Therapy Option 1: Behavioral Parent Training/Coaching
Behavioral Parent Training is a type of behavioral therapy that teaches parents how to improve their child’s behavior, listening/compliance, emotion regulation, and family relationships. This treatment involves meeting with Dr. Emily in person or on Zoom and she will teach you a structured and strategic program to improve your child’s behavior for good. Importantly, your child does not attend these meetings. Behavioral Parent Training is supported by decades of research and clinical trials by child psychologists.
This treatment targets and improves the frequency and severity of tantrums, aggression/hitting, defiance, and refusal to listen. It also focused on other negative behaviors like whining, attention seeking behavior, hyperactivity, low attention span, low self-esteem, and poor social skills. In terms of positive behaviors, we can improve helpfulness, listening, social skills, sibling behaviors, and overall mood and well-being.
Ages 4 - 12 years
Therapy recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics
Total treatment completed in 11 sessions**
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Noticeable improvements commonly seen after ~3-4 sessions.
*depends heavily on parent practice of the home assignments
**Please note that if, for any reason, you are not able to commit to the full program of about 11 sessions, please communicate this with Dr. Emily. We can tailor the program to fit as much as possible in a shorter program. She will work with you to best fit your families needs. Singular consultation appointments are also available.
We accept Aetna & United insurance and cash pay
How does it work?
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Book your first appointment directly in our calendar using the BOOK NOW button. We will discuss your concerns and develop a treatment plan if appropriate.
If you have Aetna insurance, please send a picture of the front of your insurance card to contact@centerforchildbehavior.com
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Dr. Emily will conduct an intake interview where she will learn more about the strengths and challenges of our child and family. She will then dive right in and teach you the first two strategies that are the foundation of this program.
Parent home practice assignments will be described and started right away.
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Parents will then attend ongoing appointments which involves discussing home practice review, tailor strategies, and teach new strategies when parents are ready for the next step. We do not move on to the next strategy until parent(s) have practiced sufficiently. Sessions are conducted via Zoom.
Number of sessions required varies but ranges from 8-14 weeks. Average sessions for clients until graduation is 11.
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Once parents and Dr. Emily decide they have made enough progress and feel confident problem solving family challenges with the strategies taught, families will graduate from therapy.
If family’s need future support, they are more than welcome to contact Dr. Emily again.
Therapy Option 2: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
PCIT is a specialized type of play therapy for families with children ages 2-7 who have behavioral problems and parent-child relationship challenges. This treatment involves Dr. Emily coaching you on Zoom while you engage with your child in play and discipline scenarios while you have wireless headphone in your ear. PCIT is supported by decades of research by child psychologists.
This treatment targets and improves the frequency and severity of tantrums, aggression/hitting, defiance, and refusal to listen. It also focused on other negative behaviors like whining, attention seeking behavior, hyperactivity, low attention span, low self-esteem, and poor social skills.
Ages 2-7 years
Recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics
In home therapy with live coaching via zoom for a total of 12-16 weeks**
Improvements often noticed in ~4 coaching sessions
*depends heavily on parent practice of the home assignments
**Please note that this therapy requires the full treatment program of 12-16+ weeks. If you are not able to commit to this amount of time for any reason, Behavioral Parent Training will be a better fit. Please discuss your specific needs with Dr. Emily, and see Behavioral Parent Training page for more information.
Phases of Treatment
Phase 1: Child Directed Interaction (CDI)
The first phase improves your relationship with your child in a way that improves your child’s behavior. We can increase listening, attention span, whining, playing nicely, keeping hands to self, helpfulness, and completing tasks.
Phase 2: Parent Directed InteractioN (PDI)
The second phase improves your child’s listening when you tell them to do something. We can increase listening, compliance, and the speed at which they complete your requests including morning and bedtime routines.
What do the appointments for PCIT look like?
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Book your first appointment directly in our calendar using the BOOK NOW button. We will discuss your concerns and develop a treatment plan if appropriate.
If you have Aetna or United insurance, please send a picture of the front of your insurance card to contact@centerforchildbehavior.com
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Dr. Emily will conduct an intake interview where she will learn more about the strengths and challenges of our child and family. She uses this information to tailor the program to you.
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In this appointment, Dr. Emily teaches you the strategies that you will be using in the first phase of PCIT.
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The first phase of treatment lasts approximately 5 sessions depending on when the family meets criteria to move onto the second phase of treatment. Parent(s) and their child attend these sessions together and the parent receives live coaching from Dr. Emily via Zoom and wireless headphones.
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Parents attend the second phase teach session where we will discuss in depth the strategies you will learn to implement in this phase including commands/instuctions and the timeout procedure.
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The length of the second phase of treatment can vary depending on the child’s progress and the family’s deaication to home practice.
Similar to phase 1, both the parent(s) and their child attend these sessions together and the parent receives live coaching from Dr. Emily via Zoom and wireless headphones.
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Once families meet graduation criteria, parents and Dr. Emily decide when it is time to end therapy. We are dedicated to getting you results fast!
Therapy Option 3: Combined Parent Training and teen therapy (12-17 years)
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If your teen is having difficulty and you need support, the therapy that is often helpful is a combined program of Behavioral Parent Training and one-on-one therapy with your teen. Typically, Dr. Emily begins with the parent training which teaches parents how to improve your relationship, set boundaries, and improve positive behaviors. Behavioral Parent Training is supported by decades of research and clinical trials by child psychologists.
Once a level of progress is made with the parent strategies, it is then useful to begin working with the teen themselves to improve problem solving, self-esteem, compliance, etc. Please note that this parent component is essential, and Dr. Emily does not typically meet with only the teen in the beginning.
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