Research consistently shows that parent-based interventions are among the most effective treatments for childhood anxiety, behavioral challenges, and emotional dysregulation. Parent coaching and parent-based treatment are central components of Dr. Murray’s work. These services are designed to help parents feel confident, informed, and equipped with effective strategies to support their child’s emotional and behavioral growth.
All parent-based services are grounded in evidence-based models and tailored to the specific needs of the child and family.
Parent consultation provides focused, short-term support for parents seeking guidance around a specific concern, developmental stage, or challenging behavior. These sessions are collaborative and solution-focused, offering practical recommendations informed by CBT and behavioral principles.
Parent consultation may be appropriate when parents are seeking clarity, support with decision-making, or strategies to implement at home or in collaboration with a school.
Parent Management Training focuses on helping parents develop effective, consistent responses to challenging behavior. Treatment emphasizes increasing positive behavior, reducing disruptive or oppositional behavior, and strengthening parent-child relationships through evidence-based behavioral strategies.
PMT is particularly effective for children with behavioral dysregulation, impulsivity, ADHD-related challenges, and difficulty following expectations.
PCIT treatment is a structured, evidence-based approach that strengthens the parent-child relationship while improving child behavior and emotional regulation. Parents receive live coaching and support, while interacting with their child, to build skills that promote connection, consistency, and effective limit-setting.
This approach is especially helpful for young children (ages 2-7) with disruptive behavior, emotional dysregulation, or anxiety, and for families seeking hands-on, practical support.
SPACE is a parent-based, evidence-supported treatment for childhood anxiety and related conditions. This approach focuses on helping parents reduce unintentional accommodation of anxiety while increasing supportive responses that foster independence and resilience.
SPACE is particularly effective for children with anxiety, OCD, selective mutism, school avoidance, and related challenges, especially when a child has difficulty engaging directly in therapy.
Parent-focused treatment supports lasting change by equipping caregivers with effective, evidence-based strategies.
