Client Services
Solutions Through Counseling and Related Services
We provide long-term mental health counseling, social services, medical services, referrals, and training. CST offers free individual, family, and group counseling for survivors of torture that often focuses on trauma and grief resolution. Clients can share their experiences in a safe environment with a licensed counselor who is there to support them as they strive to improve their lives. Complementary activities include: English as second language training, mentoring, tutoring, resume building, job searches, finding housing, obtaining food, clothing, and navigating medical systems. Bus cards, phone cards, and food cards are provided to those without resources.
Center for Survivors of Torture can help with the following:
Counseling
Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment with individual, group and family therapy: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused approaches
Medical care
Diagnosis, treatment, pain reduction, wound care, physiotherapy, prescriptions
Social Services
Clients along with their case managers, set and achieve goals, obtain basic needs, ESL, and housing stability, leading to self sufficiency
Case Management
Wellness activities, self care groups, referarals and resources.
Training
Training those who are interested in providing services to survivors
APB Education Program
Employment skills inventory and community college easy-entry programs