This article deliberately leaves out the part where the guy kicked the cat.
So, starting from the beginning. The kid pulled the cat’s tail. The cat perceived a threat and tried to protect himself. The cat scratched the kid. The father kicked the cat which became hysterical and went after the humans.
The cat does not need therapy. The cat needs to be in a home without kids and a man who kicks cats.
Cats have claws. Letting a cat go near a baby is dumb. Cats have instinct, not ethics or morals.
These people must be related to the couple from Mass that called 911 when they were stuck in the corn maze.
Rehome the cat. Neuter the boyfriend. Spay the mother.