The Mental Health Program within the Grayson County Children’s Advocacy Center (GCCAC) specializes in trauma-focused, evidence-based mental health services designed to meet the unique needs of children, adolescents and adults who have been impacted by criminal child abuse or have witnessed a violent crime.
Our mission is to provide supportive, trauma-focused counseling services for clients and families, fostering healing, resilience, and growth. We are committed to empowering clients by meeting them where they are, guiding them toward stability, nurturing recovery, and helping them to create meaning in the aftermath of adversity.
GCCAC clinicians receive extensive training in evidence-based therapy models to ensure children and families receive culturally competent, developmentally appropriate, trauma-focused therapy. The GCCAC recognizes the profound importance of caregiver involvement in each child’s healing and provides the mental health services and support needed to assist parents, guardians, and other family members in building on their personal strengths and community support as they respond to their family’s needs. Mental health services are available to children who have been victimized by abuse and their non-offending family members.
Specialized trauma-focused mental health services include:
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Standardized assessments
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Engagement of family members and caregivers in their child’s services
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Individualized treatment plans
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Skill-building for clients and caregivers, focused on enhancing future safety
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Referrals to other community resources as needed to meet special needs, higher levels of care, and/or aftercare planning
Our clinical therapists utilize standardized assessments, consultation, and collaboration with clients and caregivers to select treatment modalities that are best suited for each client. These may include:
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Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
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Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI)
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Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
The CAC does not provide psychological evaluations or custody evaluations/recommendations.
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