FREE PARENT WORKSHOP SERIES

Our Parent Workshop Series is an ongoing opportunity for parents to receive guidance and education around mental health challenges and treatment options for their children and adolescents. These workshops are offered virtually on select Wednesdays from 12-1pm, and are free of charge. You do not need to be receiving services or affiliated with The Concord Center in any way in order to attend. 

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This page will be updated periodically with links to register for upcoming sessions. 

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2025-2026 Parent Workshop Series:​

• What to Expect for your Child's Therapy

  • September 17th, 2025 from 12-1pm​

  • Join us for What to Expect for Your Child's Therapy, a workshop designed to guide parents through the therapy process for their child. Whether your child is just beginning therapy or you’re looking to better understand ongoing treatment, this workshop offers insights into what therapy looks like, how therapy is tailored to your child's individual needs, and how to support your child’s progress.
    
     

• Intro to SPACE Treatment

  • October 15th, 2025 from 12-1pm​

  • Join us for Intro to Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE). This workshop introduces parents to the evidence-based SPACE program, designed to help children and teens struggling with anxiety, OCD, and related challenges—without requiring direct participation from the child. You will learn more about practical tools designed to help parents respond supportively to distress, set healthy boundaries, and foster long-term emotional resilience in their children.
    
     

• Your Child's Executive Functioning Challenges

  • November 19th, 2025 from 12-1pm​

  • Join us for Your Child's Executive Function Challenges: an informative and supportive workshop designed to help parents better understand executive function (EF) challenges and how they impact children's learning, behavior, and daily life. Learn practical strategies to support your child's organization, focus, time management, emotional regulation, and more. Whether your child has a diagnosis like ADHD or simply struggles with EF skills, this workshop will provide tools and insights to help them thrive at home and in school.
    
     

• Validation Strategies

  • December 17th, 2025 from 12-1pm​

  • Join us for Validation Strategies for Parents: A DBT-Informed Workshop, where you'll learn how to use validation to strengthen your connection with your child and support their emotional growth. Rooted in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, this workshop will teach practical tools for responding to big emotions with empathy—helping reduce conflict, build trust, and improve communication at home.

• Depression 101

  • January - date TBD​

  • Join us for Depression 101: A Parent Workshop, designed to help you understand the signs and symptoms of depression in children and teens. Grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), this session will provide practical tools to support your child’s emotional well-being and foster healthy coping skills.

• Anxiety 101

  • February - date TBD​

  • Join us for Anxiety 101: A Parent Workshop, where you'll learn how to recognize signs of anxiety in children and teens, understand what drives it, and discover practical tools to support your child using evidence-based strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This session will equip you with simple, effective techniques to help your child manage worry and build resilience.

• Typical versus Atypical Adolescent Behaviors

  • March - date TBD​

  • Join us for Typtical vs. Atypical Adolescent behaviors. In this workshop, we will explore some ways to distinguish between normal teen behaviors and those that warrant concern. We will also explore how parents can discuss their concerns with teens, set limits, and utilize skills to parents manage their own reactions to their teen's behavior.

• Coping Ahead for Summer

  • April - date TBD​

  • Join us for Coping Ahead for Summer: A Parent Workshop, where we’ll explore common emotional and behavioral patterns that arise for kids and teens during the summer months—such as changes in routine, increased screen time, and social challenges. Learn how therapy can support healthy structure, emotional regulation, and resilience during this transition, and walk away with practical strategies to help your child thrive over the summer break.

• Relationship Building

  • May - date TBD​

  • Join us for DBT 101: A Parent Workshop, an introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy and how it can support children and teens struggling with intense emotions, impulsivity, or relationship challenges. You'll learn more about the core modules of DBT — mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness—and how they can help youth build healthier coping and communication. This workshop will also provide an overview of DBT treatment in general. 

• DBT 101

  • June - date TBD​

  • Description coming soon.​