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ITT offers an Individual Intensive Trauma Therapy (IITT) that is a brief outpatient therapy, which we consider to be a cost effective alternative to hospital programs.

If you have one or more of the following disorders you may be a candidate for the IITT outpatient program:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to:
      - Single trauma
      - Several traumas
      - Childhood abuse
      - Medical conditions
      - Surgical or dental procedures
      - Combat
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (DDNOS)
Depersonalization Disorder
Dissociative Amnesia
Dissociative Fugue
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Conversion Disorder

In addition, if a person has a trauma history we treat symptoms such as:
Self-Mutilation
Command Hallucinations
Posttraumatic Auditory Hallucinations
Obsessive thoughts, compulsive acts
Eating problems
Chronic suicidal thoughts
Relapsing into substance abuse
Phobias

The ITT program accepts a maximum of 2 people per week. The clinic also treats people who live within a reasonable driving distance of Morgantown but who, for professional or personal reasons, cannot come for the full program.

All sessions are individual ones. For adults we start at 8:30 AM with “morning rounds” where the treatment team members meet with you to plan the day. We make a schedule in advance but modify it according to your particular needs. We break for lunch at noon and resume at 1 PM. The day ends at 4:30 PM so there are over 30 treatment hours per week.  In addition to daily therapy the Intensive Trauma Therapy fee includes:

• An hour of follow-up telephone calls for each week of the intensive program.
• The evaluation and intake process done by Trained Trauma Therapists.
• All screening phone calls prior to treatment.
• Individual Trauma Therapy provided by ITT Trauma Therapists. (no group work)

Lunch is on your own. There are a number of restaurants, grocery stores, and fast food places for all budgets and food preferences. We will give you a map of the area and tell you about our suggestions for eating and shopping.

One of the senior clinicians (Ann DiMarco or Linda Gantt) leads each treatment team. Each team has two or more therapists. Our team members are experienced Masters level and above therapists who are trained in the ITT approach. Also, ITT is a teaching facility therefore graduate students (Master’s level and above) fulfilling their requirements for university programs in counseling, social work, art therapy, or psychology are included in the treatment team.

Since all of the treatment day is spent in individual sessions you can get almost a year’s worth of therapy in a week (over 30 hours).

Using a treatment team enables us to focus on specific procedures for trauma treatment rather than the therapeutic relationship. Every team member knows all aspects of the ITT program. We pride ourselves on being flexible and responsive to each person’s needs.

After the first day (which introduces you to the fundamentals of the program) you can expect to process approximately one trauma per day. You will learn “tools for life” so that you can manage your dissociative symptoms. If you have trauma voices you will have mastered a method of communication that will enable the voices to become part of your present life.

We welcome family members or friends to come to ITT if the patient desires. Some patients have a family member attend the first and last sessions of the program. Additionally, we will provide suggestions about resources for families and friends as well as for patients.

Our facility and staff welcome family pets as we understand that pet therapy can be very important to the recovery process. If you have a special pet we would be happy to discuss having your pet accompany you through your treatment.

We do a great deal of psychoeducational work in conjunction with the trauma processing therapy. We are happy to recommend reading material to patients, families, and friends so that people can access the most current professional literature (see our list of recommended books and resources).