Parent-Child Clinical Services Program

The Parent-Child Clinical Services Program is a licensed outpatient mental health clinic that offers a comprehensive approach to the early identification, treatment and prevention of emotional, behavioral and developmental problems in infants, young children and their families.

Using a family-centered, developmental approach, the multidisciplinary staff members provide a wide range of assessment, treatment, consultation and training services to promote children's healthy development, enhance parenting capacities and foster positive parent-child relationships.

Population Served

The Lourie Center offers a range of therapeutic services to families with young children from birth to 10 years. Through family-centered approaches, the Program serves young children who are demonstrating a wide range of social, emotional, developmental and/or behavioral problems including:

• Early childhood trauma, including abuse and/or neglect
• Difficulties in peer relationships
• Attachment and separation problems
• Excessive shyness or fearfulness
• Difficulty with transitions from one activity to another
• Trouble with eating or sleeping
• Difficulty accepting limits and structure from parents or other adults
• Depression and other mood regulation problems
• Aggressive or disruptive behavior
• Perceptual and sensory integration problems
• Emotional regression or other reactions to life stresses
• Learning difficulties

How to Obtain Services

For further information or to make a referral in English, please call our Intake Clinician, at 301-984-4444, extension 217. Para toda persona que hable español, Por favor llame al 301-984-4444 extension 218.