Welcome to Hands on Parenting

Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) offers a loving and disciplined approach to parenting skills that strikes a balance between positive behavior and nurturing discipline. This therapy is focused on children up to age eight (Adaptation for older children).

PCIT is a proven parent training system. The parent(s) is coached in real-time by a certified professional, through an ear piece while interacting with their child/ children. This highly effective strategy allows the parent to receive instant feedback to their parenting tactics.Mary C. Pratt is the most experienced private practitioner of PCIT in Orange County, CA.

Hands On Parenting is committed to building warmer,more positive relationships between parents and their children that benefit the entire family, reaching out to extended family and friends as well.

Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) offers a loving and disciplined approach to parenting skills that strikes a balance between positive behavior and nurturing discipline. This therapy is focused on children up to age eight (Adaptation for older children).

PCIT is a proven parent training system. The parent(s)is coached in real-time by a certified professional,through an ear piece while interacting with their child/children. This highly effective strategy allows the parent to receive instant feedback to their parenting tactics.

Provided from behind a one-way mirror, PCIT teaches parents and children to improve their relationships and interactions in real scenarios without a therapist in the room.

Mary has been a Child and Family Therapist for 15 years, she has taught parent educations since 1994. As a PCIT trained counselor, Mary currently practices PCIT and trains other therapists on this break-through parent coaching program.

With more than a decade of experience helping parents with their child behavior problems, Mary brings a professional level of expertise to an important development area. Mary’s “hands-on” approach with her clients has proven more effective and fun than traditional methods, for both the clients and the therapist alike.

Problem Areas
– Anger/Stress management
– Disobedience/Acting out
– Tantrums/Aggression
– Sibling Rivalry
Treatment Goals
– Bond with your child
– Improve parenting skills
– Improve coping skills
– Decrease behavior issues
– Reduce stress

Other Services
– Treatment for Anxiety
– Coping with Loss/Grief
– Coping with Trauma/PTSD
– Family Issues & Dynamics