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At CA Psychology, services are tailored to the needs of each client. We understand that sometimes it is difficult to know where to begin and take the first step. Contact us and Dr. Gallahue will be happy to provide a recommendation for your best treatment.
At CA Psychology, services are tailored to the needs of each client. We understand that sometimes it is difficult to know where to begin and take the first step. Contact us and Dr. Gallahue will be happy to provide a recommendation for your best treatment.
Dr. Gallahue provides treatment services for children, adolescents and young adults with a wide range of psychological, behavioral and social difficulties. Early identification and intervention is key when working with children and adolescents.
Conditions treated at CA Psychology
Dr. Gallahue provides treatment services for children, adolescents and young adults with a wide range of psychological, behavioral and social difficulties. Early identification and intervention is key when working with children and adolescents.
Conditions treated at CA Psychology
Dr. Gallahue provides treatment services for adults with a wide range of psychological, behavioral and social difficulties. For adults, positive change is the result of a continuous effort to challenge distorted thinking patterns and change unhelpful patterns of behavior.
Conditions treated at CA Psychology
Dr. Gallahue provides treatment services for adults with a wide range of psychological, behavioral and social difficulties. For adults, positive change is the result of a continuous effort to challenge distorted thinking patterns and change unhelpful patterns of behavior.
Conditions treated at CA Psychology
Family Therapy is an interactive form of counseling that aims to restore balance within the family.
Goals of Family Therapy
Family Therapy is an interactive form of counseling that aims to restore balance within the family.
Goals of Family Therapy
Parent Child Interaction Training (PCIT) is an evidence-based, short-term treatment designed to help young children with highly disruptive behavior learn to control their frustration. In PCIT, Dr. Gallahue works with each parent or caregiver to strengthen their relationship with their child and build their confidence and ability to effectively guide and direct their child’s behavior, set limits, calmly discipline, and restore positive feelings to their interactions. PCIT treats the caregiver, the child and most importantly their interactions. Families change one interaction at a time!
What does PCIT involve?
PCIT treatment has two phases:
Child-Directed Interaction (CDI) & Parent-Directed Interaction (PDI).
| CDI Phase | PDI Phase |
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During the relationship or CDI phase, Dr. Gallahue helps caregivers become incredibly good reinforcers – teaching them the best ways to use their attention as a positive reinforcer for desired behaviors in an effort to increase them, as well as the appropriate times and ways to ignore minor disruptive or inappropriate behaviors in an effort to decrease them. After mastering these skills she moves on to the discipline or PDI phase. |
The discipline or PDI phase builds on, or scaffolds on, the skills caregivers learn in the CDI phase and teaches the child how to obey more and behave better. Dr. Gallahue starts by practicing obeying and good frustration tolerance in the child's controlled home setting and then assists parents in rolling out the gains to other settings. She is with caregivers every step of the way with live coaching so that each and every session is a guaranteed success. |
What does PCIT Treat?
Parent Child Interaction Training (PCIT) is an evidence-based, short-term treatment designed to help young children with highly disruptive behavior learn to control their frustration. In PCIT, Dr. Gallahue works with each parent or caregiver to strengthen their relationship with their child and build their confidence and ability to effectively guide and direct their child’s behavior, set limits, calmly discipline, and restore positive feelings to their interactions. PCIT treats the caregiver, the child and most importantly their interactions. Families change one interaction at a time!
What does PCIT involve?
PCIT treatment has two phases:
Child-Directed Interaction (CDI) & Parent-Directed Interaction (PDI).
| CDI Phase | PDI Phase |
|
During the relationship or CDI phase, Dr. Gallahue helps caregivers become incredibly good reinforcers – teaching them the best ways to use their attention as a positive reinforcer for desired behaviors in an effort to increase them, as well as the appropriate times and ways to ignore minor disruptive or inappropriate behaviors in an effort to decrease them. After mastering these skills she moves on to the discipline or PDI phase. |
The discipline or PDI phase builds on, or scaffolds on, the skills caregivers learn in the CDI phase and teaches the child how to obey more and behave better. Dr. Gallahue starts by practicing obeying and good frustration tolerance in the child's controlled home setting and then assists parents in rolling out the gains to other settings. She is with caregivers every step of the way with live coaching so that each and every session is a guaranteed success. |
What does PCIT Treat?
Parent management training (PMT) teaches parents effective methods to address a child’s behavior problems (such as aggression, hyperactivity, temper tantrums, and difficulty following directions).
What does PMT involve?
PMT aims to help parents “get back on track” with a child who is not responding well to the parenting methods currently employed in the family. Treatment typically lasts several months with the goal of parents (1) learning and properly utilizing positive reinforcements (such as praise and rewards) to increase their child’s appropriate behaviors and (2) setting proper limits and delivering appropriate consequences (such as removing attention or giving a time out) to decrease their child’s inappropriate behaviors.
Parent management training (PMT) teaches parents effective methods to address a child’s behavior problems (such as aggression, hyperactivity, temper tantrums, and difficulty following directions).
What does PMT involve?
PMT aims to help parents “get back on track” with a child who is not responding well to the parenting methods currently employed in the family. Treatment typically lasts several months with the goal of parents (1) learning and properly utilizing positive reinforcements (such as praise and rewards) to increase their child’s appropriate behaviors and (2) setting proper limits and delivering appropriate consequences (such as removing attention or giving a time out) to decrease their child’s inappropriate behaviors.
Dr. Gallahue offers Social Skills, Parenting, Teen, and Expressive Art Groups. Avaialability of groups depends on demand. Groups typically meet once per week for 90 minutes over the course of 8 weeks. Contact us for more information!
Dr. Gallahue offers Social Skills, Parenting, Teen, and Expressive Art Groups. Avaialability of groups depends on demand. Groups typically meet once per week for 90 minutes over the course of 8 weeks. Contact us for more information!