The Compass Project
Mental Health & Therapeutic Services
For foster youth who have survived neglect, loss, and trauma, healing does not happen automatically. It happens with the right support. The Compass Project provides free, trauma-informed therapy and mental health services to young people who need it most.
The young people who come to The Compass Project have often spent years learning not to trust. Not to need. Not to ask. Our job is to earn that trust back, carefully, with clinical expertise and genuine care.
We provide free therapy and financial assistance for therapeutic services to at-risk children and teens who have experienced trauma. For families and caregivers who cannot afford professional mental health support, we remove that barrier entirely. For youth in residential and foster care settings, we bring services directly into their world, working alongside house parents, case managers, and school staff to create environments where healing can actually take root.
This is not short-term intervention. It is long-term, relationship-based care, because that is what these young people have never had enough of.
In our first nine months serving adolescent females aged 12 to 14, we documented measurable outcomes across emotional regulation, attachment, and behavioral stability. Download the full Impact Report to see what trauma-informed care looks like when it is done with fidelity.
The Compass Project delivers a full continuum of therapeutic and clinical support. Here is what that looks like for the youth and families we serve.
Menu of Services
Therapeutic services
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Individual Therapy: Personalized, trauma-informed one-on-one therapy helping youth process experiences, regulate emotions, and build hope for the future.
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Group Therapy: Structured peer-based groups using experiential, creative, and community activities to build social skills, resilience, and identity.
supporting services
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House-based Caregiver Support: Training and coaching for caregivers to create safe, trauma-responsive environments and reinforce healing in daily routines.
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Caregiver Training: Practical, trauma-informed education equipping caregivers with tools for regulation, attachment, and behavior support.
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Caregiver Consultation: Ongoing collaboration with house parents to align care, address challenges, and support treatment goals.
clinical services
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Crisis Intervention: On-call support during emotional or behavioral crises to ensure safety and stabilization.
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Clinical Consultion: Coordination with residential staff, case managers, and providers to ensure continuity of care.
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Customized Resource Guide: Personalized caregiver playbooks with scripted responses and strategies for managing challenging behaviors.
Our Lead Specialist
Leah Luczyszyn
Child & Adolescent
Mental Health Professional
For Leah, supporting children and teens is more than a career, it's a calling. With dual master's degrees in Psychology and Mental Health Counseling, she brings clinical expertise and genuine dedication to her work.
Drawing on trauma-informed, play-based approaches, she helps at-risk youth process trauma, build resilience, and develop self-esteem, while also working with parents and caregivers to strengthen family relationships.