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SCHOLAR | Victimization | Forensic Behavioral Health

For Individuals Who Have Been Victimized

You are not defined by what happened to you. And you do not have to carry it alone.


If you have experienced victimization — through crime, sexual abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, community violence, or exploitation — this page was written for you. Not as a clinical category. Not as a legal status. But as a person who has been through something that should never have happened, and who deserves care that begins with that truth.

You do not need to have reported what happened. You do not need to be involved in legal proceedings. You do not need to have the right words for what you experienced, or to be certain that what you went through qualifies as serious enough to warrant support. If it affected you — it was serious enough. And Scholar is here.

Scholar’s victimization services are completely separate from our offender-focused forensic programs. This is a space built entirely for survivors — adults and adolescents — where every clinical interaction begins with the question that trauma-informed care has always asked: not ‘what is wrong with you?’ but ‘what happened to you?’


"Whatever happened — however long ago, however complicated, however difficult to name — you are welcome here. Scholar is ready to walk alongside you at whatever pace.."

You do not need a police report. You do not need a case number. You do not need anyone else to validate what you experienced. We will meet you exactly where you are.

Our Clinical Approach

Scholar’s clinical approach with survivors is grounded in the most current evidence in trauma-informed and victimization-focused care. Every practitioner who works with survivors at Scholar brings specialized training, genuine compassion, and a deep understanding of the complex ways that victimization shapes the mind, the body, and the capacity to trust.

Treatment is never rushed. It is never formulaic. And it is never one-size-fits-all. Your care will be developed collaboratively with you — at your pace, in your direction — honoring both your clinical needs and your own sense of what healing means for you.


Trauma-Informed Care (TIC)

The foundation of every clinical interaction at Scholar for survivors. Trauma-informed care means that every conversation, every assessment, every treatment decision is conducted with a deep and consistent awareness of how trauma shapes behavior, emotion, cognition, and the capacity to engage in care. It means creating an environment of safety, trust, choice, collaboration, and empowerment — where healing becomes possible because the conditions for it are genuinely present.


Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

A structured, evidence-based approach that addresses the relationship between trauma, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors — helping survivors identify and challenge the distorted beliefs that victimization often leaves behind, and develop healthier patterns of thinking, feeling, and responding to the world.


Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)

An evidence-based treatment specifically designed for PTSD that involves gradual, supported exposure to trauma-related memories and situations — reducing avoidance, decreasing distress, and helping survivors reclaim parts of their life that trauma has restricted. PE has one of the strongest evidence bases of any PTSD treatment available.


Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

An evidence-based treatment for PTSD and trauma that focuses on helping survivors identify and challenge the ‘stuck points’ — the unhelpful beliefs about themselves, others, and the world that develop in the aftermath of trauma. CPT helps survivors process what happened in a way that restores a balanced, accurate sense of self and the world.


Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

The evidence-based standard for trauma treatment in children and adolescents — combining trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive behavioral principles to address the impact of victimization on the developing brain, emotional regulation, identity, and behavior. TF-CBT is delivered in collaboration with the adolescent’s family wherever appropriate and available.


Seeking Safety (SS)

An evidence-based, present-focused treatment for individuals experiencing co-occurring trauma and substance use — addressing both simultaneously by helping survivors develop safe coping skills, establish stability, and build the foundation for deeper trauma processing. Seeking Safety recognizes that trauma and substance use are deeply intertwined and treats both with equal clinical attention.

Who This Program Serves

Scholar’s victimization program serves adults and adolescents who have experienced any form of victimization — including but not limited to:


•  Sexual abuse, assault, or exploitation — recent or historical

•  Physical abuse or assault

•  Domestic violence and intimate partner violence

•  Child abuse and neglect

•  Human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation

•  Community violence and gang-related victimization

•  Hate crime victimization

•  Robbery, assault, and other violent crime

•  Witness to violence or traumatic events

•  Secondary victimization through the legal process

What We Treat

Mental Health Condition

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Complex PTSD

Major Depressive Disorder

Anxiety Disorders

Acute Stress Disorder

Dissociative Disorders

Borderline Personality Disorder

Somatic Symptom Disorders

Sleep Disorders

Self-Harm & Suicidality

Shame & Guilt

Identity Disruption

Substance Use Disorders

Cannabis Use Disorder

Alcohol Use Disorder

Stimulant Use Disorder

Opioid Use Disorder

Polysubstance Use

Co-Occurring Disorders

Behavioral Concerns

Disordered Eating

Risky or Self-Destructive Behavior

Relationship Difficulties

Revictimization Risk

Codependency

Social Withdrawal

Hypervigilance

Avoidance

Maladaptive Coping Mechanisms

Appetite & Sleep Problems

Poor Concentration

Impulsivity

Self-loathing

Other Behavioral Concerns

A Note for Adolescent Survivors

Adolescents who have experienced victimization face a unique set of challenges — navigating the impact of trauma during a period of profound developmental change, often without the words or the context to fully understand what happened to them or why they feel the way they do. Scholar’s adolescent victimization services are developmentally informed, age-appropriate, and built around the understanding that healing looks different at every stage of life.

Adolescent survivors at Scholar receive care that honors both their developmental stage and the specific nature of their experience — using evidence-based approaches including TF-CBT, trauma-informed CBT, and Seeking Safety — with a warm, non-judgmental, and entirely youth-centered clinical approach.



You Deserve This

Whatever brought you to this page — whatever you are carrying, however long you have been carrying it — you deserve care that sees you fully, honors your experience completely, and walks alongside you at whatever pace feels right. Scholar is here. And we are honored to be part of your journey toward healing.


A single decision today can shape lasting change. Begin when you’re ready. ❤️



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