Counseling staff and interns have a variety of master’s level mental health and professional backgrounds, including community counseling, professional psychology, and social work. All DVRC employees and interns complete a 40-hour domestic violence specific intensive training prior to providing services to clients at our agency. All counseling services are available in English and Spanish. We make every effort we can to offer both bilingual and multi-culturally competent services in all of our programming. DVRC does not conduct psychological assessments.
Office Hours: Monday – Thursday, 10:00AM – 7:30PM. Closed Fridays.
Adult Counseling Services
- Individual counseling
- 24-week domestic violence support groups
- Crisis intervention
- Safety planning
- Resource referrals
Child Counseling Services (ages 5-18)
- Individual counseling
- 12-week “Coping with Conflict” group for adolescents
- 12-week “Teen Healthy Relationships” group
- Art/play/sand tray therapy
- Parent/child counseling
- Safety planning
- Resource referrals
We strive to provide clients with opportunities to:
- Learn that violence is not their fault and is never okay
- Feel safe talking about violence
- Decrease their fear, anxiety, and sense of isolation
- Increase their sense of security and self-worth
- Build a lasting foundation of self-efficacy and empowerment
Counseling Group Curriculum:
- Week 1 (Power & Control)
- Week 2 (Dynamics of Abuse)
- Week 3 (Safety)
- Week 3 (Handout B, 2 Guidelines 2)
- Week 3 (Handout E, A Teen’s Safety Plan)
- Week 4 (Warning Signs of Abuse)
- Week 5 (Life Skill – Financial Planning)
- Week 6 (Coping Skills)
- Week 7 (Thoughts, Feelings, Actions)
- Week 8 (Post-Traumatic Stress)
- Week 9 (Grief & Loss)
- Week 10 (Life Skill – Self Care)
- Week 11 (Types of Love)
- Week 12 (Unhealthy Relationships)
- Week 13 (Self-Esteem)
- Week 14 (Life Skill – Healthy Relationships)
- Week 15 (Communication Part I)
- Week 16 (Communication Part II)
- Week 17 (Boundaries)
- Week 18 (Anger)
- Week 19 (Managing Conflict)
- Week 20 (Children & DV)
- Week 20 (Worksheet, Parent Guide)
- Week 21 (Parent-Child Relationships)
- Week 22 (Handout, Healthy Family traits)
- Week 23 (Handout A, What are Support Systems)
- Week 23 (Handout B & C, Types of Support Systems)
- Week 23 (Handout D, Creating Support Systems)
Coping with Conflict Group Curriculum:
- CwC, Week 11 – Accountability Letter Assignment
- CwC, Week 11 – Transtheroretical Model of Change
- CwC, Week 12 – Review Quiz
For more information about DVRC’s counseling services or to schedule an appointment, contact Valeska at 503-521-7997 ext. 135.
Note: At this time, we are unable to offer childcare to our counseling clients. Children ages 12 and under cannot be left unattended in our waiting area, and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
The application period for Fall & Winter 2021 internships has closed. We will begin taking applications for 2022 internships in December 2021.