Center for Positive Change

Center for Positive Change is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation established in 2012 by Patricia Hancock, LCSW, to create opportunities for positive changes in clients, their families, and the community, inspired by non-violence icons like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, who emphasized that 'Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that' and 'Be the change you wish to see in the world.' Committed to strengthening individuals, families, and the community by promoting non-violence and positive change, the center addresses pressing issues such as domestic and non-domestic violence, substance abuse, poverty, child abuse and neglect, grief, trauma, hopelessness, racial and gender inequality, identity issues, and discrimination within the LGBTQIA+ community. Offering affordable, best-practice services including individual, couples, family, and child counseling; parenting education with programs like 1-2-3 Magic; certified Batterer's Intervention Programs for victims and perpetrators; substance use treatment through education classes, modified and intensive outpatient programming, Moral Reconation Therapy, and aftercare; as well as anger management—all delivered in-person or via telehealth with evidence-based approaches like EMDR, CBT, TF-CBT, DBT, and more—the center provides caring, individualized treatment in a judgment-free, safe space where clients are met where they are in their healing journey. With a team of well-educated, empathetic LCSWs, LMHCs, and LSWs specializing in anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and more, serving ages 4 and up, the center empowers clients to navigate personal stressors, foster self-determination, and create ripple effects of positive change throughout families and the South Bend area community.