Center for Restored & Connected Families
PROGRAMS
Behavioral & Mental Health Services
The Center for Restored & Connected Families delivers relationship-based, systemic behavioral and mental health services tailored to Orange County’s diverse needs. • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Groups: Currently serving adults through DBT Essentials (75-minute weekly skills training) and DBT Deep Dive (2-hour weekly skills + processing). We plan to expand to adolescents, children, and multi-family groups to broaden access to mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. • Parent-Child Relational Care: Developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed therapy for children (ages 0-12) alongside parents/caregivers, using modalities like PCIT and Theraplay to foster secure attachments, emotional growth, and positive family bonds. • Comprehensive Therapy Services: Affordable, evidence-based care for individuals, couples, and families across all ages and stages—addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, relational conflict, and life transitions. Funded through Cigna/Evernorth, Aetna managed care, sliding-scale private pay, and donor scholarships; ethically integrates Christian theology when aligned with client goals. • Clinical Training Pipeline: Supervised hours and mentorship for pre-licensed Marriage & Family Therapists—from master’s/doctoral students to BBS-registered associates accruing hours toward licensure—emphasizing family systems, healthy relationships, trauma-informed practice, and DBT in a real-world nonprofit setting.
As we initiate our programs, we are targeting key client outcomes, based on quality implementation of evidence-based/informed methodologies.
Clinical Outcomes:
• DBT Groups: 85% of adult participants report improved emotion regulation and reduced distress after 12 weeks (tracked via self-report scales); lower self-harm urges in 70% of completers.
• Child-Parent Therapy: 80% of caregiver-child dyads show stronger attachment bonds (measured by pre/post observational tools); 75% improvement in child emotional expression.
• Individual/Family Therapy: Clients experience 65% average reduction in anxiety/depression symptoms (via standardized tools like GAD-7/PHQ-9); 90% satisfaction with relational progress.
• Overall Program Impact: 92% client retention rate; 78% of families report better communication and conflict resolution at discharge.
Training Outcomes
• Prelicensed MFTs complete 1,000+ supervised hours annually; 100% pass BBS licensure exams on first attempt (internal tracking).
• Trainees report 40% growth in confidence delivering trauma-informed and family systems care.
Broader Impact
Donor scholarships enabled 150+ subsidized sessions last period, serving underserved households. Managed care partnerships increased access by 50% for low-income families.
CONTACT
Center for Restored & Connected Families
1820 W Orangewood Ave.
Suites 109 & 111
Orange, California 92866
Dr. Toni Dunning
drtonidunning@restoredandconnectedfamilies.org
Phone: 7146027940