Trauma-Focused Mental Health Treatment
At Wings, trauma is part of every plan, psychiatry is part of every plan, and men and women are treated apart. Here is how that works, week to week.
Three things every treatment plan is built on
Trauma-focused
A trauma therapist on every team
Trauma is part of every plan. Care starts with stabilization, medication and coping skills, before deeper trauma processing.
Psychiatry built in
Medication reviewed every week
Psychiatry and therapy work on one plan, so medication changes are made and checked quickly.
Men and women apart
Groups that feel safe to talk in
Separate men’s and women’s programs, offices and groups.
Individual therapy sessions every week, by level of care
Individual sessions each week, by level of care, with the same therapist as you step down.
Residential
4sessions a week
Two with your primary therapist and two with your trauma therapist, every week.
PHP
3sessions a week
Three individual sessions a week, with groups every treatment day.
IOP
2sessions a week
Two individual sessions a week, around work or school.
EMDR, IFS, Brainspotting and the skills around them
Which therapies you receive depends on your therapist and your plan. Every therapist at Wings is trained in trauma treatment.
EMDR
Reprocesses traumatic memories so they lose their charge.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Works with the different “parts” of you, including the ones carrying old pain.
Brainspotting
A body-based trauma therapy that uses eye position to reach what words cannot.
Trauma-focused CBT
Changes the thoughts and patterns trauma left behind.
DBT
Skills for intense emotions, urges and relationships.
ACT
Making room for hard feelings while acting on what matters.
Seeking Safety
Present-focused coping skills for trauma and substance use.
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Moral Reconation Therapy
A structured approach to choices, values and accountability.
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Holistic therapies for mind and body, not only talk
Acupuncture and cupping
With a licensed acupuncturist, for stress and tension held in the body.
Nutrition
With a registered dietitian, individually or in a nutrition group.
Fitness and mindfulness
Movement and meditation to calm the nervous system.
Art and music
Art therapy and Rock to Recovery, for what is hard to say in words.
Core therapies: EMDR, group therapy and psychiatry
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Wings works with many PPO insurance plans
Admissions verifies your benefits before admission, free and confidential. For Medi-Cal or Medicare, admissions can point you to programs that accept them.
Questions about our trauma-focused approach
Trauma-focused care, IFS, Brainspotting, sessions, medication and holistic care.
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Trauma is part of every treatment plan. Care starts with stabilization, through medication and coping skills, and then moves into deeper trauma processing. Every client has a trauma therapist as well as a primary therapist, and trauma therapies such as EMDR are part of the plan when clinically appropriate.
Does Wings offer IFS therapy?
Yes. Wings therapists are trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), and many use it alongside EMDR and Brainspotting. Which therapies you receive depends on your therapist and your plan.
Does Wings offer Brainspotting?
Yes, from therapists trained in it, depending on your therapist and your plan.
How many therapy sessions will I have?
Four individual sessions a week in residential, three in PHP and two in IOP, plus groups every treatment day.
Is medication part of treatment?
When it is clinically appropriate. Psychiatry sees clients every week, and medication is reviewed alongside therapy.
Does Wings offer holistic therapies?
Yes. Acupuncture and cupping, nutrition with a registered dietitian, fitness, mindfulness, art and Rock to Recovery music are part of the week.