CVIC’s team of licensed therapists provide evidence-based, trauma-informed therapies for all ages, from youth as young as 2-years-old to adults who are experiencing trauma due to domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and related interpersonal violence. Staff employ trauma-specific interventions proven to work to help people heal and begin to move forward.
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Adult Therapy
Our therapies for adults change lives, helping you focus on overcoming trauma from violence. Therapists can meet with you:
- In-person at our office in downtown Grand Forks
- Virtually, using telehealth technology
Youth Therapy
Therapists work with children and young adults to support their unique needs as victims of and witnesses to interpersonal violence. Non-abusing caregivers are integral to children’s care. Therapists meet with children:
- In-person at our office in downtown Grand Forks
- In-person in a child’s school within Grand Forks county
- Virtually, using telehealth technology when deemed in a child’s interest to do so
Evidence-Based Interventions
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT): for children and teens with emotional and behavioral difficulties (it also involves a supportive parent/caregiver).
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): a powerful technique for children/young adults (ages 12-18) and adults that helps to release emotional distress linked to traumatic experiences using stimulation and eye movement techniques to activate the natural healing process.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT): a specialized therapy effective in reducing symptoms of post traumatic stress that develops after experiencing traumatic events including sexual assault or intimate partner violence
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): an evidence-based therapy for young children (ages 2.5 to 7 years old) who have disruptive and/or oppositional behaviors. Parents are coached by therapist on how to use effective relationship and behavior management skills with their young children.