Family Psychotherapy

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Parent-Child Interaction Therapy  is an evidence-based model of interventionfor children ages 3-6 and their families.  It teaches parents how to provide positive, affirming attention in a structured and measurable way to reduce negative attention-seeking behaviors.  PCIT teaches about providing selective attention, giving specific, clear intructions, and how to respond when your child refuses to comply with those instructions.  

Trust-Based Relational Interventions is a therapy model created by Dr. Karyn Purvis. Dr. Purvis worked with the families of children from hard places and her theories and techniques are appropriate for children from all backgrounds and experiences.  TBRI teaches parents how to  build attachment with their child through Connecting and Empowering and how to Correct in response to negative behaviors in a way that supports a child's emotional health and builds instead of tears down the parent/child relationship.

Intensive Family Intervention Services are typically ordered by a court of law, a Child Protection Social Worker, or requested by a family experiencing serious dysfunction and needing a high level of in-home intervention and training.  This service must be arranged on a case-by-case basic, as space is limited.

Fostering and adopting children is a heroic and amazing experience. It includes learning new ways to show love, generate trust, and heal emotional, and sometimes physical, wounds.  It can also be exhausting, overwhelming, and discouraging. Kelley Kids Ranch staff have experience fostering and has training in attachment therapy and child development.  We can help you connect with your child as you develop a family identity and grow together.