Dr. Paulo Graziano

Paulo Graziano, Ph.D.
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Dr. Graziano has spent his career studying how young children learn to manage big behaviors and big feelings. As a professor at Florida International University, he and his team developed and led the first studies to test Intensive PCIT, which condenses treatment into daily sessions over two weeks. 

He has trained nearly 80 therapists in PCIT, and he still loves the part that happens in the room: helping parents find the balance of warmth and consistent discipline that brings calm back to the home. He enjoys partnering with families who need help now, not months from now.

  • PCIT Level I Trainer, certified by PCIT International

  • Developed and led the first studies of Intensive PCIT, including a randomized trial in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

  • 118 peer-reviewed articles, cited more than 10,000 times

  • Professor, Clinical Science Program in Child and Adolescent Psychology, Florida International University

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2009)

  • Clinical internship, child track, University of Florida Health Science Center

  • Postdoctoral fellowships, University of Florida Health Science Center and Florida International University

  • Licensed Psychologist, Florida 

  • Member, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)

  • Member, American Psychological Association, Divisions 53 (Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology) and 54 (Pediatric Psychology)

PAULO GRAZIANO IS A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST WITH THE FLORIDA BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (FL LICENSE # PY8289).
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DR. GRAZIANO HAS AUTHORITY TO PRACTICE INTERJURISDICTIONAL TELEPSYCHOLOGY (APIT) #24863, GRANTED BY THE PSYPACT COMMISSION.