Trauma Treatment at Caron
While all trauma treatment at Caron is founded on an evidence-based, compassionate approach, trauma services vary for different programs at Caron.
Renaissance Program
Modalities for the Renaissance Program in Florida include:
- Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), a type of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that helps to decrease symptoms
- Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) to deal with and decrease trauma symptoms
- Neurofeedback, a brain-based therapy that gives patients a way to regulate dysfunctional activity and reinforce healthy brain function
- Holistic therapies such as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), yoga, breath work, and physical activity
Ocean Drive Program
Trauma-informed practices for the Ocean Drive Program in Florida include:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help change distorted thinking patterns
- Emotional freedom technique, a research-based intervention that can regulate the autonomic nervous system, which triggers the body’s fight, flight, or freeze response
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to reduce the impact of the traumatic memories and the emotions associated with them
- Narrative therapy, which uses stories as a way to help patients identify and harness their strengths to resolve issues
- Safe and Sound Protocol to help regulate the nervous system
- Trauma group therapy and peer support to process trauma, work on issues such as family of origin and generational themes that affect trauma, and gain validation
- Holistic therapies such as therapeutic massage, energy work, acupuncture, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), and yoga
Mental Health Program
Modalities for the Mental Health Program in Florida include:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help change distorted thinking patterns
- Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) to deal with and decrease trauma symptoms
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), if clinically indicated
- Trauma groups to help patients better understand trauma’s impact and stabilization and processing techniques
- Holistic therapies such as art therapy, breath work, mindfulness meditation, yoga, physical activity, and equine therapy
Grand View Program
Trauma treatment for the Grand View Program in Pennsylvania includes:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive processing therapy (CPT)
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
- Holistic therapies such as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and yoga
Older Adult Programs
Trauma treatment for the Older Adult Programs in Florida and Pennsylvania includes:
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), if clinically indicated
- Psychoeducational groups
- Holistic therapies such as trauma-sensitive yoga and art therapy
Core Programs
These programs in Pennsylvania for women, men, young adults, LGBTQIA+ individuals, legal professionals, healthcare professionals, and relapse patients offer trauma-informed care. Trauma-informed care takes into account a patient’s life experiences as part of assessment and treatment and ensures a treatment environment that is safe. As needed, Caron clinicians will recommend specific trauma treatment to patients.
