Therapy That Feels Like Home.
At Home Away from Home Therapeutic Center LLC, we are a culturally responsive, trauma-informed mental health care team dedicated to creating spaces where healing feels safe, supportive, and welcoming. We believe people heal best when they feel truly seen, heard, and respected — without judgment and with compassion.
Our approach centers emotional safety, trust, collaboration, and empowerment, allowing clients to engage in care at their own pace while building resilience, confidence, and lasting well-being. By honoring lived experience, cultural identity, and personal strengths, we provide therapy that feels less like a clinical setting and more like a place of belonging, growth, and hope.
At HAHTC, home is where healing begins.
HAHTC Proudly Serves
- Children and adolescents navigating trauma, emotional concerns, and life transitions
- Adults experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes
- Families working to strengthen communication, relationships, and stability
- Individuals and households impacted by trauma, violence, loss, and adversity
- Youth, caregivers, and community members seeking healing and personal growth
- Individuals navigating substance use challenges, recovery, and behavioral health needs
WHO WE ARE
Home Away from Home Therapeutic Center LLC (HAHTC) is a grassroots, trauma-informed outpatient mental health practice rooted in Louisville’s West End and serving individuals and families across Kentucky. Founded and led by Dr. Shaquilla N. Cooper, HAHTC was created to provide a safe, culturally responsive space where healing, growth, and empowerment can truly begin.
ABOUT US
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We believe therapy should feel like home — warm, affirming, and accountable.
At HAHTC, our work is guided by trauma‑informed care, cultural humility, and a deep respect for lived experience. We prioritize quality over volume, relationships over transactions, and healing that leads to long‑term stability — not dependency.
This philosophy shapes how we care for clients and how we support our clinicians
POPULATIONS WE SERVE
Our approach is grounded in understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their long-term impact on emotional health, relationships, and overall well-being. Through trauma-informed, strengths-based care, we focus on building coping skills, emotional regulation, resilience, and healthy connections that support lasting healing and stability.
We specialize in supporting individuals and families navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, substance use challenges, stress, and major life transitions — meeting each person with compassion, cultural humility, and evidence-informed care.
- Children and adolescents navigating trauma, emotional challenges, and life transitions
- Adults experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes
- Families working to strengthen communication, relationships, and stability
- Trauma-exposed individuals and households impacted by violence, loss, and adversity
- Youth, caregivers, and community members seeking healing and personal growth
- Individuals affected by substance use, recovery, and behavioral health challenges
Children (ages 3–11)
Adolescents & Young Adults (12-25_
Adults (25 +) & Families
COMMUNITY COMMITMENT
Our commitment extends beyond the therapy room. We actively engage in community education, outreach, partnerships, and resource connection to remove barriers to care and strengthen the communities we serve. By meeting people where they are — emotionally, culturally, and practically — we expand access to mental health services and uplift the importance of healing for individuals, families, and future generations.
At HAHTC, grounded care means real-life healing that supports both personal growth and community transformation.