Staff Blog

Therapeutic Day Camp for Children (9-12 years old) with Anxiety The aim of this camp is to help your child become a Worry Warrior: someone who experiences anxiety/worries/compulsions and feels empowered to manage these difficult feelings, thoughts, and behaviors with skill, curiosity, and compassion.  This camp is appropriate for children ages 9-12 who are experiencing […]

Children’s Program is excited to bring back our highly successful therapeutic day camp for incoming 6th-8th graders this summer. RISE UP provides a microcosm of what students may experience in middle school. Campers practice key relationship skills with one another with the goal of increasing maturity and confidence. Fun-filled outdoor games, crafts, play, thought-provoking activities, […]

Are you feeling trapped by your child’s anxiety? Does the pressure of parenting create tons of stress and anxiety in your home? Do you feel lost about how to support your anxious child? PEAK – Parenting to Empower Anxious Kids- is a parent workshop designed to provide actionable, practical techniques to increase confidence and skills for addressing child […]

The Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) class is a parents-only, evidence-based treatment of childhood anxiety with an emphasis on promoting child confidence and coping with anxiety through making systematic and sustainable changes in parental actions and child-parent interaction patterns. You will learn how to best manage child discomfort, increase giving of effective supports […]

with Rose Eagle, Ph.D., Child Psychologist & Kayla Bailey, Psy.D., Psychologist Resident  8 Mondays, 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. April 10 – June 5, 2023 (no class May 29 due to Memorial Day).  This research-based curriculum is designed to support parents with children ages 3-8 years-old with disruptive behavior including hyperactivity, defiance, impulsivity and tantrums. Parents learn to improve their […]

For parents and caregivers of children and teens who have experienced early trauma or loss. This support group will provide parenting tools and techniques to use with children and teens who have had early trauma and continue to struggle with regulation and healthy connection. Each session will have a learning segment, followed by an interactive […]

Position begins September, 2023  The Children’s Program is seeking a full-time psychologist resident. Our private multidisciplinary children’s mental health clinic in southwest Portland employs more than two dozen professionals (psychologists, licensed professional counselors, developmental & behavioral pediatricians, psychiatrists, psychometrician, speech-language pathologist, and educational consultant) and has served thousands of families over more than three decades. […]

In this two-part video, psychologist Ally Burr-Harris, Ph.D. and psychologist residents Dr. Julia Rossi & Dr. Karina Peters discuss how trauma affects children, signs that your child may need additional help, and ways for you to support their healing and resilience. Learn about additional programs to support the recovery process.   Ally Burr-Harris, Ph.D., is a […]

Position begins September, 2023  The Children’s Program is seeking a full-time psychologist resident. Our private multidisciplinary children’s mental health clinic in southwest Portland employs more than two dozen professionals (psychologists, licensed professional counselors, developmental & behavioral pediatricians, psychiatrists, psychometrician, speech-language pathologist, and educational consultant) and has served thousands of families over more than three decades. […]

We are pleased you are considering the Children’s Program doctoral clinical psychology internship program. Children’s Program is a multi-disciplinary mental health clinic serving children and families. Our internship in clinical psychology offers an opportunity to learn from more than 20 licensed psychologists, all of whom have a unique specialty relating to children and families. Areas […]