Pasadena Child Development Associates, Inc.

Psychology & Counseling Services

The Psychology and Counseling Services Department is comprised of clinicians with a Master's or Doctoral degree in psychology, counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, education, or childhood development, who provide a variety of services for children and youth, from 2 through 17 years of age, and their families.

Services include:

Sibling Support Group

This is a group for brothers and sisters of children with developmental disabilities. It will meet once a week for 10 weeks and is a chance for children to learn, reflect, and share their experiences, concerns, and hopes with the guidance of a therapist.

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Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy

We recognize that having a child with behavioral difficulties or with a developmental delay or disability creates special challenges for parents and for marriages and family relations. We can provide a safe and understanding place to gain a deeper understanding of the emotions and gain support and help in dealing with these challenges.

Parenting Guidance

Often parents of children with special needs, with their own unique developmental trajectory, cause parents to question their parenting styles and strategies. Advice may come from all directions. We can offer objective input to help sort out some of these concerns, and guide your interactions with your child/children to fit your own priorities and support your child's overall development.

Psychotherapy for Teens

PCDA offers individual therapy services especially designed for youth with developmental challenges, 12-17 years of age.  We can help the teen move through some of the developmental milestones of that period, including an increasing insight to their own challenges and identity, and a gradual movement towards independence.

Developmental Assessment

Assessment is offered by an individual discipline or through a team assessment, combined with different disciplines.

Clinical Consultation and Training Services

Our staff can offer consultation to other service providers, and offer lectures or workshops on topics related to social-emotional development and behavior.

Developmental Behavioral Consultation

A service offered for children and youth, from 2 through 17 years of age, and their families, when there are significant challenges in behavior. PCDA uses a developmental framework to understand behavior and interactions, and uses a developmentally based approach to improve behavior and support social-emotional growth. The service is provided by a clinician with a Master's or Doctoral degree in psychology, Marriage and Family therapy, counseling, education, childhood development, or a related field.

PCDA is a group of professionals from many disciplines, who work together to provide comprehensive understanding of a child's individual differences. A developmental pediatrician, clinical nurse specialist or therapists from occupational therapy or speech and language pathology may also participate as team members to support developmental-behavioral consultation as appropriate. Parents are always directly included in the assessment and therapy process. Behaviors are viewed in the context of developmental skills in all areas, a child's individual differences in sensory processing and regulation, and the pattern of family interactions and relationships.

This service is vendored by the regional center, and may be authorized for a child with a developmental disability. It is also offered as a private service for children who are not clients of the regional center. Developmental-Behavioral Consultation may be the primary service, or it may augment other services, enhancing the child's ability to benefit from another therapy or intervention.

Social-emotional Assessment and Intervention.

This is a specific service for the regional center for infants and children who may qualify for services based upon delays in the domain of social-emotional development.