Trauma-informed counseling
Licensed counseling support helps children name emotions, process difficult experiences and develop healthier coping skills.
Healing begins when children are met with safety, consistency and the chance to find their voice. At Boys & Girls Country, our on-stie counseling helps young people process trauma, build confidence and move toward a future filled with hope.
Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale screenings completed
SCARED assessments used to guide individualized counseling support
Love Language assessments completed to strengthen relational care
Licensed counseling support helps children name emotions, process difficult experiences and develop healthier coping skills.
As children grow in trust and self-worth, they become more willing to try new activities, speak up and engage with others.
Assessment tools help the counseling team tailor services to each child's needs and monitor growth over time.
Equine therapy offers another path toward healing, self-regulation and connection for children and young adults.
Amy is a pseudonym used to protect her privacy.
When Amy arrived at Boys & Girls Country in 2023, she was placed by an aunt who had been a steady maternal figure in her life. Although she came from a close-knit extended family, Amy entered care carrying deep insecurity and fear.
In her early days at BGC, Amy avoided eye contact, spoke softly while looking down and hesitated to try new things because she feared failure. Counseling became the turning point. With consistency, encouragement and professional guidance, she learned to identify her emotions, express herself and advocate for her needs.
Today, Amy carries herself with confidence, has earned a place on school athletic teams and is enrolled in a medical career pathway program. She recently achieved certification as an EKG technician and now encourages other residents to participate in counseling because she knows firsthand how life-changing that support can be.
Successes like Amy's are built through steady, professional support. These assessments help BGC's on-site Counseling Department tailor care plans and counseling sessions to each child.
Completed to better understand anxiety symptoms in younger children.
Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale screenings completed.
Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders assessments completed.
Used to help staff understand relational connection and care preferences.
Patient Health Questionnaire depression screenings completed.
Mood and Feelings Questionnaires completed to inform support plans.