Trauma
The award-winning WJCS Trager Lemp Center: Treating Trauma & Promoting Resilience, located in all WJCS behavioral clinic locations, is the premier trauma treatment center in Westchester County. Founded in 1982 and formerly known as the Treatment Center for Trauma and Abuse, it has been at the forefront of recognizing and addressing the psychological trauma caused by sexual abuse, domestic and community violence, and other traumatic life events.
The WJCS Trager Lemp Center provides comprehensive outpatient, evidence-based treatment programs to help adult and child survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence. We also provide treatment for families of children with problematic sexual behavior. Spanish-speaking staff is available at most sites.
WJCS experts offers community education and trainings to teach about and foster a trauma-informed system of care in schools and child-serving and mental health agencies throughout Westchester. Trauma-informed care trainings cultivate a sensitivity to the trauma caused by abuse, violence, poverty, and other adverse life experiences. WJCS is a trauma-informed agency.
Below are the programs and services we offer for treating trauma & promoting resilience:
- Child Advocacy
- Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program
- Risk assessment and treatment for youth with problematic sexual behavior
- Support services for adults and child witnesses and survivors of domestic violence
- Treatment for youth involved in the probation system
- Support group for women and their families in Yonkers affected by domestic abuse
Related programs:
- Crime Victims Advocacy & Support Services Trauma-informed therapeutic services for victims
- Margaret’s Place Educating youth and school communities about violence prevention, in partner with Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation
- Family Matters Clinical case management for seriously emotionally disturbed children and adolescents
For more information about trauma services, contact Liane Nelson, Ph.D., Director and Chief Psychologist, Trager Lemp Center: Treating Trauma & Promoting Resilience; 914-949-7699 x2475; [email protected].
Meet Tenika
Tenika, a client of the Trager Lemp Center: Treating Trauma & Promoting Resilience, shares her powerful story of how being helped by WJCS helped her overcome a traumatic past and start to build a successful future.