Intensive Program for OCD and Anxiety Disorders at PARCGroup practice
Rhode Island
Anxiety -Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)-Perfectionism-Phobias & fears-Social anxiety-Panic attacks / panic disorder-
Intensive Program for OCD and Anxiety Disorders at PARC
Group practice
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Practice Information
The Pediatric Anxiety Research Center (PARC) and our Intensive Program for OCD and Anxiety Disorders provides high quality, evidence-based, family-centered treatment for children ages 5 to 18 years who have primary concerns involving obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders (e.g., generalized anxiety, panic, social anxiety, school anxiety, specific phobias, separation anxiety, and selective mutism). PARC was founded in 1999 and is a nationally-recognized center of excellence that continually strives to integrate state of the art clinical care and innovative research in a culturally responsive manner. We have a long history of patient-centered research and community partnerships through which we continue to strive to be as responsive as we can to the needs of all children with anxiety disorders and OCD.
Our compassionate, friendly, and highly-skilled team of exposure coaches, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and nurses are experts in working with youth and families in learning how to "live the exposure lifestyle" and reclaim their lives from anxiety and/or OCD. You can learn more about all of us at PARC on our website (just Google "PARC anxiety" to find it).
FAQS
What services does your practice offer?
We have intensive morning and afterschool programs, both of which provide in-person, daily treatment Monday through Friday for 4-6 hours per day, with children continuing to live at home with their families. Services also include home/community visits and family coaching. Exposure-based individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and medication management (when indicated) are provided across a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary treatment team. Children who are struggling to attend school consistently, avoiding preferred activities or important relationships due to anxious distress, needing a high level of family support to get through the day due to anxiety/OCD, and/or having other difficulties functioning are often well served with partial hospital level of care to start, then can step down to outpatient.
What are your practice's specialties?
Our program utilizes the most effective form of therapy there is for anxiety and OCD - exposure therapy - which involves us collaborating with youth and families to design and perform tasks that bring up the distress that they've been avoiding and then coaching and supporting them through learning how to tolerate this distress as it naturally comes down over time - a process called habituation. When we can face the things that scare us, we learn one of two things: it wasn't as bad as we thought it would be OR it was as bad as we thought and we could get through it. Either way, youth and families build their bravery muscles and their capacity and confidence to face hard things and build the lives they want to live.
How does payment work at your practice?
We are based at Bradley Hospital, which accepts nearly all Rhode Island insurance plans and many regional out of state plans, making us accessible to nearly all families. We can also sometimes obtain single case agreements with out-of-network plans. Families are responsible for any deductibles or co-pays that may apply both in-network and out-of-network. Our patient registration team works with you to determine this amount in advance of admission.
Head of Practice's Licensure
Rhode Island: PS01443Languages
English, SpanishSpecialties
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) - Reducing unwanted intrusive thoughts and rituals by gradually building comfort and confidence facing difficult fears, thoughts, and emotions
Perfectionism - Coping with feelings of anxiety, stress, self-criticism, and procrastination; addressing unrealistic expectations of one’s self and negatively comparing self to others
Phobias & fears - Providing techniques and support to overcome intense fear, anxiety, and panic related to specific triggers, such as heights or crowded spaces
Social anxiety - Helping clients increase confidence and ability to interact with others amidst fear of being judged, worry about embarrassment, or concern about offending others
Panic attacks / panic disorder - Brief, intense periods of overwhelming fear or anxiety
General expertise
Treatment approaches
Clientele
- Children (<12)
- Teenagers (13-18)
Locations & Hours
Insurance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Brown University Employee Health Insurance (BCBS RI)
- Cigna
- First Health
- Harvard Pilgrim
- Medicaid (through United Health)
- Medicare
- Medicare (through Blue Cross Blue Shield)
- Medicare (through United Health)
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
- Optum
- Rhode Island College Employee Health Insurance (BCBS RI)
- Rhode Island School of Design Employee Health Insurance (BCBS RI)
- Tricare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Healthcare
- University of Rhode Island Employee Health Insurance (BCBS RI)
Out-of-pocket fees
- Individual sessions:$1 (1min)
Additional session information
Session frequency
Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.
- Multiple times a week
Therapist's note
We are based at Bradley Hospital, which accepts most RI insurance plans and many regional out-of-state plans, and at times we can negotiate single case agreements when we are out-of-network. Families are responsible for any deductibles or co-pays that may apply both in-network and out-of-network. Our patient registration team works with you to determine this amount in advance of admission.