About PCIT

PCIT is an innovative, brief-term, award-winning coaching approach proven to enhance parent-child relationships, help parents increase their child’s self-reliance and social skills as well as effectively address their child’s problem behaviors.

Observing from behind a one-way mirror, a therapist coaches the parent through a wireless earpiece on how to handle behavioral issues immediately and appropriately “at the moment they occur.”

PCIT Serves:

Families with children ages 2 – 10 may display difficulties with:

Temper tantrums, Whining
Backtalk, Defiance
Refusal to follow directions
Constantly seeking attention
Engaging in power struggles
Sad or anxious moods
Disruption in daycare, school, or home settings
Aggressive behavior towards parents, siblings, and other children

Child Guidance Center (CGC): Founded in 1967, CGC helps children and parents throughout Orange County achieve their potential as loving, responsible families. Each week, CGC’s multi-disciplinary team treats more than 1,000 children and families for behavioral issues as well as more severe emotional and psychological problems.
For more information: www.cgcoc.org

PCIT Certification:

Trained by UC Davis, CAARE Team in 2004; ongoing advanced training in PCIT methodology. www.pcittraining.tv
Largest provider of PCIT services in Orange County
CGC has provided PCIT services to 1200+ families and children
18+ PCIT-trained clinicians, bilingual

PCIT is offered to Southern California families on a sliding scale fee basis. Information required for health insurance reimbursement is provided to the family upon request. For those families who qualify, services may be covered by a government program.