01/10/2026
As a parent of an anxious or OCD teen, you’ve probably asked:
“What kind of therapy actually works?”
Not all therapy models are created equal — especially when it comes to anxiety and OCD.
The models in this carousel are evidence-based, meaning they don’t just help teens talk about anxiety…
they help them build skills, tolerate discomfort, and retrain the brain so anxiety stops running the show.
Here’s what I want parents to know:
✔ The right therapy supports exposure, confidence, and independence
✔ The wrong approach can unintentionally reinforce avoidance and reassurance, making it worse
✔ Therapy works best when parents know how to support it at home
That last part is where most families get stuck.
Even with great therapy, anxiety can stay loud if parents are unknowingly feeding it through reassurance, accommodation, or rescue behaviors.
That’s exactly why I created the Empowered Parent Blueprint — to teach parents how to align their responses with what actually helps anxiety and OCD shrink.
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