Child-Parent Psychotherapy

04/08/2026

Con profunda gratitud y emoción, celebramos la culminación de la Sesión de Aprendizaje 3 de la primera Comunidad de Aprendizaje de Psicoterapia de Niños y Padres (CPP) en español, implementada en Puerto Rico — un momento que marca el inicio de la fase final de este camino. Este grupo de terapeutas, mentoras y docentes puertorriqueñas de la Universidad Carlos Albizu y la Universidad de Puerto Rico son verdaderas pioneras — profesionales que abrieron camino al embarcarse en este proceso de descubrimiento personal y clínico, aprendiendo y desaprendiendo juntas con apertura, sabiduría y generosidad. Nos acercamos al cierre de este significativo ciclo con gratitud por lo aprendido, por las preguntas que quedaron abiertas, y por las semillas que este grupo ha sembrado — en ellas mismas, en las familias que acompañan, y en el campo de trabajo.

With deep gratitude, we celebrate the completion of Learning Session 3 of the first Spanish-language Child-Parent Psychotherapy — Psicoterapia de Niños y Padres (CPP) — Learning Collaborative, implemented in Puerto Rico — a moment that marks the beginning of the final phase of this journey. This group of Puerto Rican therapists, mentors, and educators from Universidad Carlos Albizu and the University of Puerto Rico are true trailblazers — professionals who opened a new path by embarking on this process of personal and clinical discovery, learning and unlearning together with openness, wisdom, and generosity. We approach the close of this significant cycle with gratitude for what has been learned, for the questions that remain open, and for the seeds this group has planted — in themselves, in the families they accompany, and in the field.

- Carmen Rosa Noroña & Heidy Garcia

04/08/2026

Calling all Texas clinicians! If you are interested in being trained in CPP, please contact Phill Stepka PsyD at phillstepkapsyd@gmail.com. He is hoping to start a cohort Summer 2026, dates TBD.

04/06/2026

Check out this free training on maternal mental health, which will take place on April 21, 2026. Feel free to share broadly!

03/11/2026

This is San Francisco's Cohort 11! Congratulations to these dedicated clinicians for completing the 18 month CPP Intensive Training. Welcome to the ever growing CPP Family. Absent: Chanel Levi and Sophie Bigalke.

02/13/2026

We love that new CPP clinicians are joining us from across New York City. Welcome to CPP!

🎉 Congratulations to the clinicians who have completed Learning Session 1 of our Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Learning Collaborative!

Child-Parent Psychotherapy is an evidence-based, relationship-focused treatment model that helps young children and their caregivers heal after trauma, strengthen attachment, and restore a sense of safety. As an implementation-level training, participating clinicians are already integrating CPP into their work with children and families.

We are proud to partner with agencies investing deeply in this work, including The Jewish Board, Violence Intervention Program (VIP), Hope For Youth, Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center (Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center), Stony Brook University Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health – Child Division, Health Solutions, JCCA, SCO Family of Services, Association to Benefit Children, Baystate Health – Family Advocacy Center, the PEACE Program at NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Maimonides Medical Center – Pediatrics.

Special appreciation to:
Child-Parent Psychotherapy
NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS)
The Jewish Board
SCO Family of Services
JCCA
Association to Benefit Children

Thank you to every organization and clinician committed to strengthening families and supporting children impacted by stress and trauma. 💛

If your agency is interested in participating in a future CPP Learning Collaborative, we welcome you to connect with us at info@theselfcarepractice.com

02/04/2026

“Solo sufrimos, juntos sanamos.” “We suffer alone. We heal together.”

A beautiful interview conducted with Adalinda Sanchez, a member of our CPP community, and her colleague Ana Lewis from Change Inc. So helpful in the way that they are talking about the fear that too many children are experiencing, ways this may impact them, and developmentally appropriate ways that grown-ups can support them in making sense of their experiences and not being alone with their fear.

Therapists Ana Lewis and Adalinda Sanchez joined KARE 11 on Sunday to tell us more about the impact of Operation Metro Surge on mental health among children.

01/21/2026

UPCOMING CPP LC IN SAN FRANCISCO

Training begins in March 2026. Space is limited. See schedule, cost, and application instructions here:

San Francisco 2026 CPP Cohort Starting March 2026! LS1 dates: March 9, 16, 23, 30 - 12:00-5:00pm PT Child-Parent Psychotherapy Overview CPP is an intervention model for children aged 0-5 who have experienced traumatic events and/or are experiencing mental health, attachment, and/or beh...

12/03/2025

Chandra Ghosh Ippen's full practice plenary from the 2025 ZERO TO THREE Learn Conference is now, for a limited time, freely available for any who are interested. Embedded are multiple lessons that we hold dear in Child-Parent Psychotherapy that we hope to spread across systems.

To access the full video, click on the link and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and complete the form. Once you do this, the video with the full talk will become visible. The plenary talk begins around minute 12:30. https://bit.ly/3MfyZt3

11/27/2025

We are grateful for this community, for all you stand for and for all you do. In a world with much pain and harm, it is beautiful to be in community with those dedicated to repair and healing. We wish you joy, nourishment, relaxation, and care.

If we could, it would be lovely to enjoy some pie together. Pictured is a dyadic octo-pie to symbolize all the dyads and families that you have all supported.

11/24/2025

Congratulations to the newest cohort of Nevada CPP trained clinicians and Nevada State CPP trainer Tricia Woodliff. We are glad to have you as part of our CPP community!

10/24/2025

Dr. Nadine Burke, former Surgeon General of California, sharing the healing power of CPP at an NIH Symposium:

“There is strong evidence that to show that we have interventions [like Child-Parent Psychotherapy] that can not only help to regulate the stress response but also address the physiologic harms that are associated.”

Watch the full event here (Dr. Burke's presentation begins at 2:47:00): https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=56889

10/15/2025

It was lovely to gather with many in our CPP community at the ZERO TO THREE Learn Conference. Look forward to seeing more of you in the future. Next year the conference is in Portland, Oregon.