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[quote=Anonymous]We looked and hard a very hard time finding PCIT providers. When we did, there was a huge waitlist. We ended up getting on the list and in the meantime starting with a very qualified therapist who mostly did play therapy (mine was a little older) and also met with us as the parents periodically to consider ways to parent to address his challenges.

For us, that situation ended up working pretty well, and by the time we got a spot in PCIT, the therapist felt it might be overwhelming for him to do both, so we ended up not doing it. He is now a bit older, so I don't think PCIT would be the right fit for us. But I have heard very good things about it, and at that age, I would definitely seek it out as an option.

As the PP said, PCIT is more about parent training. You interact with your child and get some real-time recs on how to help. If a lot of the issues are at home, this will be particularly important. If a lot are at school, this may still help but might be less helpful.

PCIT is also pretty time-bound. I think you do it for 3 or 6 months or something. Play therapy could go longer and be a little less intensive. At this age for your kid, I probably wouldn't really do family therapy outside of you and your spouse doing therapy together to work on parenting.[/quote]

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