Types of Treatment
Journey to a Trauma-Informed Life offers a continuum of trauma-informed care designed to support individuals at every stage of their healing journey.
Diverse Treatment For Everyone
Our team comes from diverse, intersectional backgrounds, reflecting the rich tapestry of identities and experiences within our communities. From LGBTQ+ individuals to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), people living with disabilities, New Americans, and beyond, our staff members bring a wealth of cultural, social, and personal perspectives to their work. This diversity allows us to create a more inclusive and affirming environment where clients, whom we affectionately call Journeyers, can see themselves reflected in the faces of those they'll be working with.
Guided by principles of safety, trustworthiness, collaboration, choice, empowerment, and cultural humility, our trauma-informed therapies range from foundational support in trauma-informed therapy, trauma-focused therapy, and specialized care in enhanced trauma-focused therapy for New Majority populations. With our compassionate and culturally sensitive therapists, Journey to a Trauma-Informed Life provides a safe and empowering space for clients to embark on their journey towards healing and transformation.
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Trauma-Informed Therapy
(Individual, Family, or Group)
Trauma-informed therapy focuses on creating a safe and supportive environment for individuals, families, or groups who have experienced trauma. It emphasizes understanding the impact of trauma on emotional and psychological well-being and incorporates principles of safety, trustworthiness, empowerment, collaboration, and cultural humility into the therapeutic process. Journeyers engage in therapeutic approaches intended to help process their experiences, build coping skills, and foster healing within a supportive community.
Trauma-Focused Therapy
(Individual, Family, or Group)
Trauma-focused therapy builds upon the foundation of trauma-informed care by offering interventions specifically designed to address the effects of trauma. This form of therapy utilizes evidence-based techniques, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and narrative therapy, to help individuals process traumatic memories, manage distressing symptoms, and develop healthy coping mechanisms. Journeyers collaborate with their specialized therapist to create personalized treatment plans tailored to their unique needs and goals, with a focus on promoting resilience and empowerment.
Specialized Trauma-Focused Therapy
(Individual, Family, or Group)
Enhanced trauma-focused therapy represents the most intensive level of care offered here at Journey. STF treatment is specifically designed to meet the needs of individuals from New Majority populations, including LGBTQ+, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), people living with disabilities, New Americans, and other marginalized communities. This specialized therapy acknowledges the intersecting identities and unique experiences of clients from diverse backgrounds and incorporates culturally responsive approaches to treatment. Therapists receive additional training and expertise in addressing issues related to identity, discrimination, social justice, and systemic oppression. The goal is to provide a safe and affirming space for Journeyers to explore their trauma within the context of their cultural, social, and historical experiences, while also addressing systemic barriers to healing and empowerment. Specialized trauma-focused therapy is available in individual, family, or group formats to accommodate different preferences and needs of clients from New Majority populations.
Additional Information
Enrollment, the provisions of services, and referrals of clients shall be made without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin (including Limited English Proficiency), age, or sex.
Program services shall be made accessible to eligible persons with disabilities through the most practical and economically feasible methods available. These methods include, but are not limited to, equipment redesign, the provision of aides, and the use of alternative service delivery locations. Structural modifications shall be considered only as a last resort among available methods.
Any client (and/or their guardian) who believes they have been discriminated against, may file a complaint of discrimination with:
Journey to a Trauma Informed Life, HR Specialist
201 West 11th Street
Erie PA, 16501
Phone: (833)487-5769 ext. XXX
Email: HRSpecialist@4urjrny.com
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centralized Case Management Operations
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 509F HHH Bldg
Washington, D.C. 20201
Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019
TDD: (800) 537-7697
https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints
Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Human Services
Room 225, Health & Welfare Building
P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg, PA 17120
Inquiries: (717) 787-1127
Email: RA-PWBEOAO@pa.gov
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC)
333 Market Street, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
https://www.phrc.pa.gov/File-a-complaint
Inquiries: (717) 787-4410
TTY users only: (717) 787-7279