Child Therapy for Big Emotions
& Challenging Behaviors
About Our Practice
At Hamilton Family Counseling, we specialize in therapy for children ages 1-12 with big emotions and challenging behaviors. Let’s work together to transform your child’s challenges into triumphs and increase the peace and connection in your home.
Foster and adoptive families can especially benefit.
LGBTQIA+ Affirmative.
Our Director, DC Hamilton, LMFT, is a certified PCIT International therapist, certified by UC Davis Children’s Hospital as a trainer in the Parent-Child Care protocol, and is currently co-developing a new protocol with and for physicians.
(CA Lic. No. 101375; OR Lic. No. T2168)
Evidenced Based Treatment
One of the main treatments we provide is Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), which many experts consider to be the gold standard in treating childhood disruptive behaviors as hundreds of studies over 40 years have shown PCIT to be nurturing and effective.
Parent-Child Care Protocol
We also provide Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE), developed at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. PC-CARE can be completed in 6 treatment sessions, has been shown by research to have a greater rate of improvement than PCIT in that time period, and was created to be flexible and tailored to each family’s strengths and values.
Our Specialties
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Big Emotions & Challenging Behaviors
Treatment options for children ages 1-12.
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Child Anxiety
Help for children with worries, fears, avoidance, phobias, and irritability.
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Social Emotional Delay
Supporting social emotional development and self regulation, ages 1-12.
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ADHD
For disruptive behaviors arising from inattention and hyperactivity.
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Autism & Functional Diversity
Improving bonding, development, and behaviors, ages 1-12.
All Treatment Options
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Nationwide
Professional consultation, business development services, and resource finding are available nationwide. See the Professionals page for more.
In-Person Sessions
We offer in-person services at our office in Rancho Cucamonga. The waitlist for in-person treatment is 4 months for weekday appointments and 6 months for weekend appointments.
Hybrid Home Treatment Sessions
We also have availability in 1-3 weeks for a hybrid and home treatment in which the child always receives in-person intervention directly from their parent. Weekend and evening appointments are available throughout California and Oregon.
Online Sessions
We also have immediate openings for online sessions in parent-only and group formats. These sessions are available throughout Oregon and California. Weekend and evening appointments are available.
Land Acknowledgement
We respectfully acknowledge that the land on which we work, live, and practice is the traditional unceded territory of the Tongva, Gabrieleño, and Kizh Nation. We respect and are grateful to the Tongva people who still consider themselves the caretakers of this land. It is through their examples that we are reminded of our greater responsibility to take care of the earth and to take care of each other. Learn more about whose land you occupy at native-land.ca.