Family Clinic
Overview
The clinic offers weekly sessions to Santa Barbara area families. Families come until the original trauma has been resolved and then are welcome to return on an as needed basis. Services are available on a sliding scale. Parents learn to understand what their babies/children are communicating with body language, symbolic play, behaviors and words about their earliest experiences; families learn ways of interacting and activities that will lead to resolution of early trauma and closer, more loving family bonds.
BEBA families work with trained facilitators who utilize approaches that respect the innate wisdom of the child and seek to understand the child's perspective and experience. This model brings together the best of body oriented therapies and pre and perinatal psychology, including craniosacral therapy, playing, modeling, movement facilitation, role-playing and focusing on pacing, tempo and establishing harmonic resonance.
Who comes to the BEBA Family Clinic?
- prenatal couples concerned that their own early experiences might interfere with their ability to bond with their children
- families who have experienced prematurity, low birth weight, early medical problems and/or hospitalization of mother or baby, difficult pregnancy or births or other early important losses such as a death in the family, anxiety/depression or a high stress pregnancy
- parents concerned about their infants who cried without apparent cause, have difficulty sleeping, have breastfeeding challenges, are unable to make eye contact, or who seem listless or slow to develop physical strength
- families concerned about their toddlers who throw frequent tantrums, exhibit poor coordination and balance, are overly aggressive towards other children, isolate themselves, have difficulties focusing their attention or are hyperactive
- couples and single parents who want to enhance their parenting skills
- parents who want help bonding with their adopted children
- parents who feel unduly frustrated or depressed about their family situation, are concerned about sibling rivalry or are unable to communicate satisfactorily with their children
- parents seeking support to face acute conditions with their babies and children including hospitalization, surgery, parental death, and sexual abuse
Although BEBA works with families anytime from pregnancy until the children turn twelve, we have found that trauma imprinting can be resolved most effectively when it is addressed as soon as possible. For this reason, we prefer to see families as early as possible.
If you would like to hear from families who have used the BEBA clinic's services, please see our Testimonials page.
To apply to the BEBA Family Clinic, please follow the instructions on our Applications page.