Paulette Romain-Stave started with Child Guidance Center in 1999 as a doctoral intern. Since then, she has held multiple roles, including assistant clinical director of the Children’s Outpatient Behavioral Health Program, co-director of the Social Services Agency Child Abuse Program, and coordinator of the Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) training program.

Since 2009, Dr. Romain-Stave has served as the clinical program director of Child Guidance Center’s Family Resource Center Collaborative, Community-based Program. She oversees a staff of bilingual clinicians who provide CGC’s highest quality mental and behavioral health services to individuals of all ages at numerous Family Resource Centers (FRCs) – community-based service centers typically located in low-income, high need communities – helping to remove barriers to care such as lack of transportation.

Dr. Romain-Stave holds a bachelor’s in psychology from California State University, Fullerton, a master’s in clinical psychology from Loyola Marymount University, and a doctorate in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University.

She has been a licensed psychologist since 2002 and has extensive experience in working with children and families. During her time at CGC, Dr. Romain-Stave has been trained in the most current and effective behavior and mental health treatment services including, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), and the UCLA Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relationship Skills (PEERS®).

Dr. Romain-Stave lives with her family in Orange County. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, cooking, hiking, dancing, and party planning.

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