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CHTA founder Doreen Hills leads trauma healing webinar for Nat’l Mental Health Week - University of Santo Tomas

Over 100 people attend community trauma training event in Fort Morgan- Fort Morgan Times

William's Foundation approved $5,000 grant for client care and staff professional development.  Words are not enough to express how much thankful I am for this.  God Bless the trustees for believing in our mission and vision.  

Center for Healing and Trauma and Attachment was awarded a grant from the Morgan County COVID Response Fund to provide mental health counseling and adjunct services to individuals in Morgan County affected by the pandemic. View Press Release.

Paparazzi fundraising for CHTA was a success.  We were able to make $150.00 from the fundraiser.  This proceed will go towards Art Group. 

Doreen Hills appointed to State Board. The Fortmorgantimes.com

Trainings in the community faciltated by CHTA to providers and community leaders. 

Church at Life Fellowship Church in Fort Morgan.

Doreen collaborated with Victory Church and presented a 15 minute presentation on anxiety, depression, and trauma. She explained how to reach out to local services that can help healing, and recovery. 

Nov 8- Doreen, and Lauren visited Ms. Andrea's class of 3rd-8th graders at River View Christian. They educated the teacher, and students about Triune Brain, and regulation skills.

Civility Training at Yuma Hospital facilitated by: Doreen Hills

Conflict resolution training with Yuma Hospital, Akron Branch

Compassionate Care with Brush School District, facilitated by Cassie Williams at Long Meadow Resort

You Matter - Understanding Secondary Traumatic Stress, Vicarious Trauma, Burnout, and Self-Care at Eben Ezer, facilitated by Doreen Hills

Conflict Resolution Begins with You, trainings at Yuma Hospital, Doreen Hills facilitated, there were about 40 people that attended.

Trauma Informed Care and Why Self-Care Matters training for Converge Day Treatment October 20, 2017.

Human Trafficking Education for Church of God Worldwide Association November 2017.

CHTA was joined by Mary Durant from The Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking, for a training to help understand and prevent Human Trafficking. We were happy to see so many familar and new faces. Thank you all who came.

Andrea Shindle, one of our providers here at CHTA, has facilitated secure attachment training with Morgan family center. We are excited to see what this collaboration will bring to our community!

CHTA received a VAG Grant of 7,000, this grant will allow CHTA to provide mental health therapy for 5 veterans. Each veteran will receive 20 sessions at not cost to them. CHTA would like to show tremendous appreciation to MCFC for collaborating with CHTA on this grant!

February 15, 2018- Protecting Our Children from Sexual Predators with Dr. Leigh Baker! We welcomed Dr.Leigh Baker with this very informative training! There was a great turnout for this training. 

Build-A-Bear Workshop generously donated CHTA 5 big boxes of assorted bears for our clients. Thank you Build-A-Bear! We are very appreciative of this donation!

CHTA uses Music Therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. After assessing the strengths and needs of each client, the qualified music therapist provides the indicated treatment including creating, singing, moving to, and/or listening to music. Through musical involvement in the therapeutic context, clients' abilities are strengthened and transferred to other areas of their lives. Music therapy also provides avenues for communication that can be helpful to those who find it difficult to express themselves in words. Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in many areas such as: overall physical rehabilitation and facilitating movement, increasing people's motivation to become engaged in their treatment, providing emotional support for clients and their families, and providing an outlet for expression of feelings.

We would like to thank Art Ferrari of Blue Star Connections for the wonder donation of instruments we received for our Music Group made for children and families. To

Learn more about what Art Ferrari and Blue Star Connection do please visit their website.

We would like to thank everyone that was there to support us for our very first Karaoke Night Fundraiser. It was night of relaxation and enjoyment for all. In total we raised $90.

We hope you would join us at out next fundraiser soon!

Our family at the Center For Healing Trauma and Attachment added yoga therapy to our list of treatments recently,which got more than just our patients involved! To your left is our founder's youngest child, striking a yoga pose in the great outdoors. Doreen and her family had the chance to have an adventure this summer, and they brought our love of mental health awareness across the country!

Allie  provided YOGA FOR PROFESSIONALS and greatly expanded the YOGA program for children and families served under CHTA. 

CHTA providers attended intense trauma training from world renowned therapist and researcher, Bessel Van Der Kolk. Our founder, Doreen Hills, had the opportunity to speak with Bessel as well.  

Doreen attended ATTACHMENT-FOCUSED EMDR (Healing Developmental Deficits and Adults Abused As Children). She had the honor to meet Dr. Parnell, Clinical Psychologist, Founder and Executive Director of Parnell Institute. She is a leading expert on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Dr. Parnell has written 5 books on EMDR as well as articles and a book chapter. She is one of the most respected instructors of EMDR trainings and workshops. She also teaches nationally and internationally.