When young children experience stress, trauma, or disruption, they often express it through behavior, emotions, or changes in how they relate to caregivers. Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) is a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach designed to support children and their caregivers together, recognizing that healing happens most powerfully within the context of a safe and nurturing relationship.

From an infant mental health and Child–Parent Psychotherapy perspective, a child’s story is not simply a timeline of events. It is their emotional narrative—the pieces of who they are, where they come from, and how they understand themselves in relation to the people around them.