P.A.L.S. for Healing

P.A.L.S. for Healing (Paper. Art Therapy. Letting Go. Self Actualization) is a nonprofit organization seeks to empower individuals and families who have suffered trauma or loss to not only regain their lives, but to also achieve their highest human potential. We provide trauma-informed therapies for individuals 5 years of age and older and families including art therapy, EMDR and SITCAP. We also provide education and training for professionals and community helpers empowering them to advocate and help those who have suffered trauma and/or loss achieve optimal health. Individual and group therapy are available at each of our three locations (Westlake, Independence, Beachwood), as well as our community partner locations. We also offer professional trainings and workshops.

Art therapy, holistic therapies (yoga, Reiki, mindfulness), and several evidence-based therapies are available, including:

• Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy

• Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

• Child-parent psychotherapy

• Stepped care trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy

• Child and family traumatic stress intervention

• Strengthening family coping resources

• Movement-based interventions

• Animal-assisted therapy

• Sensory-based interventions and services

• Culturally-specific therapeutic services

• Photo Therapy

• The Sanctuary Model

• Aggression Replacement Training (ART) for adolescents

• ARC (Attachment, Regulation and Competency

• Tapping and/or Emotional Freedom Techniques

• Art and Equine Therapy Groups and Individual Services (Offsite)

• Victim of Crime Services

• Art Therapy School Groups