Rowan Center launches Trauma Recovery Clinic

Federal, State, and City officials at the opening of the Trauma Recovery Center. Courtesy the Rowan Center.

The Rowan Center, a sexual violence resource center serving lower Fairfield County recently opened a brand-new trauma recovery clinic in Stamford.

The new CT Department of Public Health outpatient mental healthcare facility will provide long-term ongoing care to holders of HUSKY health insurance.

The clinic was founded with donations from several individual donors and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation.

The clinic is intended to be a vital resource for the community by aiding adult victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence, or other traumatic experiences.

“We are thrilled to offer long-term clinical therapy to our neighbors with HUSKY insurance,” said Mary Flynn, Chief Executive Officer at The Rowan Center. “Providing a place where cost is no longer a barrier to continued healing has been a long-time goal at The Rowan Center. Thanks to the help of the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation and generous individuals, we are able to meet those needs through the Trauma Recovery Clinic.”

The clinic will also offer cutting edge Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapies, which pilot programs at the Rowan Center have shown can provide relief for those suffering from PTSD, emotional distress, and trauma.

“The Trauma Recovery Clinic at The Rowan Center will provide an unprecedented level of care for trauma survivors in our community,” Clinical Director Luke Robbins, LCSW, shared. “With a team of trauma-informed therapists offering leading therapy modalities like EMDR, we can help those who have experienced trauma heal from their past experiences.”

“Everyone deserves access to health and healing,” Sharon Walker Epps, Chief Operating Officer at The Rowan Center, added. “The Trauma Recovery Clinic at The Rowan Center is building health equity and meeting the needs of many in our community. Trauma survivors who previously couldn’t continue counseling due to provider availability, difficulty with payments, or other limitations can now access long-term clinical therapy to continue their healing journeys.”

To learn more about the Trauma Recovery Clinic or sign up for a consultation, visit https://therowancenter.org/trauma-recovery-clinic/ or call 203-487-0675.