Clinical Education Program

At Arise, we are deeply passionate about training mental health professionals in providing trauma-informed care. Within the clinical education program, clients have an opportunity to work with graduate student therapists-in-training who are dedicating a year of their doctoral training to specialize in working with individuals experiencing symptoms of traumatic stress.

If you choose to participate in this program, your primary therapy provider will be the graduate student therapist, however the person guiding and directing treatment, and who is ultimately responsible for your care, is a licensed psychologist with expertise in the treatment of traumatic stress. All graduate student therapists meet weekly with the supervising psychologist for in-depth discussion of ongoing care and treatment plans. Therapists are also engaged in ongoing learning about the impact of trauma and severe stressors as well as institutional and societal influences, with an emphasis on effective treatment of trauma-related problems.

This program may be a good fit for you if:

• You are struggling with stress-related conditions (symptoms following a major stressor; burnout), PTSD or other trauma-related disorders, or are in a context where trauma is ongoing.
  • Experiences of trauma or severe stressors may include:
    • childhood abuse and neglect
    • psychological, physical, or sexual intimate partner violence
    • other sexual trauma
    • experiences of discrimination, oppression, or marginalization
    • intergenerational, historical, and cultural trauma
    • secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traumatization, and compassion fatigue. 
• You are 18+ years of age
• You are located in the state of North Carolina
• You are comfortable with telehealth.
• The graduate student therapists will not be working with individuals who are experiencing or diagnosed with:
  • an active psychotic disorder
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • active suicidality or homicidality
  • severe substance use disorders
  • medically destabilizing eating disorders

Session Fees:

• Session fees are $90 for the initial intake session* and $55 for each subsequent session.
• Sessions with graduate student therapists are not billable to insurance.

_{*all initial evaluation appointments are held with both the supervising, licensed psychologist and the graduate student therapist. This appointment may be billable to some Aetna and BCBS plans.}