Counseling Against Rape and Abuse (CARA)

Who we are

The CARA program of the Santa Fe Rape Crisis & Trauma Treatment Center is a counseling program for women and men, children and adolescents who have been victimized by sexual abuse/assault or have experienced it in the past. When someone is abused, many symptoms can surface, such as:

• Eating and sleeping problems.
• Depression.
• Anxiety.
• Flashbacks.
• Nightmares.
• Problems with relationships.
• Just having a hard time managing one's daily life.

Our CARA treatment team consists of eight caring and trained people with the following expertise:

• Five licensed, masters-level psychotherapists, two Ph.D. psychologists and one masters-level intern.
• Up-to-date-training in trauma treatment, crisis intervention and various modes of psychotherapy.
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Two bilingual therapists (English and Spanish).

What we do

CARA provides:

• Individual therapy, long and short term.
• Group therapy (currently a women's group, girls group and adolescent girls group).
• Couples and family counseling.
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
• Play therapy and sand tray work.

Information

• We are open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with some late appointments until 7:30 p.m.
• The first four sessions are free.
• From the fifth session on, there is a sliding scale. No one is turned down because of inability to pay.
• A 24-hour hotline is available in the evenings and on weekends for crisis calls.

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