The New Hampshire Child-Parent Psychotherapy Network
A collaborative network of child-parent psychotherapy (CPP) providers, trainers, and advocates. The work of the NH CPP Network as been funded by the New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation and the Project is led by Cassie Yackley, Psy.D., PLLC. The aim of the network is to connect young children and their caregivers to evidence-based intervention that addresses early exposure to adversity and trauma.
The CPP Network is a thriving, reflective, committed group of clinicians that work together to increase accessibility to CPP for families and to support each other in working toward healing the impacts of multigenerational trauma.
What is Child-Parent Psychotherapy?
Child-parent psychotherapy, or CPP, is therapy for young children (from birth through age 5) and their parents/caregivers.
- Supports family strengths & relationships
- Helps families heal and grow after stressful experiences
- Respects family and cultural values
What are CPP Providers?
Rostered CPP Providers are mental health clinicians including:
- therapists
- psychotherapists
- psychologists
- social workers
who have completed an official CPP Learning Community or Collaborative conducted by a certified CPP trainer.
This requires:
- Participation in agency-sponsored CPP training conducted ONLY by a rostered CPP provider
- Bi-monthly participation in a CPP consultation group (within or outside of their agency)
- Individual supervision opportunities with a rostered CPP provider
CPP May Help:
- Children have been through scary or painful events such as loss of a loved person, separation, serious medical procedures, abuse, or violence at home or in the community
- Children show difficult behaviors
- Children have a change in placement or caregivers
- Family members have physical health or mental health difficulties
- Caregivers would like help with parenting and improving their parent-child relationship
