Short-Term
Support
Services
Our short-term clinical services are designed to promote emotional stability, placement preservation, and caregiver collaboration. These services benefit youth who have recently experienced crisis, are at risk of placement, or are returning to the community following placement.
Please note: The information below provides general overviews of the services we offer but each is tailored to meet the needs of the child and family.
Stabilization & Placement Transition Support
This short-term service provides immediate, trauma-informed clinical support for youth navigating major transitions—such as entering foster or kinship care, discharging from residential or inpatient settings, or reuniting with caregivers after separation. These transitions often involve significant emotional disruption, new environments, and uncertainty about what comes next.
We offer early clinical engagement during this high-risk period to promote emotional stabilization, support caregivers, and help systems understand the youth’s needs. Services may include individual sessions with the youth, caregiver consultation, safety and behavior planning, and coordination with DSS, FAPT teams, or educational partners.
This service is especially appropriate when:
A youth has recently entered foster, kinship, or group care—especially in a new region
A placement has occurred following crisis hospitalization or residential discharge
There are emerging emotional or behavioral concerns, but long-term services are not yet in place
CSA or DSS teams are seeking immediate support to stabilize the placement and avoid disruption
Caregivers or systems need early clinical insight while referrals and wraparound services are being coordinated
This short-term service is designed for families in which custody has already been determined by the court, but the caregivers are struggling to work together in a way that supports the child or adolescent’s emotional well-being, behavioral stability, and day-to-day functioning.
When ongoing conflict, breakdowns in communication, or inconsistent parenting contribute to distress for the youth, co-parenting consultation offers a neutral, structured space to build skills, reduce tension, and realign caregivers around shared goals. The focus is on improving the co-parenting relationship for the benefit of the child—not revisiting custody decisions or resolving broader relationship issues.
This service is strengths-based, trauma-informed, and practical, with a focus on helping caregivers manage difficult interactions, maintain consistency, and reduce emotional reactivity during transitions, communication, or joint decision-making.
This service is especially appropriate when:
Custody has been finalized, but parental conflict continues to impact the child’s behavior or emotional health
One or both caregivers are court-involved or CSA-referred for additional parenting support
A child is experiencing school refusal, anxiety, or dysregulation related to co-parenting dynamics
Families are post-reunification or navigating shared parenting after significant time apart
Prior therapy or parenting programs have not addressed the relational dynamics affecting co-parenting