Counseling
Counseling services
Counseling services are extremely beneficial to children after experiencing
a traumatic event. A study completed in 2023 found that 96% of children
receiving counseling services report a decrease in post-traumatic stress
symptoms (Lawrence-Sidebottom, Huffman, Beam, Guerra, Parikh, Roots, &
Huberty; 2024).
Care House offers counseling to children that have completed a forensic interview at any Child Advocacy Center.
Care House offers counseling to children that have completed a forensic interview at any Child Advocacy Center. Non-offending family members may also be eligible for counseling services through Care House. All our therapists are trained in
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT)
a treatment
designed and proven to improve post-traumatic stress symptoms,
anxiety, shame, and behavior problems. TF-CBT is also proven to decrease parental distress and depression as well as improve parental
support
Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Problematic Sexual Behavior (PBS)
Trauma-Play
Motivational Interviewing
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Motivational Enhancement Therapy
Lawrence-Sidebottom, D., Huffman, L. G., Beam, A. B., Guerra, R., Parikh, A., Roots, M., & Huberty, J. (2024). Rates of Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress in a Pediatric Digital Mental Health Intervention: Retrospective Analysis of Associations With Anxiety and Depressive Symptom Improvement Over Time. JMIR pediatrics and parenting, 7, e55560. https://doi.org/10.2196/55560
