Trauma Treatment
The WJCS Trager Lemp Center’s programs and services promote healthy relationships throughout the lifespan and are designer to prevent violence and abuse.
I cannot change the events of my past, but I am thankful for WJCS for helping me on my journey forward.
I am not less due to my traumas. I am not defined by my past. I am not broken. I am more than a survivor of abuse, I am a victor over it.
~Tenika
I experienced sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. In high school I dropped out. I was pregnant, working as a cashier trying to take care of my baby…
Until I started therapy at WJCS, I had no idea I had so much damage done to me. I started to understand how it affected me and why I was reaching to the world the way I was.
My therapist was there for me every step of the way. I developed coping mechanisms, my sleep patterns have gotten better, and I’ve just overall gained this enormous confidence. I see life in a different light. Without the therapy I’ve received from WJCS, I don’t know where I’d be today.
~Tiffany
The award-winning WJCS Trager Lemp Center for Trauma and Resilience, founded in 1982 and located at WJCS clinics in Yonkers, Mt. Vernon, Hartsdale, and Peekskill, is the premier comprehensive, multi-disciplinary treatment center in Westchester. The Trager Lemp Center provides evidence-based trauma treatment, trauma-informed community education, and group programs to help survivors heal from the traumatic impact of abuse and other forms of violence.
For over 40 years, WJCS has been at the forefront of recognizing and addressing the psychological trauma caused by sexual abuse, domestic and community violence, and other adverse life circumstances. Community education and training by WJCS experts fosters a trauma-informed system of care in schools, child-serving and mental health agencies throughout Westchester, and within all WJCS programs. This system of care is sensitive to the trauma caused by emotional and physical abuse, violence, poverty, and other adverse life experiences.
The Trager Lemp Center for Trauma and Resilience (TLC) provides evidence-based trauma therapy for individuals and families, specialized case management, and a Multi-disciplinary Trauma Team approach. Services are provided in English and Spanish for the following populations:
- Child, Adolescent, and Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
- Child, Adolescent, and Adult Survivors of Family Violence
- Children, Adolescents, and Adults impacted by moderate/severe, or other traumas
Specialized Programs:
The Trager-Lemp Center is a National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative – Category III, Community Treatment and Service Center. With funding from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration), we offer evidence-based comprehensive and quality trauma treatment and services to children and adolescents (age 8-21) and their families and caregivers who experience or witness traumatic events. Early access to treatment is key in helping youth who experience traumatic events and often feel different, lonely, scared, have trouble sleeping, and sometimes re-experience the trauma in their head. Our SAMHSA funded program is here to help with evidence-based psychotherapy that targets those symptoms and helps kids get back on track. If you would like more information about this program please call June McKenley at 914-949-7699 x2428.
Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior Services include psychosexual risk assessments in collaboration with the Court Assessment program and specialized therapy.
Mount Vernon Domestic Violence Program with funding from the Office for Women and in partnership with Family Ties of Westchester, this program provides a dedicated TLC clinician to work with domestic violence survivors
Family Opportunity Center with funding from The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and in partnership with Family Ties of Westchester and the Union Baptist Church of White Plains, this program provides parenting groups, workshops, and individual therapy by a dedicated TLC clinician to support parents and families.
Trauma Therapists at the District Attorney’s Office in Westchester provides trauma treatment for trauma survivors who are working with the District Attorneys. Trauma therapy is conducted by English speaking and Spanish speaking clinicians.
The Nurturing Parenting Program offers comprehensive supports for women and their children affected by domestic violence, including parenting skills, educational and self-care workshops, and specialized case management.
Child Advocacy Center, located at the Westchester Institute for Human Development, provides coordination for the multi-disciplinary assessment of children with suspected sexual and/or severe physical abuse. WJCS is the mental health partner of this multi-disciplinary team.
Meet Tenika
Tenika, a client of the Trager Lemp Center for Trauma and Resilience, shares her powerful story of how being helped by WJCS helped her overcome a traumatic past and start to build a successful future.