Trauma Therapy in Massachusetts - Our Trauma-Focused Care Program
Trauma therapy in Massachusetts inside a structured mental health program: a partial hospitalization program (PHP) five days a week, five hours a day, or an intensive outpatient program (IOP) three to five days a week, three hours a day, using trauma-focused CBT, EMDR, and DBT for trauma with or without a PTSD diagnosis. Trauma therapists in Sharon, MA, or by telehealth statewide.
- PHP and IOP 5 days/5 hours or 3 to 5 days/3 hours a week
- Trauma-focused CBT, EMDR, DBT No PTSD diagnosis required; the assessment sets the plan
- Trauma-informed by design No forced disclosure in groups; you set the pace
- Sharon, MA + telehealth Five minutes off I-95, or from home statewide
Trauma-focused care at Rockland Recovery Behavioral Health is trauma therapy delivered inside a structured mental health program: a partial hospitalization program (PHP) five days a week, five hours a day, or an intensive outpatient program (IOP) three to five days a week, three hours a day. Our trauma therapists use trauma-focused CBT, EMDR, and DBT, in person in Sharon, MA, or by telehealth across Massachusetts.
You do not need a PTSD diagnosis to be here. The program is for adults whose trauma, recent or decades old, is driving depression, anxiety, or a life that has gotten smaller, and who need more than one hour a week to work on it. Call 855.520.0531 or verify your insurance online to find out which level fits.
What trauma-focused care means
Trauma is a disturbing experience, or a run of them, that leaves fear, helplessness, or numbness strong enough to change how you function long after it ends.1 Trauma-focused care treats that response directly instead of treating only the depression, anxiety, anger, or sleeplessness it produces.
It also means the whole program is built with trauma in mind. Groups are structured so no one is asked to disclose what happened, your schedule is predictable, and you make the decisions about pacing. Those are the principles of a trauma-informed approach, and they apply to every part of your day, including the parts that are not therapy.2
Who our trauma treatment program is for
People come to trauma therapy in Massachusetts with very different histories. The common thread is that something in the past is still running the present.
- A single event. An assault, an accident, a sudden death, a medical crisis, or violence you witnessed.
- Childhood and developmental trauma. Abuse, neglect, or growing up with a parent who was unsafe or unwell. Often there is no single memory to point to, just a pattern.
- Relational trauma. Domestic violence, a controlling partner, or betrayal by someone you depended on.
- Trauma under another diagnosis. Depression or anxiety that has not responded to treatment because the trauma underneath it was never addressed.
- Grief that has not moved. A loss, especially a sudden or violent one, that is still as raw as the week it happened.
If what you have is PTSD, with flashbacks, nightmares, avoidance, and hypervigilance lasting more than a month, our PTSD treatment page covers that diagnosis in detail. The program and the team are the same; the assessment decides what your plan focuses on.
Trauma therapies we use
Your clinician chooses the lead approach with you after the assessment. Most people’s plans combine several of these.
- Trauma-focused CBT. Identifying what the trauma taught you to believe (“I am not safe anywhere,” “it was my fault,” “I cannot trust anyone”), testing those beliefs, and gradually approaching what you have been avoiding at a pace you set.
- EMDR. Holding a piece of the memory in mind while following side-to-side eye movements or taps, until the memory loses its charge. You do not have to narrate every detail.
- DBT skills. Grounding, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation, so you have something to do when the body reacts before the mind catches up. For childhood and relational trauma this usually comes first.
- ACT. For the part of trauma that is about what you stopped doing: making room for the fear and moving toward the life you want anyway.
- Medication management. A prescriber on your team manages medication for sleep, mood, or anxiety when it helps the therapy work.
- Trauma-informed groups. Skills and process groups where you learn from people working on the same things, without being asked to share your history. Gender-specific groups run through our men’s and women’s programs.
Trauma treatment at two levels: PHP and IOP
| Level of care | Schedule | Who it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Partial hospitalization program (PHP) | 5 days a week, 5 hours a day | Trauma symptoms that have stopped work or daily routines, long-term trauma that needs stabilization first, or a step down after a hospital stay |
| Intensive outpatient program (IOP) | 3 to 5 days a week, 3 hours a day | Trauma that weekly therapy has not moved, with room in the week to keep working |
Both run in person at our Sharon center and over secure video through our telehealth program, or as a hybrid of the two. Most people who start in PHP step down to IOP, then to a continuing-care plan with the same clinicians.
What trauma therapy looks like week to week
The first weeks are about footing: sleep, grounding, a predictable routine, and skills you can use when a memory or a trigger hits. Nothing about the trauma itself is discussed until you choose to, and the assessment asks what happened only at the level of detail you want to give.
When you are ready, memory-focused work starts, usually EMDR or trauma-focused CBT in individual sessions, with groups continuing alongside. The goal is not to erase what happened. It is for the memory to stop arriving uninvited and for the beliefs it left behind to loosen their hold.
Trauma therapists near Boston: Sharon, MA
Our center is at 374 Old Post Road, Sharon, MA 02067, five minutes off I-95 and close to Route 1, within a short drive of Norwood, Canton, Stoughton, Foxborough, Walpole, Mansfield, Randolph, Brockton, and across the South Shore. Sharon has an MBTA Commuter Rail stop on the Providence line for anyone coming from Boston without a car. Telehealth covers the rest of Massachusetts.
Rockland Recovery Behavioral Health is accredited by The Joint Commission and is in-network with most major insurance plans. Verify your benefits online or call 855.520.0531 and we will do it for you.
Footnotes:
- American Psychological Association. Trauma. apa.org
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach (SMA14-4884). samhsa.gov
Starting trauma therapy in Massachusetts, step by step
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Call or verify your insurance
A confidential call with an admissions specialist. We check your benefits, handle authorization, and answer your questions.
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Trauma-informed assessment
A licensed clinician covers your symptoms, history, and medications at the level of detail you choose, then recommends PHP or IOP.
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Your schedule
PHP five days a week, five hours a day, or IOP three to five days a week, three hours a day, in Sharon or by telehealth.
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Skills first, then EMDR or trauma-focused CBT
Grounding and DBT skills in the early weeks, then memory-focused work in individual sessions, with groups and medication management alongside.
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Ongoing support
We adapt your plan and plan aftercare as you heal.
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Step down when you are ready
PHP steps down to IOP, and IOP steps down to a continuing-care plan built with the same clinicians.
Specialists in this care
What is trauma-focused care?
Trauma-focused care is treatment that works on the trauma response itself instead of only the depression, anxiety, or sleeplessness it produces, delivered in a program built so you feel safe and stay in control of the pace. Ours combines trauma-focused CBT, EMDR, and DBT skills inside a PHP or IOP.
Do I need a PTSD diagnosis for trauma therapy?
No. Many people in our program have depression or anxiety that has not responded to treatment because the trauma underneath it was never addressed. If what you have is PTSD, our PTSD treatment page covers that diagnosis; the program and the team are the same.
What is the difference between trauma-informed care and trauma-focused therapy?
Trauma-informed care is how the whole program runs: safety, predictability, choice, and no forced disclosure, in every group and every interaction. Trauma-focused therapy is the specific treatment, such as EMDR or trauma-focused CBT, that works on the memory and the beliefs it left behind. You get both here.
Will I have to talk about what happened?
Not until you choose to. The assessment asks for only as much detail as you want to give, the early weeks focus on skills and stability, and EMDR does not require telling the story out loud in detail.
What types of trauma do you treat?
Single events such as assault, accidents, sudden loss, or a medical crisis; childhood and developmental trauma including abuse and neglect; relational trauma such as domestic violence; and grief that has not moved. Complex PTSD from long-term trauma is covered on our PTSD treatment page.
How long does trauma therapy take?
It depends on the level of care and on your history. PHP usually runs a few weeks before stepping down to IOP, and IOP continues while you return to work and daily life. Long-term or childhood trauma generally takes longer than a single event because stabilization comes first.
Do you have trauma therapists near Boston?
Our center is in Sharon, MA, south of Boston and five minutes off I-95, with an MBTA Commuter Rail stop in town. If the drive is the problem, our telehealth program delivers the same therapy with the same clinicians anywhere in Massachusetts.
Do you offer trauma therapy for women or for men specifically?
Yes. Gender-specific groups run through our women’s program and men’s program, alongside the mixed skills and process groups.
Is trauma treatment covered by insurance?
Most insurance plans cover behavioral health treatment, including PHP and IOP, usually with prior authorization that we handle for you. Verify your insurance online in a few minutes, or call 855.520.0531 and we will check for you.
We accept most insurance plans
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