Our Mission
Healing TREE (Trauma Resources, Education & Entertainment) advocates healing from abuse and trauma rather than coping with the symptoms, in order to transform lives and, ultimately, society. We achieve this by providing trauma-focused resources and education and by producing and partnering with relevant film, television, and theatre, empowering the social change necessary to create a healing movement.
SUPPORT US
As of 2026, Healing TREE provides access to trauma-focused treatment for over 40,000 folks from marginalized communities per year.
Your donations enable us to maintain and grow our life-saving programs. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, making your donations tax-deductible.
10th Annual Healing TREE Gala
A huge thank you to everyone who was a part of our 10th Annual Healing TREE Gala!
Healing TREE Saves Lives. Help It Survive.
Due to a sudden decrease of funding during these trying times, we have had to make staff layoffs and scale back our programming and operations for 2026. We’ve launched this campaign to enable us to get back on our feet stronger than ever, support our sustainability and continue our life-saving work.
The Knock Shadow
Healing TREE recently completed post-production for our latest short film, a psychological thriller, The Knock Shadow: In the 1980’s, a young, female therapist at a psychiatric ward encounters a patient whose symptoms lead her to question what is real and what isn’t working in the field.
Behind The Scenes of The Knock Shadow
The Knock Shadow features two-time Emmy Award winner and three-time SAG Award winner Lea DeLaria (Orange Is The New Black) and Kevin Kilner (Raising Helen, Home Alone 3). It is directed by Lauren Sowa (Brett Was A F*ck), written by Lanford Wilson Award-winning and Showtime series staff writer Ren Dara Santiago and produced by Marissa Ghavami, Lauren Sowa and Lea DeLaria.
Stay tuned for news on The Knock Shadow in the film festival circuit!
The Big Bad
Healing TREE, along with our partner Divine Riot, recently produced the debut workshop production of Ren Dara Santiago’s new play, The Big Bad, developed with and directed by Mack Brown. A huge thank you to everyone who supported this show!
EMDR Therapy Training
We facilitate trainings in the evidence-based, trauma-focused treatment modality EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to spread healing to underserved populations. As of January 2026, Healing TREE has provided trainings for nearly 550 therapists (90% of whom were on full scholarship), serving approximately 27,500 youth in the foster care, child welfare and juvenile justice systems, as well as youth at risk of developing Opioid Use Disorder, per year.
Silk Screening + Workshop
We host workshops for high schoolers, college students and community members on the most insidious red flags of abuse and trauma, built around our short film Silk. As of January 2026, Healing TREE has sponsored over 800 participants – including students, domestic violence and addiction treatment center staff and clients, foster care agency staff, military, family court lawyers and judges and more – to receive this workshop.
Approved Care Network
We support individuals suffering from trauma to get the help that they need to heal rather than cope. As of January 2026, Healing TREE has approved providers in 40 of the United States.
Film / TV / Theatre Partners
Mass
Healing TREE is partners with the feature film Mass. Mass premiered at Sundance, had a theatrical release, won the Robert Altman Award and was a Gotham, Critics Choice and BAFTA nominee. It was written and directed by Healing TREE Artist Advocate and star of our short film Silk, Fran Kranz (The Cabin In The Woods). It stars Emmy Winners Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope, Running on Empty), Tony Winner Reed Birney (The Humans, House of Cards) and Jason Isaacs (White Lotus, the Harry Potter film series). Mass was co-produced by Healing TREE Founder Marissa Ghavami.
A Letter From Our Founder
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GET INVOLVED
Please contact us if you are interested in bringing one of our programs to your organization, partnering with us, sponsoring our annual Gala, becoming an Artist Advocate, volunteering, etc!