If your child is more fearful or hesitant than other children their age, they might benefit from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT helps children, adolescents, and their families understand anxiety and the things that feed it. Rise teaches children and adolescents how to face their fears with the support of the loving adults in their lives. 

Current Offerings

Individual Psychotherapy

At Rise Center for OCD & Anxiety, we provide specialized, evidence-based care for children dealing with OCD and anxiety disorders. Our treatment approach focuses on exposure-based treatments, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), which empower children to gradually face their fears in a safe, supportive setting. This method effectively reduces anxiety while building resilience. We also weave in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), helping children develop lifelong skills for embracing their emotions and making choices that reflect their values. By combining these proven approaches, we support both immediate symptom relief and long-term growth, guiding children and families toward brighter, more confident futures. Learn more about individual psychotherapy at Rise.

Parent Support and Training

We recognize the vital role parents play in their child’s progress. Through tailored parent-based treatment programs including Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), we equip caregivers with evidence-based strategies to help their child manage anxiety and OCD effectively, while helping them foster a balanced approach of warmth, structure, and encouragement. Using principles from SPACE, we guide parents in responding supportively to their child’s distress while gradually reducing accommodations that may unintentionally reinforce anxiety. PCIT provides real-time coaching to parents as they interact with their child, helping them build effective behavior management skills and strengthen their relationship. By making meaningful changes in their own responses, caregivers can create an environment that supports their child’s resilience and independence, promoting long-term success in managing anxiety.

Group Treatment

Courageous Campers

• Therapeutic Camp for children and adolescents age 7 – 13
• December 29 – 31, 2025 and January 2, 2026
• Learn more about Courageous Campers

Rest and Rise Sleep Treatment Group

• Virtual group treatment program for caregivers developed by Dr. Megan Lilly
• Meets weekly with rolling enrollment
• Based on information collected during the first session, Dr. Lilly determines the best treatment group for you based on your child’s sleep problems
  • Falling asleep (4 sessions)
  • Staying asleep (4 sessions)
  • Daytime sleepiness (4 – 6 sessions)
• Fee: $50 per session
• Learn more

Schedule A Free Child/Adolescent Consultation – Select Dr. Lilly

Child and Adolescent Specialists

Rochelle Holtzman, PhD

• Dr. Holtzman is a licensed child clinical psychologist who offers virtual psychotherapy for children and adolescents with OCD and anxiety disorders. In addition to OCD, Dr. Holtzman has expertise treating separation anxiety, social anxiety disorder, school refusal, generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobias, and selective mutism. She also enjoys working with parents to teach them how to best support their anxious child. She has specialized training in Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems. Learn more about Dr. Holtzman and why virtual services would be a great fit for your family, and SPACE treatment.

Megan Lilly, PhD

• Dr. Lilly is a provisionally licensed psychologist (postdoctoral fellow) who received her doctorate in clinical psychology (child emphasis). She offers in-person and virtual psychotherapy for children and adolescents with OCD and anxiety disorders. Dr. Lilly has additional expertise treating medically ill youth and also works with parents to teach them how to best support their anxious child. Learn more about Dr. Lilly.

Schedule A Free Child/Adolescent Consultation – Select Dr. Lilly

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