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PAPILLION TENNESSEE

WE ARE CALLED TO SERVE

Our services include: individual, family, and group counseling, behavioral management, speech-language pathology, psychiatry, and an internship program. Our therapeutic lens is comprehensively rooted in Trust Based Relational Intervention (Purvis & Cross).

🦋 bringing hope and healing to kids and families

CHRIS TROUTT, LMFT

CEO & Therapist

Chris co-founded the Papillion Center in 2010. She and her husband, Burt, are parents to twelve children and have twenty-five grandchildren. Chris is a biological mother, an adoptive mother, a stepmother, and a foster mother. She brings both education and personal perspective into the therapy session. Chris has a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is a Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) practitioner through the Texas Christian University Institute of Child Development and is trained in TF-CBT. She specializes in Trauma, Attachment Disorders and Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Drugs. Chris is licensed in Tennessee, Illinois and Kentucky. In addition to her role as therapist, Chris serves as the Papillion Center’s CEO. Chris offers our Paducah clients the opportunity for Telehealth services through The Papillion Center.

TIM DIFFENDERFER

Development Director

Tim Diffenderfer is a results-focused professional having extensive experience as a successful development director and nonprofit executive. He is known regionally for working with communities linking positive connections and resources that contribute to healthy outcomes for individuals and families. In addition, he has been a founding member of several community coalitions, health councils, and new initiatives. He is a prevention expert with demonstrated skills in evidence-based practices and approaches at the local, state and national level. Tim has been an ordained minister for over 35 years and served many years in bi-vocational roles. He is married to Tracy and they have two children and five grandchildren.

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OUR MISSION

Our mission is to provide quality services and therapies that will enhance the lives of clients who seek our assistance. We specialize in those affected by trauma, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), and attachment issues by addressing each of the areas of need: social skills, emotional intervention, therapeutic parenting skills, and nutritional and neurochemistry impact.

WHO WE ARE

The Papillion Center is a faith-based, nonprofit counseling and therapy center, specializing in wraparound service provision for kids and families. We operate on a community-funded sliding fee scale so everyone can afford services.

Counseling

We offer individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, child and adolescent therapy, and group therapy for a wide range of needs.

Behavioral Management

Emotional dysregulation may cause angry outbursts, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and other self-damaging behaviors. We work with you to develop skills and strategies for these feelings.

Speech-Language Pathology

Our speech language pathologist can help prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults.

Psychiatry

We have an on-site psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner that provides clients with prescription medication management.

Our therapeutic lens is comprehensively rooted in Trust Based Relational Intervention (Purvis & Cross).

🦋 bringing hope and healing to kids and families in hard places

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is FASD

FASD is caused by a child prenatally exposed to alcohol or drugs. It stands for Alcohol Syndrome Disorder. This can interfere with the baby’s brain development and physiological functions. NIH research indicates 1 in 20 elementary age students are affected prenatally by alcohol.

What is TBRI

TBRI® stands for Trust Based Relational Intervention. TBRI® is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI® uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. While the intervention is based on years of attachment, sensory processing, and neuroscience research, the heartbeat of TBRI® is connection.

Do we take insurance?

We operate on a sliding fee scale based on income instead of accepting insurance

How do I make an appointment

Two options:

Call the Papillion Center: (270) 933-1908

OR email: [email protected] contacting for your initial appointment, we will help set-up an online client portal

Do I have to be a Christian?

No, you do not have to be a Christian to come to the Papillion Center. We are a faith-based organization that is based on who we are, not on who we expect our clients to be.