A Research Center, a global reference on CBPT
We advance, document and teach Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy worldwide — under the direction of Maria A. Geraci.
A research center advancing CBPT worldwide.
Helping children is our mission — and a method that works is how we honor it.
What we do
Research
We advance the CBPT model and define paths for future research, grounded in APA-published evidence.
Training
We teach the method to psychologists and child therapists worldwide, from foundations to advanced practice.
Publications
We document CBPT and CBPI-R in manuals with preface and introduction by Susan M. Knell.
The method
We safeguard and evolve the CBPT methodology — the same method we teach everywhere.
Scientific direction & international faculty
Our work is led by Maria A. Geraci, with an international faculty that teaches and researches the method across the world.
Who we are
The CBPT Research Center (Centro Ricerca CBPT) is a research and training institution dedicated to Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy — an evidence-based, structured psychotherapy for children. We advance the method through research, document it in peer-reviewed and APA-published work, and train psychologists and therapists worldwide to apply it. Our mission is to help children through a method that works, and to accompany professionals in bringing Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy into their clinical practice. The Center operates under the direction of Maria A. Geraci, Ph.D., and is a global reference for the method.
Centro Ricerca CBPT S.R.L. — Impresa Sociale (Italian social enterprise)
Registered office: Piazza Antonio Mancini 4, 00196 Rome, Italy
VAT / P.IVA: 16670661004
CEO: Maria A. Geraci, Ph.D.
Contact: info@cbpt.org · +39 06 6975 6885
About CBPT and the Center
We are a group of Italian and American scholars studying Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques and Play Therapy during child development. Our goal is to promote Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) through the integration of these themes and research areas.
CBPT derives from several cognitive-behavioral theories (CBT), originally conceived for adults. Dr. Susan Knell (1993) developed the approach by modifying adult CBT principles for children and combining CBT techniques with play therapy — pairing play with adaptive thoughts and behaviors to help children develop effective coping strategies.
Under Maria A. Geraci’s leadership, the CBPT Research Center strives to advance global training and research on Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy.
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