Support for Failure to Launch
Therapy for Parents with a Stuck Young Adult
Is your adult child struggling with failure to launch?
Are you at a loss as to how to help your young adult child make their way in the world?
Does your child struggle with lack of motivation due to anxiety, depression, ADHD, or some other difficulty?
SPACE-FTL is a treatment that is designed to help YOU help your adult child become more independent.
What is Failure to Launch?
Failure to launch describes an adult who is:
- Not employed (no job, no family business participation, no internship, etc.)
- Not engaged in education or vocational training (or not fully participating)
- Living in their parents’ home or at their parents’ expense
How common is Failure to Launch?
According to the National Representative Survey to Assess Prevalence of FTL, about 9 million individuals in the US meet the criteria for failure to launch (this is excluding individuals with debilitating mental or physical health problems).
If these individuals were relocated, it would create the third largest city in the US.
What Is SPACE-FTL?
- SPACE-FTL stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions-Failure to Launch
- SPACE is a parent-based therapy program that is designed to help children with anxiety, OCD, or other related challenges
- SPACE-FTL is an adaptation of the SPACE approach, tailored to address the issue of failure to launch in adult children
- It aims to improve both your quality of life as a parent as well as the functioning of your adult child with failure to launch
- You as the parent will attend the session and then use the strategies that you learn in therapy to help your adult child, as well as your whole family
What will my family get out of SPACE-FTL?
Possible goals for your adult child include:
- Working
- Attending school
- Participating in vocational training
- Improved social functioning
- Better self-care
- Increased independence
- Increased confidence
Individual therapy for your adult child is not the goal, although it can be a helpful addition.
Possible goals as a parent or caregiver may include:
- More freedom
- Increased quality of life
- More peace of mind
So what next?
For more information, you can check out the Resources page on the SPACE Treatment website.
Or if you are ready to help your adult child without having to convince your child to go to therapy, then SPACE-FTL may be the perfect solution for your family! If you’re ready to get started, feel free to book a complimentary 15-minute consultation so we can talk more about how I can support your family.
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If you’d like to know more about how I can help your family, please feel free to reach out!