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Understanding School Support

Support for School Communities

Psychotherapy | Assessments | Educational Therapy | Play Therapy | Parent Support | Occupational Therapy | Speech & Language Therapy

Since 2015, the Center for Connection has been a resource for local educators, administrators, parents, and students. Our Founder, New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Tina Payne Bryson (The Whole-Brain Child, No-Drama Discipline, and other titles) has spent her career teaching on the power and impact of relationships. Based in the science of interpersonal neurobiology, our Center is committed to helping kids, adults, families, and communities discover more joy and meaning in their lives through connection with others.

The CFC has gathered under one roof a team of dedicated and expert practitioners from various fields—psychology, social work, pediatrics, educational therapy, neuropsychology, occupational therapy, parent education, speech and language therapy—with each practitioner offering a connection-based perspective.  Kids and adults who visit will receive multidisciplinary support that is consistent, well informed, relationally-based, and always aimed at helping them grow and thrive.

Services we offer

  • School presentations on a range of topics

  • On-site assessments and evaluations

  • Parent education workshops and talks

  • Professional consulting

  • Interdisciplinary consultation on complex cases

  • Learning Disabilities and Learning Challenges Clinic

  • Support through the Regional Center program

  • Community events

We also offer specialized screenings and services, such as:

  • Comprehensive Developmental Services (18 months – 5 years old)

  • Interdisciplinary Assessments

  • Central Auditory Processing Disorder Online Therapy System

  • Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)

  • Social Communication Dyads

Here’s what schools are saying

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Presentations & Trainings

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Assessments and Evaluations

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Parent Education Workshops and Talks

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Professional Consulting

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Interdisciplinary Consultation on Complex Cases

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Learning Disabilities and Learning Challenges Clinic

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Regional Center Programs

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Community events

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Our Approach

The scientific lens that informs our work is interpersonal neurobiology, an exciting field of research about the neuroscience of change and of healthy, connected relationships.

Connection First

We know that connected relationships matter and play a role in how our brains and lives change, so that's where we start.

Brain Science-Based

Grounded in interpersonal neurobiology, our approach reflects the latest research on how relationships shape the developing brain.

Personalized Match

Clients are matched to a therapist based on areas of specialty, relational fit, and availability, unless otherwise requested.

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