Center for Change offers a wide continuum of evidence-based services in English and
Spanish for criminal justice clients ranging from weekly contacts (group or individual)
to up to 8 hours per week of enhanced services.  We cater to clients who have received
DUIs, clients that are on probation, parole or TASC for non-DUI related charges, and
clients that are seeking to change their addictive behavior.  

Center for Change uses a harm reduction approach to relapse and recidivism
prevention.  Treatment is based on the integration of four evidence-based practices –
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Relapse Prevention and
Social Network Enhancement.  

Our staff have been working in the criminal justice field for over 10 years and are
dedicated to serving this population.  We are passionate about helping people change
and as such are committed to keeping up with the latest research while not losing
sight of the most important factor that drives change – a positive working
relationship.  
     We are Master’s level psychotherapists with specific training in addictions and criminal justice issues.
     We are committed to providing effective psychotherapeutic services that enhance motivation for change and
     reduce recidivism.
     We are trained in evidence-based practices such as Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
     and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as well as experientially-based methodologies such as
     Gestalt and Hakomi.
     We are committed to constantly improving our own skills as psychotherapists through supervision and training.
     We engage clients on a personal level to increase their investment in change.
     We challenge our clients to examine their behavior by exploring their beliefs, efficacy, thoughts and emotions.
     We enhance the treatment manuals we use by including material that develops the clients’ discrepancies about their
     behavior.
     We explore change with clients allowing space for all sides of the ambivalence.
     We help clients increase their awareness of difficult impasses and blocks.
     We support clients in developing their self-efficacy for change, providing skills or knowledge when needed.
     We work with issues that may underlie a client’s addiction, such as trauma, anxiety or depression in a group or
      individual format.
     To reinforce the material and receive feedback from the group, our clients write about what they learned in group and
      how they will benefit from what they learned at the end of every group.  
     We keep in close contact with our referral sources to actively coordinate care.
WHO WE ARE
WHAT WE DO
1790 30TH STREET, STE 245, BOULDER, CO 80301    TELEPHONE:x303-449-1566x    FAX:x303-449-2473x