Center for Change offers a wide continuum of evidence-based services in English and Spanish for criminal justice clients ranging from weekly contacts (group or individual) to up to 8 hours per week of enhanced services. We cater to clients who have received DUIs, clients that are on probation, parole or TASC for non-DUI related charges, and clients that are seeking to change their addictive behavior.
Center for Change uses a harm reduction approach to relapse and recidivism prevention. Treatment is based on the integration of four evidence-based practices – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Relapse Prevention and Social Network Enhancement.
Our staff have been working in the criminal justice field for over 10 years and are dedicated to serving this population. We are passionate about helping people change and as such are committed to keeping up with the latest research while not losing sight of the most important factor that drives change – a positive working relationship.
Who We Are
- We are Master’s level psychotherapists with specific training in addictions and criminal justice issues.
- We are committed to providing effective psychotherapeutic services that enhance motivation for change and reduce recidivism.
- We are trained in evidence-based practices such as Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as well as experientially-based methodologies such as Gestalt and Hakomi.
- We are committed to constantly improving our own skills as psychotherapists through supervision and training.
What We Do
- We engage clients on a personal level to increase their investment in change.
- We challenge our clients to examine their behavior by exploring their beliefs, efficacy, thoughts and emotions.
- We enhance the treatment manuals we use by including material that develops the clients’ discrepancies about their behavior.
- We explore change with clients allowing space for all sides of the ambivalence.
- We help clients increase their awareness of difficult impasses and blocks.
- We support clients in developing their self-efficacy for change, providing skills or knowledge when needed.
- We work with issues that may underlie a client’s addiction, such as trauma, anxiety or depression in a group or individual format.
- To reinforce the material and receive feedback from the group, our clients write about what they learned in group and how they will benefit from what they learned at the end of every group.
- We keep in close contact with our referral sources to actively coordinate care.