Virtual & Online Support for Parents

Parenting a child with PANS/PANDAS can feel overwhelming, confusing, and deeply isolating. One moment, life feels typical—and the next, everything changes.

This group is a space where you don’t have to explain everything… because you’re already understood.

Does this feel familiar?

Constantly searching for the right provider, like playing a game of trial and error
Adjusting medications and treatments without clear answers
Learning more than you ever expected about Lyme, strep, or biofilms
Trying to be heard and validated in medical settings
Managing daily challenges like:
- Tics
- OCD
- Restrictive eating
- Intense emotional outbursts or rage
Carrying the emotional toll while reminding yourself: “This is not my child’s fault”

And still… holding everything together.

The Reality Many Parents Live

Before PANS/PANDAS:
“How can I help you, Mom?”

After:
“Do it yourself, I’m not doing anything you say.”

Before:
“This child would never hurt a fly.”

After:
“We may need to separate the family to keep everyone safe.”

Before:
“The kids are asleep—what should we watch?”

After:
“I need to prepare medications, research options, and keep going… because I have to find what works.”

If this resonates, you are not alone.

This space was created by Sara Rodriguez, LCSW-C, a therapist and PANS/PANDAS mom who truly understands the journey—not just professionally, but personally.