Martha S. Urbaniak
Clinic for Children & Families

Given recent guidelines and restrictions from local, state, and federal agencies for COVID-19, we are temporarily suspending all of our in-person services. Urbaniak Clinic treatment and services are available via telehealth at this time. To inquire about services for new clients, please see Referrals

Located in Durham, the Urbaniak Clinic is an outpatient mental health clinic serving children from infancy to age 21 and their families.

Our therapists use evidence-based treatments proven to be effective and healing for children and adolescents who’ve experienced trauma and young children with significant oppositional behaviors.

Symptoms & Behaviors

Many children and teens have been through adverse, traumatizing, or stressful experiences such as:

• Violence at home, in school, or in the community
• Intensive medical treatment/illness
• Natural disasters
• Neglect or physical abuse
• Sexual abuse or assault
• Separation from a parent or caregiver
• Loss of a loved one

Everyone reacts to these experiences in different ways. Some children lash out while others are overwhelmed and withdrawn. These reactions may be child traumatic stress.

Other reactions can be:

• Feelings of sadness, guilt, or loneliness
• Social or emotional withdrawal
• Acting younger than expected for age (bedwetting, thumb sucking, clinginess)
• Changes in eating or sleep patterns
• Nightmares
• Flashbacks or being more worried and fearful
• Difficulty getting along with family and friends
• Trouble concentrating or paying attention in school
• Verbal or physical aggression
• Increased irritability or angry outbursts
• Complaints of aches and pains

Treatment & Services

Licensed therapists work with a child’s family system to promote hope for their future through a reduction in symptoms and return to a healthy developmental path.

We use treatment models grounded in clinical research and proven to reduce the symptoms of child traumatic stress. Many services are offered in English and Spanish. There is no additional charge for services provided in Spanish.

All clinical services begin with a comprehensive assessment. Treatment is delivered in weekly outpatient sessions. Medication management by an onsite psychiatrist may be available.

Online Parent Information & Support Group

The Urbaniak Clinic is offering a free group for those parenting children and teens who experienced traumatic, scary, or challenging life events, such as sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, witnessing domestic violence, death/incarceration/serious illness of a caregiver, foster care placement, or community violence. The group meets bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 7:30-8:30pm. Registration is encouraged.

No person on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, indigenous heritage, sex, gender, or sexual orientation shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any services or activities of the Urbaniak Clinic.

Referrals

Status Advisory: December 17, 2021

Due to an unusually high volume of referrals over the last few months, the Urbaniak Clinic is not accepting new clients who require services in Spanish at this time.

We apologize for the effect this change may have on your family or a family in your care. Please check back here for updates on when we are able to resume accepting referrals for Spanish-speaking families.

If the child in need of services is covered by Medicaid, we recommend contacting Alliance Health or Cardinal Innovations Healthcare (or whatever Medicaid plan the child is enrolled with) for help in identifying an alternate provider.

To inquire about treatment for English-speaking clients, families or their professional care providers may complete the online referral form below or call the Clinic Administrator at (919) 385-0701.

Please allow 1 business day for a response from the Clinic Administrator. All referrals require phone screening between the referral source, legal guardian, and an Intake Coordinator.

Following the phone screening, a telehealth appointment may be scheduled for a comprehensive evaluation of symptoms to determine the appropriate course of treatment or an alternative referral.

Families may contact the Clinic Business Manager at (919) 385-0722 to discuss insurance and other financial concerns prior to your first telehealth appointment. For specific information on coverage and benefits, please contact your insurance provider.

Forms

The following forms may be completed prior to your child’s mental health evaluation at CCFH:

Seleccione con el botón para descargar los sigiuentes impresos y completarlos antes de la evaluación de salud mental de su niño/a en CCFH:

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