Our Philosophy, Approach and Strategy

We believe our clients are inherently kind, loving people who want happy, healthy lives and loving relationships but are unaware of how to accomplish this goal. They were trained and learned at an early age to use abusive behavior toward themselves and/or toward others, as methods of survival, or coping skills to deal with fear and pain.

Over time these behaviors, and the belief systems that foster them, become subconscious habits. The primary goal of our programs are to STOP THE ABUSE & VIOLENCE! Our programs are specifically designed to:

1. Challenge dysfunctional "blame shifting" belief systems. Abusive people unknowingly develop a habit level system of "Denial", a mental belief system with which they disassociate the consequences of abusive behavior from the abusive behavior itself. Thus they avoid holding themselfs internally accountable for their own behavior. Often they will say things such as, "I couldn't help it, I was drunk.", "They deserved what they got because of what they did to me.", or "I got thrown in jail because they started a fight then called the police.".

2. Help them learn to self-examine their behavior and bring into conscious awareness the belief systems and ways of thinking that support abusive or violent behaviors. Thus, they become self accountable for their violence and other abusive power and control behaviors.

3. To teach them "Nonviolent Alternatives", more productive, healthier ways to deal with pain, fear, and problems.

Helping people who are abusive and/or violent learn to be nonviolent is our specialty. Working to end abuse/violence and save marriages is what we do. By specializing, we strive to be the absolute best at what we do!

Anger Is NOT The Problem

When an abusive person encounters only legal consequences for their violence, and their denial belief system (blaming the victim for the violence) goes unchallenged, they will simply view themselves as a victims of an unjust system. They will then merely carry their abusive patterns to their next relationship victim.

Anger is a feeling....abuse and violence are behaviors! General psychological anger management model counseling falls short because it does not challenge directly belief systems held by abusers and batterers to justify their abusive and violent behavior choices. Anger is a feeling, battery is a violent behavior.

Evidence Based Services

Our program is a unique CBT model based upon the most current available research evidenced based practices.  Our counseling intervention stategy model is called, "Cognitive Accountability Training " or CAT.  Our research based curriculum is specifically designed to be the most effective counseling available to end abuse and STOP VIOLENCE.

We do not believe that physical violence is an isolated, incidental behavior. We believe that physical violence is the culmination of many abusive behaviors, i.e. tactics to gain power and control over another person. We believe that violence was correctly defined by Ghandi as, "Any attempt to impose your will upon another".

NO Permanent Mental Health Diagnosis or Labels

Our programs are an Educational Model of counseling. Participants are enrolled in a class.  We do not refer to this as receiving treatment or therapy.

No mental health diagnosis or label is made that could have lingering and lasting effects upon the individual's future .

No insurance or employer benefit programs are involved, yet the entire weekly class fee is less than most health insurance deductibles and co-pays.

NO Waiting List

We have NO waiting list. All our adult group classes are open ended so new clients can start at any time. We believe early referral and intervention of abusive behaviors may prevent further abuse or violence.

Entirely Client Funded Program

Our program is entirely client funded.

1. We do not accept payment from employers or health insurance.
2. We absolutely do not accept any tax-payer funding through government grants.
3. We do not accept funding from charities or donations. We believe these funds should be directed to agencies that serve victims and survivors.  

Very Low Fees and Costs

Classes range from $25 to $35 per weekly session.  All fees must be paid in cash at the beginning of the session, including the Orientation Session. We charge a late payment fee of $5 for any week that fees are not paid on time.

Additional Features & Benefits of Choosing Us

1. Classes are conducted or supervised by Terry A. Moore.  Terry is an Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence Certified Batterer Intervention Program Faciliator/Trainer.  He is also an ICAADA Certified Alcohol Drug Abuse Counselor IV (CADAC IV) and an Internationally Certified Advanced Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Counselor (ICAADC).

2. We have excellent references from criminal justice professionals who are very familiar with my work.

3. Court mandated, pretrial diversion, and voluntary clients are all accepted and treated equally with dignity and respect. We treat our clients like we would want to be treated.

4. Helping people who are abusive or violent learn to be nonviolent is our specialty. By specializing, we strive to be the absolute best at what we do!

5. Accountability is vital when conducting effective behavior intervention programs. We provide timely documentation, usually by email or fax, reporting when a new client enrolls, when they complete, or when they violate the terms of their enrollment agreement. We report a change in status on a weekly basis and we provide monthly status reports automatically as a part of regualr administrative procedures.  In addition, we are experienced and effective when providing court testimony to aid in prosecution when necessary.

6. We work closely with local victim advocates such as the outreach caseworkers to ensure open lines of communication. When possible, we provide the names of the victims, wives, and girlfriends of all of my clients to the local advocate so they can contact them and provide services as necessary and appropriate. Furthermore, we are an active and involved member of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV).

7. We observe all clients for signs of problems such as substance abuse or mental illness, and when necessary, provide referral or recommendation for referral, to appropriate service providers to deal with these problems. We also can do follow-up monitoring to ensure compliance with referral recommendations.

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