Psychotherapy "talk therapy," or play therapy in the case of children, is done in the context of a collaborative relationship between a clinician and a client (and sometimes other family members). In this relationship, the clinician and client identify problems and then set goals to address them. The clinician provides support and uses empirically-supported techniques to help the client develop healthier, more effective habits and skills. There are different approaches to therapy, including cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, psychodynamic, acceptance-based, mindfulness-based, family-systems, and eclectic. Be sure to ask your clinician which approaches they will be using. At the CPC, our clients are children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, and groups.

Video-Recording

In order to support student supervision and training, all services provided at the CPC are recorded and observed by CPC student clinicians and their supervisors. The recordings are viewed only by CPC Staff, and are destroyed once they are either not needed for training purposes or when a case is closed, whichever comes first. The content of the recordings is kept strictly confidential. Although some clients are nervous about being recorded, most tell us that they quickly forget about the cameras.

Fees

Our fees for psychotherapy, socioemotional interventions, and behavioral interventions are determined on a sliding-scale basis, based on household resources and number of dependents. Our evaluation and group fees are fixed but significantly lower than you will find elsewhere in the community. Our clinic does not accept insurance.