Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT) Therapists in Carlsbad, CA
I have over 20 years of experience working with children, teens, families, and adults. Whether you are having a crisis, struggling with a mental health diagnosis, need emotional support or want to have a better understanding of yourself and your relationships, I will help you determine how to deal with these issues. I have worked in a variety of settings including residential treatment, outpatient services, school settings, victims of crime, and the department of defense. I have extensive experience with assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in the areas of crisis intervention, addiction, mood disorders, and parenting issues.
I have over 20 years of experience working with children, teens, families, and adults. Whether you are having a crisis, struggling with a mental health diagnosis, need emotional support or want to have a better understanding of yourself and your relationships, I will help you determine how to deal with these issues. I have worked in a variety of settings including residential treatment, outpatient services, school settings, victims of crime, and the department of defense. I have extensive experience with assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in the areas of crisis intervention, addiction, mood disorders, and parenting issues.
New Growth Counseling Service
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Carlsbad, CA 92008
At New Growth you'll feel understood, respected, and safe. When you open up sensitive issues you need an understanding and down-to-earth therapist who has the tools that will work for you. Hundreds of individuals, couples, and families have had this experience at New Growth. Its easy to discover if one of counselors is right for you. Meet our team and watch each therapist's personal videos. Take advantage of a complimentary 20-minute consultation with any or all of our counselors. When you feel the match is right, schedule an appointment and get started on the path to New Growth.
At New Growth you'll feel understood, respected, and safe. When you open up sensitive issues you need an understanding and down-to-earth therapist who has the tools that will work for you. Hundreds of individuals, couples, and families have had this experience at New Growth. Its easy to discover if one of counselors is right for you. Meet our team and watch each therapist's personal videos. Take advantage of a complimentary 20-minute consultation with any or all of our counselors. When you feel the match is right, schedule an appointment and get started on the path to New Growth.
Michele La Porte Downey
Marriage & Family Therapist, RN, MAC, LMFT, Master, Life
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Carlsbad, CA 92011 (Online Only)
I offer a unique outpatient program. I specialize in treating families that have been or are affected by Mood Disorders and Addictions. Assisting in understanding the system of healthcare today, I can educate people in their understanding of how to get the best treatment for themselves or their loved one. I use a 12 step based approach and am unique in that my entire practice is primarily intervention based. I have several price points for individual programs for families that are unique. I also have regular, ongoing recovery group therapy along with individual, couples, family and marriage therapy. Visit www.micheledowney.com.
I offer a unique outpatient program. I specialize in treating families that have been or are affected by Mood Disorders and Addictions. Assisting in understanding the system of healthcare today, I can educate people in their understanding of how to get the best treatment for themselves or their loved one. I use a 12 step based approach and am unique in that my entire practice is primarily intervention based. I have several price points for individual programs for families that are unique. I also have regular, ongoing recovery group therapy along with individual, couples, family and marriage therapy. Visit www.micheledowney.com.
Working with children, teens, and caregivers is a unique opportunity to provide families with support during an important time in life. Using a collaborative and empathic approach, I work hard alongside my clients to make meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. It's important to meet each person where they are at and help them meet their unique goals. In addition to my private practice, I am on faculty with UC Davis Health, where I provide virtual therapy and supervise and teach psychology trainees and psychiatry residents.
Working with children, teens, and caregivers is a unique opportunity to provide families with support during an important time in life. Using a collaborative and empathic approach, I work hard alongside my clients to make meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. It's important to meet each person where they are at and help them meet their unique goals. In addition to my private practice, I am on faculty with UC Davis Health, where I provide virtual therapy and supervise and teach psychology trainees and psychiatry residents.
Living Success Counseling Center
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Carlsbad, CA 92008
The Living Success Center believes that mental health care is a right for everyone and is committed to the following values: Each client will be cared for regardless of race, creed, color, sexual orientation or religion. Each client will be treated with respect and dignity, with compassion, empathy and acceptance of cultural and linguistic differences. Each client will be cared for regardless of their ability to pay, for as long as they need and want therapy. Each client will be assured privacy and confidentiality. Each client will be cared for by a qualified clinician working with licensed and specially trained Supervisors.
The Living Success Center believes that mental health care is a right for everyone and is committed to the following values: Each client will be cared for regardless of race, creed, color, sexual orientation or religion. Each client will be treated with respect and dignity, with compassion, empathy and acceptance of cultural and linguistic differences. Each client will be cared for regardless of their ability to pay, for as long as they need and want therapy. Each client will be assured privacy and confidentiality. Each client will be cared for by a qualified clinician working with licensed and specially trained Supervisors.
Feeling lost or stuck in a rut? Don't worry, you're not alone. Whether you're freaking out about graduating and entering the "real world," in the middle of a mid-life crisis, or feeling like you’ve lost your edge at work or on the field, you deserve someone in your corner to back you up.
Feeling lost or stuck in a rut? Don't worry, you're not alone. Whether you're freaking out about graduating and entering the "real world," in the middle of a mid-life crisis, or feeling like you’ve lost your edge at work or on the field, you deserve someone in your corner to back you up.
Rashida N Black
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Carlsbad, CA 92010
Life seems intense, overwhelming, or stressful right now. Fear, anger, and exhaustion are familiar emotions. Your parent/boss/spouse just doesn't get it and you don't know how to explain it to them. Perhaps you're questioning your identity, coming out to your family or to your child(ren), experiencing separation/divorce, ready to transition, or coping with loss. You want a safe place to discuss and leave behind feelings of loneliness, sadness, and confusion. You want to figure out a way to get through the week (the day!) and the next. You want relief. You want to be understood. Let's talk. Your first phone consultation is free.
Life seems intense, overwhelming, or stressful right now. Fear, anger, and exhaustion are familiar emotions. Your parent/boss/spouse just doesn't get it and you don't know how to explain it to them. Perhaps you're questioning your identity, coming out to your family or to your child(ren), experiencing separation/divorce, ready to transition, or coping with loss. You want a safe place to discuss and leave behind feelings of loneliness, sadness, and confusion. You want to figure out a way to get through the week (the day!) and the next. You want relief. You want to be understood. Let's talk. Your first phone consultation is free.
Congratulations on being a step closer to a happier, more fulfilling, loving, and harmonious life. If you would like help with any of the following you are in the right place: Adoption concerns, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders, Anxiety, Panic, and Phobias, Depression, Children’s Behavior Disorders, Adolescent Struggles, Parenting Concerns, and Relationship Challenges. I have been a Marriage and Family Therapist since 1980. Call for a complimentary, get acquainted phone call : (619) 322-0681. Let's see if I can help.
Congratulations on being a step closer to a happier, more fulfilling, loving, and harmonious life. If you would like help with any of the following you are in the right place: Adoption concerns, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders, Anxiety, Panic, and Phobias, Depression, Children’s Behavior Disorders, Adolescent Struggles, Parenting Concerns, and Relationship Challenges. I have been a Marriage and Family Therapist since 1980. Call for a complimentary, get acquainted phone call : (619) 322-0681. Let's see if I can help.
Katie Militello
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
Carlsbad, CA 92008 (Online Only)
I am a strengths based, trauma focused therapist specializing in grief & loss, PTSD, and feeling stuck and overwhelmed by past negative experiences and beliefs. I work with clients ranging in age from adolescents to seniors utilizing EMDR and family systems therapy.
I am a strengths based, trauma focused therapist specializing in grief & loss, PTSD, and feeling stuck and overwhelmed by past negative experiences and beliefs. I work with clients ranging in age from adolescents to seniors utilizing EMDR and family systems therapy.
Tami Earnhart - Art Therapist
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, ATR
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Carlsbad, CA 92009
You’re worried about your child. You wonder if they need therapy and it’s weighing on you. You’ve tried talking to them, reasoning why their fear doesn’t make sense, but it never seems to make a difference. I help anxious kids & worried parents feel safe and at ease. I get that you just want your child to feel more carefree and express themselves more confidently. Today, you’re searching for a child therapist because you know if you don’t get help, nothing is going to change for your child. And something has got to change. I understand.
You’re worried about your child. You wonder if they need therapy and it’s weighing on you. You’ve tried talking to them, reasoning why their fear doesn’t make sense, but it never seems to make a difference. I help anxious kids & worried parents feel safe and at ease. I get that you just want your child to feel more carefree and express themselves more confidently. Today, you’re searching for a child therapist because you know if you don’t get help, nothing is going to change for your child. And something has got to change. I understand.
I work with women - mothers, daughters, aunts, sisters, and children, to help facilitate and enjoy healthy, loving relationships. Together we develop the insight and skills necessary to experience the pleasure of love. We may explore trauma, loss, grief, anger, repressed desire, lack of vitality, and current challenging relationships. My orientation is analytical, depth/archetypal, and feminist. I take into consideration the presence and power of the unconscious, and how it works to encourage our growth and renewal. I am committed to supporting women and women's empowerment, self-esteem, and capacity for love, peace, and ease.
I work with women - mothers, daughters, aunts, sisters, and children, to help facilitate and enjoy healthy, loving relationships. Together we develop the insight and skills necessary to experience the pleasure of love. We may explore trauma, loss, grief, anger, repressed desire, lack of vitality, and current challenging relationships. My orientation is analytical, depth/archetypal, and feminist. I take into consideration the presence and power of the unconscious, and how it works to encourage our growth and renewal. I am committed to supporting women and women's empowerment, self-esteem, and capacity for love, peace, and ease.
The Mindful Lemon
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Carlsbad, CA 92011 (Online Only)
Our mission is to provide quality online mental health and substance abuse services while breaking down the barriers of traditional, office based therapy. Traditional mental health and substance abuse treatment tends to focus on what makes you sick, what you are lacking but at The Mindful Lemon, our clinicians let you sit in the driver’s seat, focusing on your strengths and assets to help you become the best version of you! This can be via traditional talk therapy, medication management, mindfulness techniques, an emphasis on health, wellness and fitness or any combination of the above.
Our mission is to provide quality online mental health and substance abuse services while breaking down the barriers of traditional, office based therapy. Traditional mental health and substance abuse treatment tends to focus on what makes you sick, what you are lacking but at The Mindful Lemon, our clinicians let you sit in the driver’s seat, focusing on your strengths and assets to help you become the best version of you! This can be via traditional talk therapy, medication management, mindfulness techniques, an emphasis on health, wellness and fitness or any combination of the above.
Whitney McLennan
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Carlsbad, CA 92009 (Online Only)
Working through difficult experiences and emotions can be challenging. It can be even harder to make desired changes in ones life when certain patterns have been established for so long. I work hard to ensure that my clients feel safe and supported throughout this process. By creating a comfortable and lighthearted environment, individuals, families, and couples are able to gain some reprieve from the difficulties they are experiencing. This allows change to begin to occur in the lives of my clients.
Working through difficult experiences and emotions can be challenging. It can be even harder to make desired changes in ones life when certain patterns have been established for so long. I work hard to ensure that my clients feel safe and supported throughout this process. By creating a comfortable and lighthearted environment, individuals, families, and couples are able to gain some reprieve from the difficulties they are experiencing. This allows change to begin to occur in the lives of my clients.
First, I strive to create a safe environment where the client feels heard, understood and supported. The compasionate use of 'unconditional positive regard' guides my work. This is a well proven healing factor in the therapeutic relationship. I believe my clients grow strongest by finding their own path through their unique inner landscape.
First, I strive to create a safe environment where the client feels heard, understood and supported. The compasionate use of 'unconditional positive regard' guides my work. This is a well proven healing factor in the therapeutic relationship. I believe my clients grow strongest by finding their own path through their unique inner landscape.
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I am certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and PC CARE by UC Davis.
If you have trouble managing your child's behavior, poor family communication, or if your child has experienced a trauma, I would like to help you! Because of the joy I receive from watching a child and parent successfully complete therapy, I now focus my effort towards children and their family. I truly enjoy observing children learn, flourish, improve their ability to relate, and make a stronger bond between parent and child.
I am certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and PC CARE by UC Davis.
If you have trouble managing your child's behavior, poor family communication, or if your child has experienced a trauma, I would like to help you! Because of the joy I receive from watching a child and parent successfully complete therapy, I now focus my effort towards children and their family. I truly enjoy observing children learn, flourish, improve their ability to relate, and make a stronger bond between parent and child.
I work with people in the context of their relationships. All the problems, struggles and pains that drive people to seek therapy are sourced in their relationships. Non-nourishing relationships are the spawning ground for them, while nourishing ones make them go away, fade into the background, lessen their load, to the point of no longer needing therapy. All of the work I do is about empowering the transformation of relationships by developing the relationship with your Self. My work is tailored for those with unquenchable thirst for connection, for their relationships to work better and derive more nourishment from them, and those
I work with people in the context of their relationships. All the problems, struggles and pains that drive people to seek therapy are sourced in their relationships. Non-nourishing relationships are the spawning ground for them, while nourishing ones make them go away, fade into the background, lessen their load, to the point of no longer needing therapy. All of the work I do is about empowering the transformation of relationships by developing the relationship with your Self. My work is tailored for those with unquenchable thirst for connection, for their relationships to work better and derive more nourishment from them, and those
Live Well Family Counseling Services, INC.
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, MBA
Verified Verified
Temecula, CA 92590
Live Well Family Counseling Services, Inc. is a behavioral health facility that offers a wide range of therapeutic services both in person and via telehealth. Our experienced therapists are passionate about helping individuals, families and couples work through some of the tough patches that life may bring. Sometimes life can feel, challenging, overwhelming and even down right impossible. In your toughest moments our team is available to partner with you during your journey
Live Well Family Counseling Services, Inc. is a behavioral health facility that offers a wide range of therapeutic services both in person and via telehealth. Our experienced therapists are passionate about helping individuals, families and couples work through some of the tough patches that life may bring. Sometimes life can feel, challenging, overwhelming and even down right impossible. In your toughest moments our team is available to partner with you during your journey
Nanette Sebourn Couples-Individual-Sex specialist
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Temecula, CA 92590
Ms. Sebourn is IMPARTIAL, KIND AND ACCURATE. She believes the best way to experience therapy is FACE to FACE, in person. She specializes in sex therapy for individuals and couples. She is a Psychologist, a Healer and an Educator so her treatments use all three modes to help with any issue. Her hours are 12noon to 7pm to accommodate everyone's schedule on Mondays thru Thursday. She wrote a book titled "Love with a Brain" ( ISBN-13 : 978-0578661698 ) and it is available on Amazon. She offers a free meet & greet so please call to find out more. She honestly cares about her clients. See for yourself at Nanettesebourn.com
Ms. Sebourn is IMPARTIAL, KIND AND ACCURATE. She believes the best way to experience therapy is FACE to FACE, in person. She specializes in sex therapy for individuals and couples. She is a Psychologist, a Healer and an Educator so her treatments use all three modes to help with any issue. Her hours are 12noon to 7pm to accommodate everyone's schedule on Mondays thru Thursday. She wrote a book titled "Love with a Brain" ( ISBN-13 : 978-0578661698 ) and it is available on Amazon. She offers a free meet & greet so please call to find out more. She honestly cares about her clients. See for yourself at Nanettesebourn.com
Intentional Living Counseling Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Temecula, CA 92589
Do you have irrational fears that others don’t understand? Are you seeing red flags in a little one that you care about? Or Are you just trying to figure life out? Whatever the issue, after 11 years as a psychotherapist, I’m confident we can figure it out together. If you feel that you haven’t arrived to your best self then let’s figure out why and get to work. It’s okay if you feel scared or think it’s impossible. It isn’t. We can’t let your past or the problems of tomorrow rob you of the joy of today. I get that you may have life situations that therapy can’t’ fix, but we can help you focus your energy on what you can control.
Do you have irrational fears that others don’t understand? Are you seeing red flags in a little one that you care about? Or Are you just trying to figure life out? Whatever the issue, after 11 years as a psychotherapist, I’m confident we can figure it out together. If you feel that you haven’t arrived to your best self then let’s figure out why and get to work. It’s okay if you feel scared or think it’s impossible. It isn’t. We can’t let your past or the problems of tomorrow rob you of the joy of today. I get that you may have life situations that therapy can’t’ fix, but we can help you focus your energy on what you can control.
Dr. Kymberli Ann Boynton
Pre-Licensed Professional, PsyD, MAeD
Verified Verified
Wildomar, CA 92595 (Online Only)
I have a passion for helping individuals, couples, youth, and teens overcome challenges stemming from negative experiences. Providing support and guidance to help people heal and move towards a positive place is incredibly important and impactful work. Each person's journey is unique, and being able to offer them a safe and nonjudgmental space to express their emotions and work through their difficulties can make a significant difference in their lives. Active listening, empathy, and effective communication are key skills that can greatly enhance your ability to help others.
I have a passion for helping individuals, couples, youth, and teens overcome challenges stemming from negative experiences. Providing support and guidance to help people heal and move towards a positive place is incredibly important and impactful work. Each person's journey is unique, and being able to offer them a safe and nonjudgmental space to express their emotions and work through their difficulties can make a significant difference in their lives. Active listening, empathy, and effective communication are key skills that can greatly enhance your ability to help others.
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Nearby Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT) Therapists Searches for Carlsbad
- Dana Point
- Ladera Ranch
- Menifee
- Mission Viejo
- Murrieta
- Oceanside
- San Clemente
- San Juan Capistrano
- San Marcos
- Temecula
- Vista
- Wildomar
Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT) Therapists
Does parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) work?
PCIT is an evidence-based treatment that has been shown to be effective across domains, including for children with behavioral problems, those on the autism spectrum, and those who have experienced early childhood trauma. Further, studies have found that the skills developed through PCIT benefit not only the child in therapy but also siblings, as the parent internalizes lessons learned in sessions and is able to incorporate them into interactions with other family members.
How long does PCIT last?
The duration of treatment depends on the specific challenges clients face. Sessions are typically 60 to 90 minutes long, and treatment lasts, on average, between 12 and 20 sessions. Factors that influence treatment duration include how regularly a client attends treatment, how much progress is achieved between sessions, the particular skills that need development, and the extent to which the parent and therapist see improvement.
Can PCIT be done online?
PCIT is among the therapy types best suited for video sessions. Therapists are able to communicate with parents with essentially the same ease, and by observing the parent and child at home in their normal environment, the therapist may gain additional insight into their interactions, as the child will have their normal toys and may feel more comfortable and act more naturally than they would in a therapist’s room.
Does PCIT help parents?
In addition to the skills parents develop through the treatment, PCIT has also been shown to reduce frustration, stress, and depression in parents and promote confidence and a sense of calm when dealing with their children. The desired outcomes of PCIT include a reduction in defiant and aggressive behavior by children and an improvement in communicating their feelings productively, complying with parental instruction, and behaving according to parents’ rules. Growth in these areas can be a relief for parents.