14 year old Charlene, whose smile could stir up feelings of joy for anyone lucky enough to see it, enjoyed listening to music and drawing sketches and paintings of her family’s dog, Bubba. When Charlene was removed from her family’s care after witnessing domestic violence and experiencing emotional abuse, she stopped painting for 3 months and missed spending time with Bubba. She felt alone. Over the course of treatment, the team worked diligently to help show Charlene that she was not alone and that there was still plenty of good left in the world. Over the next 7 months, Charlene would slowly begin to process her history of trauma while practicing new skills to help her manage her feelings of fear and sadness, to develop relationships with her peers and experienced an increase in confidence. When she started sleeping through the night, was less irritable with her resource parents, and even starting painting Bubba from memory. Charlene successfully completed treatment after 7 months and was reunified with her family, including her trusted companion, Bubba. Charlene smiled when she told her therapist during their goodbye session that she was proud of herself for learning to trust others, but even more proud for learning to love herself.