TRAUMA
Moving Beyond Trauma
OVERVIEW
Healing mind, body, and spirit from trauma
Many people have experienced at least one traumatic event. Moving Beyond Trauma (MBT) is a holistic trauma treatment Center of Excellence that serves children, families, and adults. We offer individual and family therapy to help people in their healing journeys. Our compassionate team is ready to help you or a loved one find healing and hope from trauma.
Experts in trauma care
Our experienced clinicians and therapists are trained in the most current and effective evidence-based trauma recovery treatments, and we go one step further by adapting care to meet each individual’s needs.
Achieving results through excellence
Our data-informed approach to trauma care ensures we consistently improve our clients’ overall well-being as they progress on their healing journey.
Comprehensive services
MBT clients have access to a wide range of mental health and wellness services - including individual and group therapy, wellness activities, peer support, care coordination, and more.
SERVICES
Holistic care to find healing, hope, and resilience from trauma
A person experiences traumatic stress when an event or conditions overwhelm their ability to cope – for example, accidents, witnessing a disturbing incident, being sexually assaulted, or becoming seriously ill. By practicing proven techniques, clients can learn how to process and heal from trauma to live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives. Traumatic stress is treatable, and we are experts in how to do it.
Our guiding principles
Moving Beyond Trauma is a place of healing and hope that honors the connection between one’s mind and body. As a trustworthy and transparent partner in healing, we care for each client's physical and emotional safety. We create a collaborative environment with clients by supporting empowerment and choice. We acknowledge and honor clients’ unique cultural backgrounds and worldviews.
Many pathways to healing
We utlize a variety of treatment methods and trauma-focused modalities to help clients progress on their healing journeys. Our treatment modalities include:
- Alternatives for Families Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Seeking Safety Groups
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Trauma-informed yoga
- Other complementary treatments
A safe and welcoming space
Moving Beyond Trauma is located in our Lafayette Clinic, on the second floor. This welcoming, trauma-informed space features a light and airy yoga studio, dedicated adult and children’s waiting areas, private counseling rooms, and a therapeutic playroom for kids.
GALLERY
Welcome to Moving Beyond Trauma
Visit us at our Lafayette Clinic (1455 Dixon Avenue, Suite 210) for an in-person tour of our trauma-informed space.
TESTIMONIALS
Stories of hope and healing
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
More mental health support and information
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
The NCTSN is an organization whose mission is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families, and communities throughout the United States.
National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
NIWRC is a Native-led nonprofit organization dedicated to ending violence against Native women and children. The NIWRC provides advocacy, policy development, and housing assistance.
National Human Trafficking Hotline
The National Human Trafficking Hotline connects victims and survivors of sex and labor trafficking with services and supports to get help and stay safe, including referrals to social and legal services, as well as financial assistance. The Hotline also receives tips about potential situations of sex and labor trafficking and facilitates reporting that information to the appropriate authorities in certain cases.
(888) 373-7888
Local Government Resources
Office for Victims Programs (OVP)
Colorado’s Division of Criminal Justice OVP offers support with victim’s compensation, victim’s rights compliance, complaints about law enforcement, and DA’s Offices response to sexual violence survivors.
Boulder County Adult Protective Services (APS)
Boulder County APS staff investigates reports of abuse, neglect (including self-neglect), or financial exploitation of at-risk adults who are unable to protect themselves due to a physical or mental limitation.
Health Resources
Boulder Valley Health Center
Boulder Valley Health Center provides person-centered care based on best practices in reproductive and sexual health. It is a local non-profit organization that is inclusive and welcoming to everyone. It serves adults and teens.
Legal Resources
Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center
Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center is a Colorado nonprofit law firm providing free legal services to victims of crime in Colorado through our Victim Rights Legal Services, Legal Information Network of Colorado, and Title IX programs.
Bridge to Justice
Bridge to Justice’s helps individuals who do not qualify for free legal services through Boulder County Legal Services or other legal aid providers but who cannot afford a private attorney.
Financial Resources
Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA)
EFAA is a Boulder-based organization that provides financial assistance for housing, food, furniture, minor medical and dental costs, and other needs for eligible local families.
OUR Center
OUR Center is a community-based agency in Longmont providing financial assistance for housing, referrals for housing and employment, legal resources, substance use resources, mobility access, healthcare access, mental health support, and more for local individuals and families.
Sister Carmen Community Center
Sister Carmen provides comprehensive basic needs services and resources to the most vulnerable residents in East Boulder County (Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, and Erie). Through family-centered programming, the organization promotes health, safety, well-being, and economic stability.
Housing Resources
Feet Forward
Feet Forward provides an umbrella of services and resources for those experiencing homelessness in Boulder, including weekly community events to offer peer support and navigation services, direct connection to local service providers, hot meals, health/wellness resources, and weather appropriate clothing.
Haven Ridge
Formerly Mother House, Haven Ridge provides at-risk mothers and their babies with a nurturing, supportive, and empowering residential community.
HOPE for Longmont
HOPE does outreach to Longmont’s unhoused community and offers an overnight shelter, showers, laundry, storage, case management, hot meals, safe parking for those who live in a vehicle, advocacy, bike distribution, day shelter, medical assistance, bus passes, and more.
Sexual & Domestic Violence Resources
Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA)
As a program of Mental Health Partners, MESA has served as the sexual violence resource center for Boulder County since 1972. MESA serves people who have experienced sexual violence by providing information about legal support, medical care, counseling referrals, and other community resources.
(303) 443-7300 (24/7 Sexual Assault Hotline)
Sex Workers Outreach Project
Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA is a national social justice network dedicated to the fundamental human rights of people involved in the sex trade and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy.
Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN)
SPAN is a Boulder-based human rights organization committed to ending violence against adults, youth, and children through support, advocacy, education, and community organizing.
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley provides comprehensive domestic violence services - including safety, support, and resources to individuals affected by domestic and family violence, teen dating violence, elder abuse, and human trafficking.
Stronghearts Native Helpline
The National Domestic Violence Hotline and National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) partnered to develop the Stronghearts Native Helpline to better support tribal communities across the United States. The Helpline offers culturally-appropriate, anonymous, and confidential service available 24/7 nationwide.
844-762-8483
LGBTQIA2S+ Resources
Out Boulder County
Out Boulder County facilitates connection, advocacy, education, research, and programs (including mental health, support groups, and community events) to ensure LGBTQ+ people and communities thrive in Boulder County and beyond.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project believes LGBTQ young people deserve a welcoming, loving world. Their mission is to end suicide among LGBTQ young people by offering 24/7 crisis counseling (via phone, text, and chat), advocacy, research, education, and more.
Resources for Undocumented Individuals & Families
Immigrants Rising
Immigrants Rising has transformed individuals and fueled broader changes around the country. With access to resources and support, undocumented people are able to get an education, pursue careers, and build a brighter future for themselves and their communities.
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
CIRC is a statewide, membership-based coalition of immigrant, faith, labor, youth, community, business and ally organizations founded in 2002 to improve the lives of immigrants and refugees by making Colorado a more welcoming, immigrant-friendly state.
Resources for People With Disabilities
Center for People with Disabilities
CPWD’s mission is to provide resources, information, and advocacy to assist people with disabilities in overcoming barriers to independent living. Services include referrals, peer support, advocacy, transition services, employment support, and a veteran independence program.
Imagine!
Imagine! provides services designed to incorporate people with developmental, cognitive, and physical challenges into the fabric of their communities. Services include educational and therapeutic services, job training and placement, recreation and leisure activities, opportunities for community living, behavioral health services, technology solutions, and support for families.