The Up Center offers trauma-informed, evidenced based mental health outpatient counseling to help children, individuals and families manage the stresses of life. Individual, family and group services are offered to people of all ages dealing with a variety of life’s challenges, including:
Our team of counselors trained in a variety of brief, short-term evidenced-based interventions, including:
Community based treatment for youth who have a history of problematic sexual behavior. Under the supervision of a Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider (CSOTP), services are provided using a trauma informed approach and individualized treatment planning. Through the use of therapies such as Psychosexual Assessments and Outpatient Therapy, SAY services strive to create a balance of community safety and healing.
More than 15,000 hours of mental health counseling
2,207 counseling sessions to individuals and families
4,000 group counseling hours
Rebecca (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Roanoke College and Master’s Degree in Social Work from Norfolk State University. She joined The Up Center in 2018 and serves as the Intake Coordinator for the Therapeutic Foster Care Program, in addition to her roles in the Outpatient and Substance Use programs. Rebecca is trained in TF-CBT and EMDR and serves clients virtually or in-person at our Norfolk and Portsmouth locations. Rebecca has a passion for working with survivors of trauma and specializes in working with foster and adopted youth as well as adults with substance use disorders.
Terry (he/him) is a graduate of Virginia Wesleyan College (BA Psychology, 2007) and Virginia Commonwealth University (MSW, 2018) and has been working at The Up Center since 2007 in full and part time capacities both in the Community Based Services Department and the Outpatient Department. He primarily works with youth who engage in sexually harmful behaviors as he is working towards certification as a Sex Offender Treatment Provider (CSOTP), however he is passionate about working with children, adolescents, and adults in many different aspects of mental health care. Terry primarily sees clients via telehealth, but he has some limited availability for face-to-face sessions in the Portsmouth and Suffolk offices.
Anger Management and Batterer’s Intervention Groups help inhibit violent behavior by improving social skills and impulse control while teaching empathy and compassion for others. Both groups are offered in the evenings at our Norfolk and Portsmouth offices. Fees range from $20-$25 per group depending on the number of sessions.
The Up Center provides a free substance use recovery group counseling to adolescents and adults and addresses prevention, addiction, and recovery. The goal of these groups is to reduce problematic use of substances through a psychoeducational counseling approach.
Seeking Safety Groups provide research-based support for men and women who may have experienced substance abuse and trauma including those who have been abused, victimized by crime, or distressed by war or natural disasters. Participants learn positive coping skills. This group is free.
This eight-week class is free and open to any woman 18 and older who wants to learn to be more assertive in relationships.
A skill building for children with normal-to-high IQ and verbal skills will practice improving their social interactions in a group of their peers. While the children are working on these skills, the parents will participate in a support group to share experiences, give and receive practical feedback and enhance parenting skills to further respond to the unique needs of their children.
Phone: (757) 965-8622
If you are a veteran, service member or a military family member, please call our Military Family Clinic at (757) 965-8686 to schedule an appointment. Click here for more information.
We are committed to partnering with children, families, and communities to improve lives and outcomes through prevention, intervention, and support services.
580 E. Main Street, Suite 400
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
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