Inclusion Criteria:  Children with a wide range of diagnosis will be included. Children in the age group from 6-18 years in the mental health clinic will be invited to participate. It is preferred that both parents participate in the EFST treatment.  Exclusion Criteria:  parents need to live with the child at least 50% of the time (if separated or divorced) Parents need to speak Norwegian to a degree that they can comprehend the psychoeducation and participate in the sessions without an interpreter. parents with ongoing substance abuse or mental states that make participation too difficult, e.g., psychosis, will be excluded.