Healing Generations: Trauma-Informed Support for victims of crime

We provide culturally responsive, victim-centered services for individuals impacted by crime, grief, and loss. Our team is trained in trauma-informed care, offering respectful, confidential support to help tribal members begin their healing process. We offer group grief and loss support and also one on one sessions for tribal members. 

To refer a client or initiate services, please complete our intake form.
For inquiries or collaboration, contact us at 907-758-6454.

​We welcome partnerships that strengthen community healing.

Provided is the link to direct you to our intake form:
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Meet Our Team

OUR COUNSELORS

Maggie Napoleon
Counselor

Maggie was born and raised in Kodiak, Alaska she holds a Master of Social Work with honors in mental health from the University of New Mexico Highlands University (1994) and has over 25 years of experience specializing in trauma and generational trauma. She was among the first in Alaska trained in EMDR (1995–96), authored a thesis on PTSD’s impact on Alaska Natives, and has consistently pursued continuing education in trauma recovery. Her work reflects deep commitment to culturally grounded healing, especially for Alaska Native communities, and she offers a strong foundation of clinical expertise, lived experience, and community trust. she has worked in the behavioral health field for over 30 years, the past twenty or so she has been focused on trauma informed healing with a focus on generational trauma, which has had a significant impact on all native people in our state. With trauma there is always a huge element of grief and loss. Losses that are obvious and many that are not but complicate our lives and relationships. 

rick mccafferty
Counselor

Rick McCafferty is a deeply compassionate experienced professional whose career spans corrections, trauma-informed care, Native community outreach, and spiritual leadership. With over 20 years in the Alaska Department of Corrections—including leadership roles—he’s trained officers, supervised male and female offender units, and managed critical operations. Beyond corrections, Rick has led healing circles, taught trauma recovery classes, and coordinated culturally grounded wellness programs for Native men and women reentering society. As an ordained Pastor and missionary, he’s served First Nations communities across North America, offering grief counseling and spiritual support. His work reflects a lifelong commitment to justice, healing, and empowerment, especially for vulnerable and Indigenous populations.

Funding Disclaimer: This program is supported by Grant #15POVC-23-GG & 01024-TVAG and 15POVC-24-GG-01334-TVAG.
The Native Village of Paimiut acknowledges this funding, which enables our commitment to trauma-informed, victim-centered counseling for tribal members and community wellness. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/event are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice.