior therapy. Learn skills that work.

  • Actionable

    Courses guide you step-by-step toward building an action plan. Then validate your plan with a therapist during the group consultation. Less theory, more practice.

  • Specific

    Each course is designed to help you support your child through a specific challenge. No general advice.

  • Convenient

    Courses are made of 10 on-demand videos of about ten minutes each. Watch them when you want. Then attend the group consultation.

  • Impactful

    The research is clear; parents’ and caregivers’ responses and behaviors have the largest impact on a child’s mental health. A therapist spends up to an hour a week with your child. The rest is up to you and your family. Learn the skills to support your child.

How Training and Coaching Works

  • Courses led by child therapists on specific issues and diagnoses

  • 10 on-demand short video lessons

  • 2 thirty minute live online coaching sessions with a therapist

$149 per course

Now Available

  • Training and Coaching for Parents of Anxious Kids

    For parents of anxious children & adolescents

    Available Nationwide for just $149

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Caregiver Training FAQs

  • When it comes to dealing with mental health challenges, the saying “strength in numbers” really holds true.

    Young people find it easier to share (even those who need encouragement) and gain confidence from each other.

    The group format also enables them to practice skills together.

  • We put together families of children of similar ages who face similar challenges.

    Age ranges are:

    • 8-11

    • 12-15

    • 16-19

    There are two therapists moderating each group ensuring a safe and supportive learning environment.

  • Yours is the most important role in the program. Your child will learn skills from therapists. but you will help your child practice those skills in every day situations.

    You will also learn proven and practical parenting skills that will help you support your child’s mental health and cope with this symptoms.

  • Talking about treatment can be intimidating. But it is important to speak with your child about the program. Three key points;

    1. Try to normalize your child’s experience. Fact is, millions of children are facing similar challenges and s/he will get to meet some of them in the program.

    2. Show partnership. The program is designed for the whole family. You’re going on this journey together. It won’t always be easy but you will grow and learn together.

    3. Get to session one. Your child may resist diverting time away from other things they love. But experience shows that once they attend a session, they understand the benefit and enjoy the experience. Just get your child to session one. Even if you need to promise a reward for attending.

  • Currently, group therapy is available for anxieties children and teens.

    We’re working hard to develop more programs for ADHD, depression and behavioral disorders.

    Families facing these issues will benefit from signing up for Fort’s Individual Therapy services.