Parent Support for Anxious & Emotionally Sensitive Kids

Practical tools to improve communication, reduce anxiety, and strengthen connection at home.


Parenting anxious or emotionally sensitive kids can feel exhausting, overwhelming, and lonely at times.

You may find yourself:

  • constantly reassuring
  • walking on eggshells
  • stuck in power struggles
  • trying to “fix” things quickly
  • worrying about whether you’re helping or accidentally making things worse

If so — you are not alone!!

And more importantly: You are not the problem.

But parents can become one of the most powerful supports in helping kids grow and heal.

This 8-week live parent coaching group is designed to help parents better understand anxiety, emotional overwhelm, shutdown, perfectionism, and emotional sensitivity — while learning practical, relationship-centered tools that can be used immediately at home.

Whether your child struggles with anxiety, emotional reactivity, overwhelm, school stress, perfectionism, or emotional shutdown, this group focuses on helping parents respond with more calm, confidence, connection, and effectiveness.


In This Group, You’ll Learn How To:

✔ Respond to anxiety calmly and confidently
✔ Reduce reassurance cycles and power struggles
✔ Improve communication with your child or tween
✔ Support emotional regulation without shame or blame
✔ Build confidence and emotional resilience
✔ Use “Connect Then Redirect” strategies during hard moments
✔ Strengthen connection while still encouraging growth and independence


Includes Downloadable Parent Tools & Resources

Each participant receives practical, easy-to-use downloadable supports including:

  • communication scripts
  • anxiety support tools
  • co-regulation strategies
  • self-esteem and confidence-building activities
  • printable handouts and interventions
  • relationship-focused parenting supports

These are designed to help parents move from:

“I don’t know what to say in the moment…”

to:

“I have tools I can actually use.”


Why Parent Support Matters

Research consistently shows that children often make stronger and longer-lasting gains when parents feel supported and involved in the therapeutic process.

Parents are not expected to be perfect!!

In fact, small shifts in:

  • communication
  • reassurance patterns
  • emotional responses
  • co-regulation
  • and connection

…can create meaningful changes over time.


Group Details

8-Week Live Virtual Parent Coaching Group
Thursdays 11:30 AM-12:30 PM 
Via Zoom + Replay Access
$35/session or $260 in full

Perfect for parents of kids and tweens struggling with:

  • anxiety
  • perfectionism
  • overwhelm
  • emotional sensitivity
  • emotional shutdown
  • reassurance-seeking
  • emotional reactivity

Led by Kate Mostyn, LCAT, LCPC

Kate specializes in working with children, tweens, teens, and families navigating anxiety, emotional regulation, neurodivergence, perfectionism, and relational stress.

Her approach combines practical tools with emotionally attuned, relationship-centered support that helps parents feel more confident, connected, and less alone.


Interested? Please feel out the group interest form below!


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Connections Creative Arts Therapy

Kate Mostyn, LCAT, LCPC, MT-BC
(Formerly Kate Shannon)

(315) 681-7958

kate@connectionscat.com

21 Willow Pond Way
Suite 210
Penfield, NY 14526

Monday
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed