Partnerships
Trauma-specialized care for the people you serve
A clinical partner for organizations whose work brings them close to trauma.
We understand trauma and know how to treat it. That is the whole of what this practice does. Our 9 licensed therapists specialize in evidence-based trauma treatment with EMDR at the core, and the work goes after what sits underneath the anxiety, the anger, or the missed school days rather than managing it from the outside.
If you refer clients, run a program, employ people, or fund care in Sussex County, Delaware, this page explains how we work together and how to reach us. If none of it fits what you need, we are still glad to point you somewhere that does.
- 9 clinicians
- Trained in trauma-focused care, EMDR at the core.
- Offices in Lewes and Milton
- Plus telehealth anywhere in Delaware.
- Payment
- In network with Blue Cross Blue Shield and Highmark Blue Shield commercial plans (not Medicare or Medicaid) for therapy, superbills for other plans, and self-pay. We also work with grant funding and government-funded programs.
- Outpatient practice
- Scheduled care, in person or by secure video.
A decade of work
Our decade in numbers
Across our six offices in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, 2016 to 2026, together with our community partners.
- 10,000+
- Clients served across the decade.
- 154,472
- Client sessions since 2021.
- $1,000,000
- In grant-funded mental health projects, bringing expert trauma care to more people in more communities.
- 43+
- Community partner organizations.
- 3 years
- Holding the Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health, moving from Bronze to Gold in 2026.
- 5 years
- Since we opened our sibling company, the Trauma Specialists Training Institute, to bring EMDR training to more clinicians.
Partner voices
What our partners say
Over the years, our organizations have collaborated through family retreats, youth workshops, networking opportunities, podcast opportunities, and shared resources.
Trauma Specialists of Delaware has helped to bring EMDR training opportunities to other local providers, all for the benefit of serving those in need of effective interventions throughout our communities.
See how we work with organizations like yours
Referring providers
Referring a client to us
We welcome referrals from primary care and pediatric practices, hospital discharge and social work teams, school counselors, psychiatrists and prescribers, crisis and domestic violence programs, and community health workers. If you work with someone whose difficulties trace back to trauma, we would be glad to be part of their care.
How a referral reaches us
Give your client our number, 301-304-7108, or the link to our appointment request form. With the client's permission, you are also welcome to call on their behalf. Referral paperwork can be sent by fax to 301-732-7336 or by email to info@traumaspecialistsofde.com.
Our intake team talks with the client, matches them with a clinician whose training fits what they are bringing, and schedules a first session. That can be in person at one of our two Sussex County offices or by secure video anywhere in Delaware. What to expect walks through the intake call and the first session in more detail.
What we treat
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief
- Children and teens
- Adoptive and foster families
- EMDR therapy
- Groups
- Telehealth
The full picture, organized by what a person is experiencing, is on How We Help.
Community organizations, agencies, and funders
Working with community organizations
Nonprofits, county programs, schools, faith communities, shelters, and public agencies sometimes need more than a phone number to hand out. They need a practice that will see the people their program serves and stay in touch. Child advocacy centers, grief and loss programs, after-school programs, and community coalitions already work with us this way, and we are glad to have that conversation with you.
What we can talk through
- The specialties on our team, and which of them fit the people you serve.
- How intake works for the people your program serves, and what they should expect when they call.
- Insurance, self-pay, and grant or government funding, stated plainly, so nobody is surprised later.
- Where in-person and telehealth care are available.
If you fund care
Across Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, we have carried out $1,000,000 in grant-funded mental health projects over the past decade. Two of our partners show what that work can look like: the Coalition for a Healthier Frederick County sponsored EMDR training scholarships for local clinicians, and Change the Conversation runs a counseling assistance program that removes financial barriers for survivors of child sexual abuse. If you are building a funded program and want a trauma-specialized clinical partner in it, we would be glad to talk through what that could look like.
What we will not do is promise what we cannot deliver. If a request is beyond what our practice can take on, we will say so early, and if we know someone better placed, we will tell you.
Employers and EAPs
Care for the people who work for you
Hard experiences do not stay at home. A workplace injury, a difficult year, or stress that has built up over time tends to show up at work as missed days, people who are present but not really there, conflict on the team, and eventually people leaving. When employees have a direct, low-barrier way to work through what is weighing on them, with therapists who specialize in exactly that, it can support morale and retention as much as it supports their health.
Employees and their family members contact us directly, without going through you. What happens in their care stays between them and their therapist, protected by the same privacy laws that cover every client we see.
We know workplace mental health from the employer's side too. We have held the Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health three years running, moving from Bronze to Gold in 2026.
What we offer
- Individual, couples, and family therapy for employees and their families, in person at one of our two Sussex County offices or by telehealth across Delaware. Insurance & Fees explains how coverage works for each.
- Short-term and longer-term care, depending on what the person needs.
- EMDR and other trauma-focused approaches, and groups where they fit.
- Training for managers, HR, and staff on trauma-informed workplaces, de-escalation and conflict resolution, and compassion fatigue and burnout. The full list is under training for your team.
Where to start
Usually with a conversation about a referral relationship for your team: how employees would reach us, what they can expect when they do, and how it fits beside any benefit you already offer. Most employers already have an employee assistance program, and a trauma-specialized practice can sit alongside it and add depth a general line is not set up to give. We shape the relationship around what your team needs.
Training for your team
If what your team needs is training
Our clinicians also train the people who work alongside trauma every day: teachers and school staff, administrators and front-desk teams, managers, and whole organizations that want to become trauma-informed. Trainings can be combined, or shaped around what your team is facing.
Topics our team teaches
- The basics of trauma and how it shows up
- Trauma-informed teaching for school staff
- Classroom management techniques
- De-escalation and conflict resolution
- Engagement and interaction
- Trauma-informed administrative staff
- Compassion fatigue and burnout
- Trauma-informed workplaces
- Trauma-informed yoga
- Trauma-informed art
- Training built around your team's needs
EMDR training for clinicians
If your clinical staff want to train in EMDR, that is the work of our sibling company, the Trauma Specialists Training Institute. Rachel Harrison, who founded our practice, opened it to bring EMDR training to more clinicians, and it also offers group rates and training partnerships for organizations.
Training partnerships at TSTIPartner voices
More from our partners
Their team consistently provides compassionate, evidence-based, trauma-informed care and has been a valued collaborator in supporting healing and resilience for children impacted by abuse and trauma.
Child Advocacy Center of Frederick County
The local providers selected for this training were able to obtain their certifications, which opened the door for populations in Frederick County that would not have otherwise had access to this treatment.
By embedding TSMD's trauma-trained clinicians - specializing in evidence-based modalities like EMDR and Play Therapy - directly into our after-school environment, we have seen marked improvements in our members' emotional regulation, resilience, and wellbeing.
Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County
On behalf of those served, and all of us at Change the Conversation, thank you for partnering with us, and for being an invaluable resource in the community.
Change the Conversation
During times of community trauma and loss, their partnership in supporting those hurting most has made such a meaningful difference.
Their approach is warm, client-centered, and trauma-informed, creating a safe and supportive environment where young people and their families can begin the healing process with dignity, care, and understanding.
How partnerships work
From a first conversation to working together
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A conversation first
Call us, or send a note through our partnerships form. We will find a time to understand what you are trying to do and whether we fit. There is no obligation on either side.
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We get specific
If there is a fit, we talk through what the people you serve need, how referrals will reach us, and who you can call.
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We keep talking
Once we are working together, we stay reachable. If something is not working for you or the people you serve, we would rather hear it early and sort it out together.
If you are in crisis right now
We are an outpatient practice and not a crisis service. If you or someone you love is in immediate danger or thinking about suicide, please call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or go to your nearest emergency room. Help is available right now.
If you would like to talk it through
Whether you have something specific in mind or are still working out what kind of partnership makes sense, we are glad to talk. There is no pressure and no obligation.
Our office is at 34011 Wescoats Road, 1-B, Lewes, DE 19958. If you are a client or a family member looking for care, the contact page is the right place to start.